pickI‘m still processing this one. 💀💀💀💀😝
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Engaging premise, but it went on far too long. It would have been a powerful short story or novella.
It did keep me mostly entertained while painting - one of my least favorite chores.
We Spread | 
so-soEngaging premise, but it went on far too long. It would have been a powerful short story or novella.
It did keep me mostly entertained while painting - one of my least favorite chores.
pickChanged reading location today to finish this book. Like all Reid's books, this was pretty much unputdownable and also....what did I just read? Penny, by prearrangement, goes to live in a long term care facility, but things are super weird...or does she have dementia. Smart and also wtf? That's my son Connor in the background.
so-soI think depending on how much you fear the aging process, death, this book will be more or less affecting, gripping. I've heard some glowing reviews, but it just didn't impact me the same way.
I suppose you could consider that denial, but as the decades pass I'd like to think I'm closer to quiet acceptance, than the false impression of immortality that youth holds. 1/2
pickThis is a wild horror book to read when you spend all day caring for your elderly parents! Seemed almost too real! 😱
Penny‘s partner has died, and she‘s living alone. Strange noises are coming from next door, too, not to mention the sketchy repairman… When she falls while changing a lightbulb, her landlord takes her to an assisted living home. But time seems to pass strangely there, and she thinks the staff may be up to no good…
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so-soAn odd but intriguing book.
Borrowed from the library.
Read for reading challenges.
4/5
panSo I think I ended up not liking this one as much because I worked in a memory care unit for a very long time. Actually being in the mind of the person with dementia was okay. But the way the author portrayed the owner and workers as tho they might be evil, didn't sit with me. Most of the time workers love patients like their own family and try to make them as comfortable as possible. I hope nobody thinks nursing homes are actually evil. 💔 2.5/5
pickPenny is an elder woman, she starts forgetting things, has an aching knee, doesn‘t take care of herself very well. When she moves to Six Cedars, a small housing facility for the elder, all seems to go better for a while. Penny is a lovely unreliable narrator, does she forget things or is time playing tricks on her? And what about Shelley, who manages the place? A disturbing read about aging, typically Iain Reid.
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pickWonderful creepy tale of old age and the value of a good death. Really enjoyed this fast paced horror novel.
pickI‘ve been shit about posting(it‘s been 2 years since I‘ve been in Litsy-eep😱) so I am going to try to do better. My most recent listen was WE SPREAD by Iain Reid. I love his sparse and sharp prose. While this novel has speculative, gothic, and thriller elements it is also a highly literary exploration of aging and dementia. Not a feel good read and I‘m still on the fence about the ending, but definitely worth reading. #readcanadian #gothic
pickAfter reading all of this author's previous works, I will always be surprised by where he takes his craft. This short novel about an elderly woman in a small long term care residence who is becoming increasingly confused touched a chord with me. My mother died of Lewy Body dementia and through Reid's work I could better imagine what her 18 months was like. This is a wonderful, albeit confusing, story but I think that is the point. 4.5/5
As though the new King in September wasn't enough excitement, Iain Reid's newest (& longest) is scheduled for publication at the end of the month. Also, an adaptation of Foe starring Saoirse Ronan (!) is currently in production. Summary of Reid's next book here:
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Spread/Iain-Reid/9781982169350
