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Foe
Foe | Iain Reid
A taut, psychological mind-bender from the bestselling author of Im Thinking of Ending Things. We dont get visitors. Not out here. We never have. Junior and Hen are a quiet married couple. They live a comfortable, solitary life on their farm, far from the city lights, but in close quarters with each other. One day, a stranger from the city arrives with surprising news: Junior has been randomly selected to travel far away from the farm...very far away. The most unusual part? Arrangements have already been made so that when he leaves, Hen wont have a chance to miss him at all, because she wont be left alonenot even for a moment. Hen will have company. Familiar company. Foe examines the nature of domestic relationships, self-determination, and what it means to be (or not to be) a person. An eerily entrancing page-turner, it churns with unease and suspense from the first words to its shocking finale.
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RaeLovesToRead
Foe | Iain Reid
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#flatlayfriday

Another umbrella-in-the-way flatlay day!

Red 💄👠❤️💃

Luke-XVX I really enjoyed The Last 4mo
BarbaraBB The tagged one is good! 4mo
RaeLovesToRead @Luke-XVX It's the only one I've already read of these and it was great! You may enjoy The Drift by C.J 4mo
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RaeLovesToRead Tudor! 4mo
RaeLovesToRead @BarbaraBB I read another of his and bought this after! 😊 4mo
BarbaraBB I did too. That first one was even more chilling 4mo
Luke-XVX Already got it snagged on my GR WTR list but thanks! 4mo
RaeLovesToRead @BarbaraBB I genuinely loved it, even if it didn't make a whole lot of sense. I want to read all his stuff! 4mo
RaeLovesToRead @Luke-XVX so good! 😁 4mo
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Chiperskee
Foe | Iain Reid
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Pickpick

This build up had me lulled into a feeling that the ending would be a let down. Not so. I did not see it coming at all.

BarbaraBB He is so good! 6mo
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catsuit_mango
Foe | Iain Reid
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An afternoon in warm baths, jacuzzi and hammam... I am feeling very lazy, so a new book might help

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La_Cori
Foe | Iain Reid
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Pickpick

⭐⭐⭐⭐

I'm starting 2024 with a great first book!!!
This novel was anxious and very compelling, I wanted to know what was going on between Hen and Junior, what about those beetles.. I knew there was a plot twist waiting to explode at the end, and even if I had many theories and predictions, I didn't see THAT coming!!!
The ending was perfect *chef kiss*

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La_Cori
Foe | Iain Reid
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This is my last book for 2023 (and the first for 2024 🎉🥳🎆🎊)
The cover is just gorgeous!!! 🤩

And yes, I'm reading it before the movie (I think it will be available in Italy next week..)

LeafingThroughLife That is an amazing cover. Enjoy! 11mo
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Rissreads
Foe | Iain Reid
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Pickpick

I thought this was excellent! I could feel myself waiting, tense for the real story to show itself, and it didn‘t disappoint me. I loved what it had to say about marriage and relationships. How one person doesn‘t feel seen or heard. I loved the ending. I saw the movie the day after I finished the book and I loved that too. The ending was different but for once it didn‘t annoy me as I could appreciate how this new ending added a whole new spin ⬇️

Rissreads On the story. Reid helped write the movie version and said that he loved exploring the new ending. I do feel that you would have maybe not enjoyed the movie as much without reading the book as it provides you with a lot more information. Anyway as always I seem to love these weird, f#cked up story‘s based in the future. I did have an ulterior motive for watching the film as my daughter played a waitress but alas you couldn‘t see her. (edited) 12mo
Centique How wonderful that your daughter was in it though! Well done to her 🙌 12mo
Reggie I read Apt Pupil which has a wayyyyyu different ending than the movie and sometimes I think the difference just works. I think if it was made now they wouldn‘t change the ending though. Great review! 12mo
Rissreads @Centique she still got paid! 12mo
Rissreads @Reggie thanks! 12mo
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she.hearts.horror
Foe | Iain Reid
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Pickpick

💀💀💀

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rachelk
Foe | Iain Reid
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Pickpick

Reid shows us a near future that holds just enough strange possibility to turn simple domestic life into a slow burn Twilight Zone.

