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A review by catolaeclectica
I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
4.0
ESP
Excelente thriller. Si te gustó la película te recomiendo leer este libro ya que resuelve muchas cuestiones que quedan inconclusas o a libre interpretación (al menos eso creo). Tiene una trama atrapante y cuenta con excepcionales personajes que dedican gran parte de la obra a deliberar sobre temáticas filosóficas. Creo que si se presta atención a todos los detalles entrelíneas, pueden encontrarse muchas explicaciones metafóricas sobre el significado “real” del libro.
ENG
Excellent thriller. If you liked the movie I would highly recommend this book to you, i believe it’s more straightforward and less trippy. It’s plot is very engaging from the get go and all of the characters are extraordinary. I feel like, if you pay attention to all of the small details here and there, you’ll be able to stumble upon thousands of metaphorical explanations for the ending of the book (or at least for wtf it all meant). Beware, there’s a lot of philosophical talk.
⚠️ Spoilers ahead ⚠️
Algunos de mis extractos favoritos / some of my favorite extracts:
“‘There’s something about modernity and what we value now. Our shift in morality. Is there a general lack of compassion? Of interest in others? In connections? It’s all related. How are we supposed to achieve a feeling of significance and purpose without feeling a link to something bigger than our own lives? The more I think about it, the more it seems happiness and fulfillment rely on the presence of others, even just one other. The same way sadness requires happiness, and vice versa. Alone is . . .’”
....
“What’s unrealistic, I think, is the number of people who attempt an enduring, committed relationship, who believe it will work long-term. (...) Even considering the data that shows the majority of marriages don’t last, people still think marriage is the normal human state. Most people want to get married. Is there anything else that people do in such huge numbers, with such a terrible success rate?”
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“I think what I want is for someone to know me. Really know me. Know me better than anyone else and maybe even me. Isn’t that why we commit to another? It’s not for sex. If it were for sex, we wouldn’t marry one person. We’d just keep finding new partners. We commit for many reasons, I know, but the more I think about it, the more I think long-term relationships are for getting to know someone. I want someone to know me, really know me, almost like that person could get into my head. What would that feel like? To have access, to know what it’s like in someone else’s head. To rely on someone else, have him rely on you. That’s not a biological connection like the one between parents and children. This kind of relationship would be chosen. It would be something cooler, harder to achieve than one built on biology and shared genetics.”
Excelente thriller. Si te gustó la película te recomiendo leer este libro ya que resuelve muchas cuestiones que quedan inconclusas o a libre interpretación (al menos eso creo). Tiene una trama atrapante y cuenta con excepcionales personajes que dedican gran parte de la obra a deliberar sobre temáticas filosóficas. Creo que si se presta atención a todos los detalles entrelíneas, pueden encontrarse muchas explicaciones metafóricas sobre el significado “real” del libro.
ENG
Excellent thriller. If you liked the movie I would highly recommend this book to you, i believe it’s more straightforward and less trippy. It’s plot is very engaging from the get go and all of the characters are extraordinary. I feel like, if you pay attention to all of the small details here and there, you’ll be able to stumble upon thousands of metaphorical explanations for the ending of the book (or at least for wtf it all meant). Beware, there’s a lot of philosophical talk.
⚠️ Spoilers ahead ⚠️
Algunos de mis extractos favoritos / some of my favorite extracts:
“‘There’s something about modernity and what we value now. Our shift in morality. Is there a general lack of compassion? Of interest in others? In connections? It’s all related. How are we supposed to achieve a feeling of significance and purpose without feeling a link to something bigger than our own lives? The more I think about it, the more it seems happiness and fulfillment rely on the presence of others, even just one other. The same way sadness requires happiness, and vice versa. Alone is . . .’”
....
“What’s unrealistic, I think, is the number of people who attempt an enduring, committed relationship, who believe it will work long-term. (...) Even considering the data that shows the majority of marriages don’t last, people still think marriage is the normal human state. Most people want to get married. Is there anything else that people do in such huge numbers, with such a terrible success rate?”
…
“I think what I want is for someone to know me. Really know me. Know me better than anyone else and maybe even me. Isn’t that why we commit to another? It’s not for sex. If it were for sex, we wouldn’t marry one person. We’d just keep finding new partners. We commit for many reasons, I know, but the more I think about it, the more I think long-term relationships are for getting to know someone. I want someone to know me, really know me, almost like that person could get into my head. What would that feel like? To have access, to know what it’s like in someone else’s head. To rely on someone else, have him rely on you. That’s not a biological connection like the one between parents and children. This kind of relationship would be chosen. It would be something cooler, harder to achieve than one built on biology and shared genetics.”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, and Animal death