Reviews

I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid

daneilare's review against another edition

5.0

creepily good+gives little puzzle pieces for you connect what might be happening+plotwist+creepy

dunder_mifflin's review against another edition

5.0

I really enjoyed this one.

I thought I had things figured out at various stages, and I was always kind of right; I was heading in the right direction but still with various chunks that I hadn't figured out, so when I finally twigged, I felt satisfied.

I really enjoyed the writing style, and the atmosphere and tension Iain Reid created kept me hooked: I started listening to the audiobook yesterday, fell asleep listening to it, and finished it off today. I think listening to the audiobook was a good shout. As much as I love reading a physical book, the audio really added a lot to the narrative for me, and at certain points (

Spoiler

like the "what are you waiting for?" repetition that introduced the male narrator and faded out the female narrator was totally epic

) I felt that the impact wouldn't have been felt if I was reading it on the page instead of listening to it.

I was quite surprised to see that a lot of my friends on here hadn't rated it as highly, but then again this book is really up my alley - from the genre to the themes to the writing style.

Anyway, if you're looking for something a bit different and unique, or a short but atmospheric and twisty read, this might be worth picking up for you. And if you can access it, I recommend the audiobook (I listened to it on Scribd with my free trial).

madisenoutz's review against another edition

tense

5.0

rhenbean's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

kailey222's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

tbretc's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

arcaneoddity's review against another edition

4.0

i am a sucker for weird ass books and media like this so i for one loved it even if a lot of people didn’t. yes i may need to reread it again to fully understand what the fuck just happened but i don’t care it was a great fast read! 

hhm013's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

emrodav's review against another edition

3.0

Somewhere between 3 and 4 ⭐️.

I don’t know exactly how I feel about this book, but I do know that it was compelling enough that I stayed up until 2AM to finish it.

hey_hail's review against another edition

4.0

wait......what?