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Sep 12, 2008 01:04PM
What about Time's Arrow by Martin Amis?
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I would add in any book at all by Dennis Lehane. I've just read about 6 of his books recently, and they all had great twists in them...sometimes several...that kept each story really interesting!
i am legend's was genius i thought. it really angered me when they completely neglected it in smith's film adaptation.
Company of Liars by Karen Maitland....an astonishing book that defies pigeon holing into any one genre. It has intriguing plot twists and turns and jaw-dropping surprises yet it totally believable and ultimately satisfying. One book that will linger in your imagination forever.
This is the perfect list for me! I'm that person that NEVER sees the twist coming, but it kinda makes reading more fun ^_^
What was the big twist in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows? It's a great book, but I don't recall anything that shocking.
Katty wrote: "What was the big twist in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows? It's a great book, but I don't recall anything that shocking."The Harry Potters - all of them - were not shocking, none of them had a true wow-never-seen-that-coming moment. The fantastic world is just very well built - that's what's so original about this book, and that is it. I totally agree.
Katty wrote: "What was the big twist in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows? It's a great book, but I don't recall anything that shocking."Snape is actually a good guy, Harry Potter gets killed, but doesn't die, oh and Narcissa Malfoy saves Harry's ass. :)
Ðɑηηɑ wrote: "Katty wrote: "What was the big twist in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows? It's a great book, but I don't recall anything that shocking."The Harry Potters - all of them - were not shocking, no..."
I think no one so the third one. I mean did you really see Sirius Black being the good guy, and Wormtail being Ron's rat.
I don't actually remember (I was about 6 years old when I first read it), but everything pretty much builds up to the point where the 'twist' is revealed. We get all the information throughout the book and in the end we see that, for example, Ron's rat is actually Wormtail, but it's not like it was completely unexepcted, it lays somewhere beneath the surface of your mind.It was an amazing series, nonetheless.
Why does every single list has to include Harry Potter and The Hunger Games. There are tons more shocking books out there!
Maxime wrote: "Why does every single list has to include Harry Potter and The Hunger Games. There are tons more shocking books out there!"Yes!
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I think Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected warrants inclusion of this list, even if its a collection of short stories.
You could add it; it's easy to add books to lists. At the top of the list, at the tab next to "all votes."
Susanna - Censored by GoodReads wrote: "You could add it; it's easy to add books to lists. At the top of the list, at the tab next to "all votes.""Thanks Susanna. Will do that.
I'm new here so any guidance is much appreciated :-)
Several books on this list have no twist at all. That's not an attack on their quality but I'd question why they're on this list.
For a novel with real twists try reading Nfudu - Skirts, Ties, and Taboos. It's set in 1960's Paris. It has themes of love, crime, war, etc. I never saw any of it coming.
You could add it to the list. (It's easy to add books to lists; at the top, at the tab next to "all votes.")
Shaun wrote: "Several books on this list have no twist at all. That's not an attack on their quality but I'd question why they're on this list."I agree. It makes it hard to select a new book from the list because I can't trust the list.
I wouldn't have put the Hunger Games/Harry Potter books on this list as none of them were really "shocking" unless people are counting the character twist in the last one...?
Maxime wrote: "Why does every single list has to include Harry Potter and The Hunger Games. There are tons more shocking books out there!"THANK you! I keep saying the same thing!
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