Foe by Iain Reid

One Sentence Summary: This is a philosophical novel set in the future where a husband is selected to participate in a space mission while his wife stays home on the farm in the company of an interesting individual.

Number of Pages: 260

Rating: 4/5 stars

Review: Foe by Iain Reid is thought-provoking and unlike any book I've read before. It was advertised as a page-turner, which I can't say I agree with, but it is certainly an interesting, worthwhile novel that sticks in your head after you've completed it. The first half of the book starts slowly, but the second half makes up for it. Reid does a weird thing with punctuation throughout the book: the main character doesn't have quotation marks around his speech. Normally, I hate when authors mess with things like that. However, in this case, it is an excellent choice that makes the conclusion more powerful and adds meaning to the story. Only a talented writer can pull something like that off. Foe is the first book I've read by Reid, and now he's definitely on my radar of authors to watch.