I'm Thinking of Ending Things
I’m thinking of ending things. Once this thought arrives, it stays. It sticks. It lingers. It’s always there. Always. Jake once said, “Sometimes a thought is closer to truth, to reality, than an action. You can say anything, you can do anything, but you can’t fake a thought.” And here’s what I’m thinking: I don’t want to be here. In this smart and intense literary suspense novel, Iain Reid explores the depths of the human psyche, questioning consciousness, free will, the value of relationships, fear, and the limitations of solitude. Tense, gripping, and atmospheric, I’m Thinking of Ending Things pulls you in from the very first page…and never lets you go.
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What Hacker News says
- If you have Netflix, check out one of Kaufman's more recent films, "I'm Thinking of Ending Things". It's an (increasingly loose) adaptation of Ian Reid's book of the same name. The book is deliberately disorienting and unsettling which makes Kaufman's style really shine.
- I loved "I'm Thinking of Ending Things" so much. Kaufman's work scratches a deep itch that nothing else can really reach.
- I’m Thinking Of Ending Things by Iain Reid.
Without wanting to spoiler you — it’s about a few introverts, and it’s narrated in a way that focuses heavily on the inner world, on their thoughts, the culture they enjoy, their deliberations, what they say and what they hold back.
It is a horror too, sort of.
