What's the book with the best twist you've ever read?

[jayne10b]

Well that's the question really!!

My personal favourites for any other twist lovers are:

Fingersmith
An instance of the fingerpost
The murder of Roger Ackroyd

TIA

Jayne

[DottyDot]

Not so much a twist, but the most shocking ending I've read:

We Need to Talk about Kevin

Fantastic book, inspired a book group amongst our friends and I still remember the horror/fascination as I was reading it...

[aStarInStrangeways]

This thread is going to end up spoilertastic, you do know that don't you

For me: The Insult by Rupert Thomson.

[RupertTheBear]

I was just going to say fingersmith - I gasped out loud I think!

[Brices]

the wasp factory - Banks, took me by surprise

[squashedfly]

Yup - fingersmith for me too. Def gasped out loud!!

[sonearsofar]

Another Fingersmith - I just sat there thunderstruck - I also didn't see the lesbian relationship coming. Affinity, also by Sarah Waters, has another good twist as well.

[DirtyMartini]

This is hilarious - I clicked on this hoping to be the first to mention Fingersmith and about eight posts in it's been mentioned as many times

I LOVE that book. It stands up well to a second reading, too.

[hellymelly]

Another yes for fingersmith.

[TurtlesAreRetroRight]

We Really Don't Need To Talk About Kevin, turgid load of crap. I'm really surprised when people don't see it coming. Forgive me, I despise that book.

The Wasp Factory surprised me in the same way as The Turbulent Term of Tyke Tyler many, many years previously.

[MarionCole]

Looks like I need to read Fingersmith.

DON'T SPOIL IT FOR ME

[Itsjustafleshwound]

Fingersmith

Some of Roald Dahl adult short stories - unusual endings and are often rehashed

[hellymelly]

I agree with turtles on Kevin.I utterly loathed that book and saw the ending coming a mile off.I only finished it as I couldn't believe it could be as bad and it would get better...it didn't.

[AnyFucker]

could someone please pm me the twist in Fingersmith...I have read the book but have forgotten it !

it's really bugging me

[Plumm]

what's the twist in Kevin - I couldn't be bothered to read the book but am intrigued now.

[PandaG]

loved Tyke Tyler - didn't read it as a child but a teacher!

maybe I ought to read fingersmith?

I tend to read a lot of thrillers, so lots of twists and turns.

[warthog]

wasp factory

[notapizzaeater]

By reason of Insanity - Shane Stevens - one of the best books I have ever read

[superdollyfragilistic]

Thank you for this thread, was just looking for somthing to read, and have downloaded Fingersmith to my reader. Will come back and see how much I gasp, though obv forewarned!

[SerapisBey]

Life of Pi has a good twist as does Half of a Yellow Sun.

[ColonelBrandonsBiggestGroupie]

I hated Fingersmith - am clearly in a minority of one (oh and a colleague hated it too but she's not here!).


I like Dahl's Lamb To The Slaughter, although yes, it's probably a bit of a cliche now but I think he got there first. And the end of King's The dark Tower series is both maddeningly awful and astonishingly right in equal measure.

[Vintagepommery]

Rough Music by Patrick Gale has a really good twist near the start of the book - and it's a really good book as a whole.

[mrsbabookaloo]

Another vote for fingersmith. I gasped, and was so satifying to be sitting next to DH when he read it after me and see him gasp too!

[TechLovingDad]

The Bible, had me gripped til the end. Who could have seen that coming?

Sorry, not helpful.