I'm Thinking of Ending Things

By: Iain Reid

Narrated by: Candace Thaxton

Now a Netflix original movie, this deeply scary and intensely unnerving novel follows a couple in the midst of a twisted unraveling of the darkest unease. You will be scared. But you won’t know why…

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. 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, “your dread and unease will mount with every passing page” (Entertainment Weekly) of this edgy, haunting debut. Tense, gripping, and atmospheric, I’m Thinking of Ending Things pulls you in from the very first page…and never lets you go.

A beautiful let down.

There was such potential in the storyline. But it took a long time to get used to the performers chirpy voice so that it wasn't so distracting. I think a lot of wonderful questions and concepts are raised in the introspective reflections of the narrator but there is a lot of tremendous buildup for a not so fulfilling ending.

Avoid the book description!!!

It spoils the direction this book will take. For the best experience, listen without any expectations.

Sometimes it's best when you're left with no words

To anyone who has not read this book, I encourage you to. Better yet! - LISTEN to it on Audible. 100% One of THE BEST narrations I've ever heard. I began listening to this book at 3am this morning and just finished it, and my mind is BLOWN. 🤯 I can't even form a thought. It's eerie and raw and chilly and disturbing in all the best ways. Not my typical Psychological Thriller I'd gravitate to, but I'm so glad I did! And the narrator, Candace Thaxton, took this story and upped it about eighteen levels. It has everything in it - but in a minimal way - until BAM. Iain Reid is an incredible storyteller, and you'll feel confused at times because he's so good with the plot, but you MUST STICK WITH IT. There's a few different stories or movies I could blend up and say it's like (even though it's still original), but no matter WHAT I say or compare it to, it'd give a spoiler away... It's not a horror, there's no jumpatcha moments, but every word pushes you further and further back into this dark place, and you can't stop listening, and you have to keep going, and at times you are holding your breath for so long you nearly pass out - but it is worth it.

Fans of Paula Hawkins, Stephen King, Gillian Flynn, and A.J. Finn will LOVE this.

Between the writing, the momentum, the eeriness, the storytelling, the audiobook narration, everything:

☆☆☆☆☆ 5 star rating from me.

Not at all what I was expecting.

Want to be confused and really uncomfortable for 5 1/2 hours? Then this book is for you!

I enjoy the writing style

Thought provoking. I watched the movie too and it just adds to the whole experience I recommend it.