I liked this a lot, but not quite as much as his 2016 debut thriller, ‘I‘m Thinking of Ending Things‘. 😱

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AudiobookingWithLeah
Foe | Iain Reid
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2¾⭐
This is another book with subtle elements and impressions that were mostly lost on me...sadly because of this, it didn‘t work for me. It was super slow...and I would‘ve never finished it if it had been any longer. It takes place in the near future but yet it had no science fiction-type aspects. If you‘re thinking of reading or listening to this you probably shouldn‘t go by my feelings alone because there are plenty who really liked this.

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Reggie
Foe | Iain Reid
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@AmyG Thank you so much! I came home to this and it made my night. Thank you!!!

Cathythoughts Lovely! I‘ve read a book by this author & was very good 4y
erzascarletbookgasm Nice! I have this TBR. 4y
Crazeedi 💞💞💞 4y
AmyG I saw this on your TBR. When you get around to it, let me know what you think. I thought this was really good...a touch of creepy for you. My pleasure to pass it on! (edited) 4y
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JacqMac
Foe | Iain Reid
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Pickpick

I love the way Iain Reid‘s mind works. I knew where this was going, but I still loved it. I hope he writes more.
#MarvellousMarch book 2 @Andrew65

TheLudicReader He‘s so original, isn‘t he? 4y
JacqMac @TheLudicReader Very different. I love his style. 4y
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bekakins
Foe | Iain Reid
Pickpick

This was a so-so up until the twist at the end. Very sparse writing style, flew through this one!

+16pts for #MerryReaders #WinterGames

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jouleian
Foe | Iain Reid
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Popped up as a suggestion and it was short. Had decent reviews so I‘m gonna give it a try. #litsy

Hazel2019 Lol I liked this one 4y
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Megabooks
Foe | Iain Reid
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Mehso-so

Today was full of errands, but I managed to finish this #audiobook. While Jacques Roy does an excellent job of narrating, I didn‘t find this story as compelling as Reid‘s other book I‘m Thinking of Ending Things. There wasn‘t enough material for a novel. It would‘ve made a much better short story. The twist at the end wasn‘t what I was expecting. I think the book is an interesting commentary on marriage. 2.5⭐️🎧

#bookspinbingo #freespace

BarbaraBB I‘m sorry to hear you didn‘t like it much, since I recommended it. Fortunately you didn‘t buy a print copy! 4y
Megabooks @BarbaraBB I liked it. The premise was interesting, but I feel it could‘ve been more awesome with fewer words. Like a longer short story - 60 pages instead of 260. 4y
Megabooks @BarbaraBB and what are you doing up? Isn‘t it like 4 am there? I hope you‘re sleeping okay. 💜💜 4y
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BarbaraBB It was... 😫 and now it‘s 7 AM and I must get up again... 4y
Megabooks @BarbaraBB I am so sorry friend!! I hope you can stay awake at work! 🤗💜 4y
BarbaraBB I am nervous, travelling to Italy today for work! I hope you will have some rest too and have a lovely day ahead with your dad finally coming home ❤️😘 (edited) 4y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4y
Megabooks @BarbaraBB thanks! Luckily I got 7 hours! 🙏🏻. I hope you have a safe trip to Italy. I‘ll be thinking about you. 💙 4y
Megabooks @TheAromaofBooks yes!! I‘m getting close!! 4y
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sprainedbrain
Foe | Iain Reid
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Pickpick

I finished one of my #screamathonswap gifts from @4thhouseontheleft 😃

Again I‘m not sure this book should be classified as horror—it‘s a sci-fi psychological thriller where not much really happens in the way of plot, but tension does build nicely throughout. Unfortunately, I figured out the ending way too early, so it lost something there. Still, it was a short read that kept my attention.

⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thanks again, Alisia!

#screamathon

alisiakae You‘re welcome! 👻🎃 5y
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sprainedbrain
Foe | Iain Reid
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Ok today was ridiculously busy with work and appointments and away-game volleyball for my girl... I only had time for audiodriving, but by golly I‘m not going to start failing the photo challenge on day 1. 😜

Here are my physical books to choose from for my #SpookyTBR... I also have 4 scary galleys, a couple of library ebooks, and a whole bunch of scary audiobooks to select from.

