Reviews

We Spread by Iain Reid

herrinderwespen's review against another edition

I’m gonna have to read this book at least two more times, holy shit.
This is beautifully written, intriguing and thought provoking and the audiobook narrator is phenomenal!

maryrayneee's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

ghostyolk's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

3.0

m_cbutler's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

jonisbookquest's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

mcresnick3's review against another edition

4.0

i had a hard time with all the ambiguity and what felt like a much shorter book than i wanted, but i was captivated and couldn’t stop listening until it was over. i thought that the combination of an elderly protagonist (rare) and her unreliability as a narrator due to memory loss were great. 

hennyb's review against another edition

challenging sad slow-paced

3.0

hector_benita's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

crazyherblady's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

shokarya's review against another edition

5.0

I didn't expect to love it like I do.
I was captivated throughout the book. As soon as I would say to myself 'I know, I understand what is happening', the author would make me doubt again in the next chapter.
Unreliable narrator, I love that. us the main character imagining everything? Ill ? (I understand that putting aside the horror aspect to the story, this was probably about alzheimer or an illness like this one, also about the terror of getting old, and maybe the time passing by so quickly?) or is something actually happening? I was constantly doubting what was happening.
Kind of ambiguous/open ending.