I'm Thinking of Ending Things

Iain Reid explores the depths of the human psyche, questioning consciousness, free will, the value of relationships, fear, and the limitations of solitude. The sense of unease grows like a David Lynch masterpiece as you are drawn helplessly into a nightmare.

Zusatztext "[An] energizing! bizarre and thoughtfully twisted tale will leave you stunned as you close the book." Zusammenfassung SOON TO BE A NETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM DIRECTED BY CHARLIE KAUFMAN AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2016 I'm Thinking of Ending Things is one of the best debut novels I've ever read. Iain Reid has crafted a tight! ferocious little book! with a persistent tenor of suspense that tightens and mounts toward its visionary! harrowing final pages (Scott Heim! award-winning author of Mysterious Skin and We Disappear ) . 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 dark and compellingunputdownable ( Booklist ! starred review) literary thriller! debut novelist Iain Reid explores the depths of the human psyche! questioning consciousness! free will! the value of relationships! fear! and the limitations of solitude. Reminiscent of Jose Saramago's early work! Michel Faber's cult classic Under the Skin ! and Lionel Shriver's We Need to Talk about Kevin ! I'm Thinking of Ending Things is an edgy! haunting debut. Tense! gripping! and atmospheric! this novel packs a big psychological punch with a twisty story line and an ending that will leave readers breathless ( Library Journal ! starred review). Informationen zum Autor Iain Reid is the author of two critically acclaimed! award-winning books of nonfiction. His internationally bestselling debut novel! I'm Thinking of Ending Things ! has been published in more than twenty countries. Oscar-winner Charlie Kaufman is writing and directing a film based on the novel! which Reid will co-produce. His second novel! Foe ! was an instant bestseller and feature film rights have been acquired by Anonymous Content! with Reid set to executive produce. Follow him on Twitter @Reid_Iain. Klappentext Iain Reid explores the depths of the human psyche! questioning consciousness! free will! the value of relationships! fear! and the limitations of solitude. The sense of unease grows like a David Lynch masterpiece as you are drawn helplessly into a nightmare. ...

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Iain Reid is the author of two critically acclaimed, award-winning books of nonfiction. His internationally bestselling debut novel, I’m Thinking of Ending Things, has been published in more than twenty countries. Oscar-winner Charlie Kaufman is writing and directing a film based on the novel, which Reid will co-produce. His second novel, Foe, was an instant bestseller and feature film rights have been acquired by Anonymous Content, with Reid set to executive produce. Follow him on Twitter @Reid_Iain.

Zusammenfassung
NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM DIRECTED BY CHARLIE KAUFMAN
AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2016

“I’m Thinking of Ending Things is one of the best debut novels I’ve ever read. Iain Reid has crafted a tight, ferocious little book, with a persistent tenor of suspense that tightens and mounts toward its visionary, harrowing final pages” (Scott Heim, award-winning author of Mysterious Skin and We Disappear).

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 “dark and compelling…unputdownable” (Booklist, starred review) literary thriller, debut novelist Iain Reid explores the depths of the human psyche, questioning consciousness, free will, the value of relationships, fear, and the limitations of solitude. Reminiscent of Jose Saramago’s early work, Michel Faber’s cult classic Under the Skin, and Lionel Shriver’s We Need to Talk about Kevin, I’m Thinking of Ending Things is an edgy, haunting debut. Tense, gripping, and atmospheric, this novel “packs a big psychological punch with a twisty story line and an ending that will leave readers breathless” (Library Journal, starred review).

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I’m Thinking of Ending Things
I’m thinking of ending things.

Once this thought arrives, it stays. It sticks. It lingers. It dominates. There’s not much I can do about it. Trust me. It doesn’t go away. It’s there whether I like it or not. It’s there when I eat. When I go to bed. It’s there when I sleep. It’s there when I wake up. It’s always there. Always.

I haven’t been thinking about it for long. The idea is new. But it feels old at the same time. When did it start? What if this thought wasn’t conceived by me but planted in my mind, predeveloped? Is an unspoken idea unoriginal? Maybe I’ve actually known all along. Maybe this is how it was always going to end.

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.”

You can’t fake a thought. And this is what I’m thinking.

It worries me. It really does. Maybe I should have known how it was going to end for us. Maybe the end was written right from the beginning.