Hooray for October and scary books!😱

#screamathonphotochallenge

vivastory So many great choices. For some reason I always forget about 5y
Worldforreading Lots of great selections. I've been meaning to read The Reapers are the Angels myself 5y
alisiakae Looks like a fantastic TBR! 5y
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Reggie Lololol omg give yourself some space between just having read The Troop and Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk. That is one of my favorites by him but that first story is a doozy and will test whether you want to go on or not. Lolol 5y
Reggie Awwwww and Swan Song. I love that book.🖤 5y
sprainedbrain @Reggie thank you for the tip... I definitely will wait a bit before Haunted. 😂 5y
vivastory @Reggie I was at the KC reading he mentions in the afterword...and, no I wasn't the one who fainted 😂 5y
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DoonTheGoon
Foe | Iain Reid
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Both @Erofan and @CareBear tagged me for the #7days7covers challenge... here's day one!
This book was amazing!!! And the cover drew me in right away - something about the slightly disjointed typography really brought the intrigue!

Erofan Wow! Beautiful 😍 5y
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GingerPicks
Foe | Iain Reid
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“There's a strange man upstairs with my wife while I'm down here, washing dishes with one arm.“

It's safe to say I'm really enjoying this book, even though I don't quite know what's coming next 😻

#Foe #cats #catsoflitsy #currentlyreading #currentpicks #novel #fiction #cover

BarbaraBB I enjoyed this one a lot too. So scary‘ 5y
GingerPicks @BarbaraBB It's very unsettling, great atmosphere and proving to be a relatively quick read too! 5y
StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Welcome to Litsy 💕📖💕 5y
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GingerPicks
Foe | Iain Reid
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Although the ginge looks bored, I can assure you, I'm really intrigued by this novel so far. The opening chapters have been cloaked in mystery, and I'm not sure who to trust (unreliable narrator? unreliable everybody??) Excited to find out whether Junior will leave or not... #cats #catsoflitsy #foe #novel #currentlyreading #review #fiction

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ReadingVampire
Foe | Iain Reid
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Pickpick

So I really liked this big yet short story. I figured out what was going on from the beginning, but as the story progressed, I kept second-guessing myself. I listened to this one on audio as well, and it was very engrosing. Would highly recommend! 🤔👌🏻👏🏻🙌🏻

DoonTheGoon Loved this one - as well as the tagged by the same author! 5y
ReadingVampire @DoonTheGoon oooo going to try it thanks! 🤯 5y
BarbaraBB I loved them both! 5y
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MrBook
Foe | Iain Reid
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#TBRtemptation post 3! This has made some Top of 2018 lists, and Goodreads Choice nominee. Junior and Henrietta are low-key husband and wife. They live in quiet relative isolation in the near future. One day a man shows up. Junior‘s been selected through some kind of lottery to go on an adventure wry far from home. The man assures Henrietta that she won‘t remain alone though. Tension builds throughout. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎

TheLudicReader This is a great read. Even better. 5y
kate_reads I thought I was the only one who loved this book! 5y
ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled Oooo! Stacked!! 5y
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Rachiiebookdragon
Foe | Iain Reid
Mehso-so

A interesting book, very odd 5/5

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scowler1
Foe | Iain Reid
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Pickpick

I started to read and just couldn't stop, brilliant book. Should have guessed the ending but I was so engrossed I didn't have time to think. Excellent.

Dragonfairykats Those are the best! Oddly enough, I don't read with an intent to figure anything out. 5y
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FantasyChick
Foe | Iain Reid
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Random Dollar store find!
I read an ARC for this last year and really enjoyed it so I'm thrilled to have a hard copy for my collection. I love cheap books!

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Kappadeemom
Foe | Iain Reid
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I wonder where this is going..kinda weird so far. #readingwithdogs #jackthedorkie #dogsoflitsy

ferskner He's so cute!!!! 5y
Cathythoughts Yes I have this one stacked . I read I‘m Thinking if Ending Things .... an unusual writer 5y
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BarbaraBB
Foe | Iain Reid
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#AprilWrapUp #AprilStats

It has been another good month. I read 14 books, am on track with my challenges and read some real good ones. No 5 star reads (they are sparce) but the ones above were 4 or 4,5 stars. It is notabele that three of the five are thrillers, a genre I used to like but that I found lately almost always disappointing. These three were real suspenseful though.

StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Well done! 📖💖 6y
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BarbaraBB
Foe | Iain Reid
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Pickpick

Ooh, such a good read. I couldn‘t stop reading, had to know what was going on with Junior and Hen since a visitor arrived at their house in a dystopian, rural and almost deserted environment. The visitor announced that Junior was longlisted for a journey to an Installation in space. You feel something isn‘t right but what is it? It takes this book to figure that out. It‘s weird and scary but man, does it deliver!

#ATY2019 Speculative fiction

TrishB Great review 👍🏻 6y
Ms_T Love this review! 6y
Cathythoughts Great review 👍🏻stacked 6y
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hilded Sounds fascinating 👍 6y
erzascarletbookgasm Wonderful review! Stacking of course! 6y
Rachel_nyc I love a good dystopian book! Stacked. 6y
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BookBumming
Foe | Iain Reid
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Have you ever read an ending that made you want to restart the whole book and read it again..? That‘s FOE. I feel like I have reader‘s whiplash from being shaken around so much by Iain Reid.. Five Stars
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
SUSPENSE, SUSPENSE, SUSPENSE
I was on a rollercoaster of questions the entire book. LOOOOVED.

“We don‘t get visitors. Not out here. We never have.

StrangeWool Sounds creepy. 6y
BarbaraBB I‘m about to start this one but I felt that way too after 6y
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BookishTrish
Foe | Iain Reid
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Pickpick

I‘m not sure I would‘ve enjoyed this in print, but it was a solid #audiobook. The lack of world building made more sense orally. I dug the Twilight Zone vibe -even the predictable ending.

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BookishTrish
Foe | Iain Reid
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Life is busy and stressful. Sometimes you‘ve just got to pick an audiobook because it‘s short.

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LauraJ
Foe | Iain Reid
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Pickpick

Foe has the atmosphere of an old episode of The Twilight Zone, with something unsettling lying beneath the story we‘re reading. Thanks for the #NewYearWhoDis recommendation, @candority It‘s another 👍🏼!

monalyisha OooOooO sounds good! 6y
AmyG This sounds fascinating. 6y
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mrozzz
Foe | Iain Reid
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Panpan

I thought this would be wildly creepy but the writing wasn‘t great. The entirety is full of clunky dialogue broken up by minimal internal dialogue from Junior, the MC. Terrence is a terribly awkward visitor and Hen, Junior‘s wife, refuses talk to him about much of anything thus using up a lot of page space to go nowhere. There is zero world building apart from brief descriptions & though I felt uneasy throughout the big twist was a flop for me.

BarbaraBB Oh really? I just bought it because I liked his other book so much. Did you read that? 6y
mrozzz I have not! I already own a copy though. I‘m really hoping this one was a fluke and that his other book is where the action is! @BarbaraBB 6y
BarbaraBB The other one is a big mindf*** and I loved that! 😘 6y
mrozzz Yay! That‘s what I want 😃 @BarbaraBB 6y
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LauraJ
Foe | Iain Reid
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Another #newyearwhodis hold finally came in. January may be over, but I‘m gonna to finish the list from @candority

candority I read an ARC of this one and really enjoyed it. Since, I‘ve seen lots of mixed reviews. It‘s a slow burn, but I hope you like it! I‘m going to be posting an update on my #NewYearWhoDis progress soon! 6y
Angitron I enjoyed this one! It‘s creepy and really got under my skin! 😬 6y
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TheLudicReader
Foe | Iain Reid
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Day two of no school, as the roads are still, apparently, a mess. I can‘t find a picture to adequately convey what I mean, so check out this video. It‘s crazy.
https://youtu.be/ElFYEBTEM8o
Another day of reading. #bummer

DoonTheGoon I loved this book!!! Delightfully unsettling. Enjoy! 6y
Lindy That video: wow! Ice skates. No wonder your schools are closed. We had a week of ice earlier this winter and my neighbour who‘s a Grade 1 teacher said they had to keep the kids indoors at recess because they were coming in with bloody faces from falling outside. 6y
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samjmitchell
Foe | Iain Reid
Mehso-so

3 star!

