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A review by ilman002
I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid
4.0
Let there be no mistake - the story is phenomenal. It was a bit predictable at times, but holy shit, did this story intrigue me! And the 3rd act, which some might say, is the hardest part of writing any story lived up to my high expectations.
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After 2nd reading, I have to bump up the rating to 4 stars. This novel begins with Jake and his girlfriend driving to meet his parents on their farm. Immediately the reader senses that something isn't right here. The girlfriend is thinking about ending things with Jake. Then, why is she traveling to meet his parents? There are more questions that arise as you're reading this novel, but it's best to go into this book without knowing much about the plot, so I won't say anything else.
After my first reading my main issue was the prose. The book is written using very short sentences and for some reason it bothered me the first time. Knowing how this book ends, it didn't bother me at all the second time around. The writing is not the book's strength and that's ok. The main strength of this novel is its brilliant and unusual construct which should appeal to the fans of psychological thrillers and horror fiction. It's a very dark and bleak story and it's hard to put it down. And that ending... Iain Reid sure knows how to write an ending that will stay with his readers for a long time.
I would recommend this book to the fans of psychological suspense and horror. Get ready for an intricately-plotted storyline and an unforgettable unreliable narrator. If you're in the mood for something creepy and psychologically bending, you cannot go wrong with this book. Overall, I really enjoyed this book and the Netflix adaptation isn't too bad either. But I would definitely read the book first before watching the movie.
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After 2nd reading, I have to bump up the rating to 4 stars. This novel begins with Jake and his girlfriend driving to meet his parents on their farm. Immediately the reader senses that something isn't right here. The girlfriend is thinking about ending things with Jake. Then, why is she traveling to meet his parents? There are more questions that arise as you're reading this novel, but it's best to go into this book without knowing much about the plot, so I won't say anything else.
After my first reading my main issue was the prose. The book is written using very short sentences and for some reason it bothered me the first time. Knowing how this book ends, it didn't bother me at all the second time around. The writing is not the book's strength and that's ok. The main strength of this novel is its brilliant and unusual construct which should appeal to the fans of psychological thrillers and horror fiction. It's a very dark and bleak story and it's hard to put it down. And that ending... Iain Reid sure knows how to write an ending that will stay with his readers for a long time.
I would recommend this book to the fans of psychological suspense and horror. Get ready for an intricately-plotted storyline and an unforgettable unreliable narrator. If you're in the mood for something creepy and psychologically bending, you cannot go wrong with this book. Overall, I really enjoyed this book and the Netflix adaptation isn't too bad either. But I would definitely read the book first before watching the movie.