The same way sadness requires happiness, and vice versa. How are we supposed to achieve a feeling of significance and purpose without feeling a link to something bigger than our own lives? The more I think about it, the more it seems happiness and fulfillment rely on the presence of others, even just one other. Is there a general lack of compassions? Of interest in others? In connections? It’s all related. ![]() As Jake explains, “There’s something about modernity and what we value now. Isolation is the main one that stuck with me. Reid explores various topics in unconventional ways. The question driven dialogue is mind boggling, almost to the point where I found myself putting the book in my lap and contemplating life. Reid excels in many ways through this novel. ![]() The novel takes a horrific turn from there as the couple takes an unplanned stop at a Dairy Queen (in the middle of a snowstorm), and a detour that ultimately leads to the answer of the book what the hell is going on? She doesn’t know how to feel, but one thing is for certain, she has to leave and when she gets back home, she has to end things with Jake. She starts to feel uncomfortable and experiences some unexplained events inside of the house. Through the whole interaction, the narrator receives several phone calls again but refuses to answer. They end up going inside for a fever dream of a dinner and house tour, as well as meeting Jake’s parents. During this tour, Jake goes on one of his usual rants about various topics that do not seem to make any sense at the moment, however, his dialogue is filled with metaphor. The narrator gets a tour around the farm house by Jake. When they arrive at the farm, something doesn’t feel right. Throughout the duration of the road trip, the deep intellectual or even existential conversations are interrupted by phone calls on the narrator’s cell phone, and each time the phone rings, she refuses to answer, even though Jake notices that she is bothered by the calls. However, through the whole journey, she keeps saying to herself, “I’m thinking of ending things,” presumably referring to her relationship, but more on that later in the review. They talk about various topics such as memory, importance of relationships, faith, how to analyze two sides of an argument, the things that intellects enjoy talking about. ![]() They go on a road trip together and during the trip, we see what this woman likes about Jake, his intelligence, his conversational skills and his trivia skills. In the novel, an unnamed woman is going to visit her boyfriend Jake’s parents for the first time. Recently, “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” received a film adaptation from famous director Charlie Kaufman. Reid is a Canadian writer and the author of two memoirs as well as his debut novel, “I’m Thinking of Ending Things.” His second novel Foe was published in 2018. At times, I found myself wondering, “What the hell is going on?” At other times, I felt sad, incomplete and left with a feeling that my life is insignificant. Iain Reid’s 2016 novel I’m Thinking of Ending Things presents itself as a philosophical bowl of soup.
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