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Foe
- Narrated by: Jacques Roy
- Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
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Summary
Long-married couple Junior and Henrietta live a quiet, solitary life on their farm, where they work at the local feed mill and raise chickens. Their lives are simple, straightforward, uncomplicated.
Until everything you think you know collapses.
Until the day a stranger arrives at their door with alarming news: Junior has been chosen to take an extraordinary journey, a journey across both time and distance, while Hen remains at home. Junior will be gone for years. But Hen won't be left alone.
Who can you trust if you can't even trust yourself?
As the time for his departure draws nearer, Junior finds himself questioning everything about his life - even whether it's really his life at all.
Eerily entrancing, Foe churns with unease and suspense from the first words to its shocking finale. Perfect for fans of Humans, Westworld and Black Mirror, Foe is a book you will never forget.
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- I ain't givin' you no name
- 17-04-23
A nice short story premise spread a little thin.
As other reviews have mentioned, it's clear from the outset that there's a twist coming and it takes a bit too long to get to that reveal - it probably could have been a short story - but there is something disquieting about the tone that warrants the length. It expresses all the anxieties of a Marriage in a way that feels almost like an Ira Levin story. Something is just slightly off.
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- Occasional reviewer
- 17-07-23
Beautiful
Beautifully written, interesting premise, loved the performance, An audiobook I can easily listen too again.
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- thetruthshallsetyefree
- 01-09-24
Gripping
A well written and beautifully narrated story, with a mysterious, elusive theme that keeps listeners hooked the whole way through.
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- Amazon Customer
- 18-01-24
Interesting idea
Very Black Mirror-esque. Enjoyable listen with good narration. If you’re here because of the movie, great because the book can’t possibly let you down. If you haven’t seen it already and you’re considering watching the movie, do not bother, it just isn’t suited for film. I listened to this audiobook in one sitting, but needed breaks during the much shorter bore-fest of a movie.
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- Matt C.K
- 28-11-23
Fantastic
Ian Reid is a master at writing tension. I believe this book is a lot deeper than it seems. Many think they have it figured out early, but I think there is a lot more than what is overtly stated in the book
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- Callum Drew
- 15-10-21
Iain Reid
this author is good stuff, read all of it, watch the film. Miss relationship.
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- Aj
- 02-08-21
completely captivating
a slow burn that makes you question every single thought the character has. The tension is masterfully built upon and the delivery of the story allows for even more confusion, debate and heightening of the narrative twists.
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- robert fisk
- 25-06-21
Foe.
The plot takes a bit of working out. Sill not sure if I fully understand the ending but it keeps you interested.
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- Mr. R. E. Towers
- 21-09-22
A creepy and disturbing psychological sci-fi novel
This is a genuinely creepy and disturbing psychological sci-fi novel.
Set in the near future, Junior and Henrietta (Hen) live a dull but wholesome life on a remote farm.
Their lives are changed one day when a man arrives to tell them that Junior has been randomly long-listed to take part in a two-year space station mission orbiting the Earth. The man is called Terrance and he is from OuterMore, a shady aerospace company.
The visit unsettles the couple and brings tension to their relationship. Terrance is full of corporate bluster and faux reassurances. He convinces the couple that this is a prized opportunity and that they are both lucky.
After two years Terrance returns to confirm that Junior has been selected for the mission but during the mission Junior will be replaced in the home by biomechanical duplicate. This will be some kind of advanced robot/clone which will be indistinguishable from Junior. Cheesy Terrance moves in with the couple and monitors Junior, noting his routines, mannerisms and collecting vast quantities of data so that he can be properly replicated.
He also spends much time interviewing Hen and Junior becomes jealous and suspicious that maybe it is Terrance who will replace him.
Well I won't spoil the conclusion here but there are TWO wonderful twists, one I did see coming bur the other I didn't.
This is a clever, well planned story, it is both dark and weird and written from the perspective of Junior. It covers many issues about how well we know ourselves and each other and relationships in the setting of advanced artificial intelligence. It may leave you feeling a little melancholy.
A film adaptation of the book is planned and if you watch 'I'm Thinking of Ending Things' (based on another Iain Reid novel) it will give you a great insight into Reid imagination.
Jacques Roy's delivery of the story is spot on In terms of pace and tone and adds to the atmosphere.
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- David Slater
- 29-06-24
Haunting and enthralling
If you enjoy black mirror this is for you.
The sense of uncanny is expertly woven in this twisting tale that is as much about fear of big brother and corporations as it is about the anxiety of a dysfunctional relationship.
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