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Angitron
Foe | Iain Reid
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Ooh! This was deliciously eerie and strange! Like a book version of an episode of Black Mirror. I couldn‘t put it down. It was my first Reid book, and I‘ll definitely be seeking out more by him. The book is a clever way to dive deep into questions of relationships, how well you can actually know someone, and how much of what you think you know is actually your projection of who you want or expect them to be.

vivastory I keep meaning to read this one! I loved 6y
DoonTheGoon I loved this one too - it kept me guessing and was so eerie. 6y
Angitron @DoonTheGoon Wasn‘t it though? I was riveted! 6y
Angitron @vivastory I definitely want to read that now that I‘ve read Foe! 6y
DoonTheGoon @Angitron Goosebump inducing for sure!!! 6y
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LiterarySloth
Foe | Iain Reid
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It‘s not a terrible book, but it was my least favorite that I read (and finished) this year. There is another book that I didn‘t finish, but I don‘t think I can label it worst in case it did get better later. I just didn‘t care enough to find out. Like I said, Foe isn‘t terrible, but I‘m not recommending it to anyone. It was very slow and predictable for me. It felt like reading an episode of Black Mirror.
#worstreads #worstreads2018

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BibliOphelia
Foe | Iain Reid
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Whoa. This book got into my head even more than I'm Thinking of Ending Things, and that's saying something. It is similarly propulsive, disturbing, and ultimately mind-blowing. And it would make a really, really good movie, if done right. There were scenes that were so very visual. I'm just blown away all over again by Reid's writing, his ability to make stories with almost no action feel like a white-knuckle thrill ride.

Cinfhen Awesome review #stacked 6y
sprainedbrain Love this review! I‘m sold! 6y
BibliOphelia @Cinfhen @sprainedbrain Thanks! Hope you enjoy! 6y
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C.Colombiana
Foe | Iain Reid
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I have a special place in my heart for "I'm Thinking of Ending Things". It had the most surprising ending. Reid is a master at keeping an air of mystery and giving nothing away until he wants to. "I'm Thinking of Ending Things" elicited not only an emotional reaction from me but a physical one as well. It was gut wrenching. I had a sense of unease the more I read, and by the end of it I had tears in my eyes. Very much looking forward to "Foe".

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amywithbooks
Foe | Iain Reid
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Mehso-so

This was just okay for me. It felt repetitive at times and I just couldn‘t get into it. I will say that I didn‘t figure out the twist at the end, although maybe if I had been more invested in the story I would have. 3 ⭐️⭐️⭐️

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amywithbooks
Foe | Iain Reid
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Starting this tonight!

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DoonTheGoon
Foe | Iain Reid
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Pickpick

I quite enjoyed this book... even if I found it a tad repetitive at some points. What I thought at first was a plot hole actually turned into a twist that I wasn't expecting... so that was fun! I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for some of this author's other works!!!

DoonTheGoon @TheLudicReader I've got my eye on that one... heard great things! 6y
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thebooksugar
Foe | Iain Reid
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Mehso-so

⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Maude
Foe | Iain Reid
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Wow, this was so well written but I'm not sure it was a good story 🤔 I mean not a lot happened and there were a lot of questions left unanswered, yet I still really liked it. #goodreadsgiveaway

Bklover Looking forward to this one! 6y
MayJasper I know what you mean. I like the answers too. 6y
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Lauren.Archer
Foe | Iain Reid
Mehso-so

Hmmm...this one left me more puzzled than I wanted. The premise was strong, but I found it quite confusing at times. I actually don‘t want to go back and figured out what I missed, because I don‘t think I care that much.

amywithbooks I just finished this book, and I feel the same way! 6y
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Lauren.Archer
Foe | Iain Reid
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A little horror for this Sunday before Halloween.

vivastory Not sure how this slipped past me. I loved I'm Thinking of Ending Things. Will definitely be looking for this tomorrow! 6y
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