In this episode, we are joined by Stephanie from Books in the Freezer podcast for an in-depth conversation about Iain Reid’s novel I’m Thinking of Ending Things.
Back cover synopsis:
“In this deeply suspenseful and irresistibly unnerving debut novel, a man and his girlfriend are on their way to a secluded farm. When the two take an unexpected detour, she is left stranded in a deserted high school, wondering if there is any escape at all. What follows is a twisted unraveling that will haunt you long after the last page is turned.”
“In this smart, suspenseful, and intense 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. This edgy, haunting debut is tense, gripping, and atmospheric. It pulls you in from the very first page…and never lets you go.”
Show Notes
Book “siblings”
Husk by Rachel Autumn Deering
Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
The Sixth Sense (film)
Elizabeth by Ken Greenhall
Initial impressions
What made it scary?
THAT ENDING!!! Major spoilers from 00:36:15 to 01:02:45
Stephanie’s super power: spontaneous time travel + invisibility (a la The Bright Sessions podcast)
Classic book Stephanie doesn’t plan on reading: The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien