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I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid

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shanajade's review against another edition

3.5

Wowza... THAT was unexpected. 😅 What did I just listen to?? Now I have to watch the movie.

I was so confused the whole time and just when I started to think I had it figured out it would twist around some other way. 😆

Super short and pretty good. 4 stars. Maybe 3. I kind of feel like I need to listen again. 🤣 Did I miss things? I feel like there were unanswered questions. Is it all even more obvious the second time around?

mackalayla's review

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4.0

Wow, that was… weird

saint11's review against another edition

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1.0

The writing was well below average.

Due to the constant beating over the head with faux-intelligent, intentionally pretentious dialogue, the ending came across as cleverly winking to the audience instead of an actual attempt at opening up a discussion about the story and its themes.

loganrieder98's review against another edition

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3.0

The first half of this book, when all the set pieces were put into place, was so intriguing. I wondered how it would all come together and it eventually...didn't. At least not in a satisfying way. My favorite part was how the setting--the dark wintry countryside--combined with the strange conversations and memories the characters were sharing to create a truly unsettling atmosphere. Not gonna lie, the scenes with the man at the window and the phone calls had me turning all the lights on when I read it on a night home alone. Definitely worth a read!

zoetennant's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

mvilly's review against another edition

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2.0

It’s awful. It took me so long to read because the inner thought dialog was just boring. The end was just “this meeting could have been an email” feeling. I didn’t need this many pages to just figure out this guy is fucked up and killed himself.