{"product_id":"9781501126925","title":"I'm Thinking of Ending Things","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2016\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eI'm Thinking of Ending Things\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eMysterious Skin\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWe Disappear\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou will be scared. But you won’t know why...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI’m thinking of ending things. Once this thought arrives, it stays. It sticks. It lingers. It’s always there. Always.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJake 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.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd here’s what I’m thinking: I don’t want to be here.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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. Reminiscent of Jose Saramago’s early work, Michel Faber’s cult classic \u003ci\u003eUnder the Skin\u003c\/i\u003e, and Lionel Shriver’s \u003ci\u003eWe Need to Talk about Kevin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eI’m Thinking of Ending Things\u003c\/i\u003e is an edgy, haunting debut. Tense, gripping, and atmospheric, this novel pulls you in from the very first page…and never lets you go.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gallery\/Scout Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47054613709040,"sku":"9781501126925","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781501126925_p0.jpg?v=1763706967","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781501126925","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}