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We Spread

By: Iain Reid

Narrated by: Robin Miles

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'Iain Reid’s We Spread is a taut and frightening read, perhaps best called a thriller. But the true thrill is in how so slender a book tackles such big questions—What does it mean to make art? What happens as we near death?—with such grace' Rumaan Alam

'In We Spread Iain Reid masterfully gets into the psyche of his characters and readers all at once. What a gift' Alma Har'el

'I loved this book and couldn't put it down--a deeply gripping, surreal and wonderfully mysterious novel. Not only has Reid given us a brilliant page turner, but a profoundly moving meditation on life and art, death and infinity. Reid is a master' Mona Awad

'With this latest hypnotic transmission, Reid delves into the strange substructures of psychology, where individual minds blur and a more undifferentiated kind of life teems. With tenderness and mastery, he offers us great insights on the nature of aging and the vertiginous experience of being human' Alexandra Kleeman

'As with all the finest weird fiction, We Spread is infinitely more than just a horror story. Its deceptively simple, deadpan delivery – like the ostensibly similar pieces of Hilbert’s Pando Puzzle – is a screen behind which a multiplicity of interpretations and possibilities, both horrific and mundane, lie cunningly concealed' Guardian

'Reid combines magnetic character development with clipped, eerie prose in this masterfully crafted psychological thriller that will keep the reader guessing until the very last word on the final page' Booklist

'[An] exquisite novel of psychological suspense . . . [Leaves] readers contemplating their own mortality and primed to see the sinister behind the mundane . . . This deep plunge into fears about growing old and losing control is unforgettable' Publishers Weekly

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Has the typical style where it lures you in with mundane slice of life drama untill your kinda like 'this isn't a thriller' and then hits you over the head with strangeness. Key thing though and that's that it feels to short and you see the twist a mile off. not as clever as his other books or as scary.

it did have some very real and clever insight into old age and dementia and I love an older protagonist, I just felt it had more it could have done and gone to greater depths. The ending was ver abrupt and just felt like the story wasn't ready to end. mabey that's apt for the take I don't know.

not to give to much away but I like that many things were left open ended. definitely had some good spooky moments and I think it would make a fantastic movie as it's simple enough to be condensed, as a book it wasn't to my taste.

just worth a go, but I probably wouldn't read it again.

if you like the vibes from things like Coraline, The shinning and insomnia by Steven king this book may be just up your street :)