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Anyone recommend a great book with an unexpected twist please?

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TangoShoes · 10/02/2023 19:45

Thanks 😊

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Allthecatsandcosyblankets · 03/03/2023 23:19

I let you go - Claire Mackintosh. First book in a long time where I didn't see the twist coming!

AnonymousHippopotamus · 03/03/2023 22:25

Big Brother by Lionel Shriver.

DumpedinKilburn · 03/03/2023 17:57

I've just finished the latest Louise Candlish, The Only Suspect and there are a few twists in that-some can be seen coming but the final ones confused me and I had to read those chapters again.

ohyouknowwhatshername · 03/03/2023 17:42

Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult

stayathomer · 03/03/2023 17:39

Was it really revealing a twist just by saying is that the one about … ?! And to the person reporting for that? Bit extreme isn’t it? All very dramatic!!!!

AllTangledUpInThisTango · 03/03/2023 17:36

Also just noticed your username! @TangoShoes Am I tangled up with you and I just don't know it??

OttersMayHaveShiftedInTransit · 03/03/2023 17:35

I've just used this month's Audible credit on Fingersmith on the back of this thread so I hope it is worth it!

WhyIsBogdanSexy · 03/03/2023 17:34

*We are all completely besides ourselves.....

The best book and I've passed it on to so many people*

This book was awful. I gave up about three quarters of the way through.

Welcome to cooper is quite gory but has a good twist, everything sort of slots into place at one point which I liked a lot.

Going to try Fingersmith, sounds good!

AllTangledUpInThisTango · 03/03/2023 17:33

Ahahaha of course it's been said, multiple times, and directly above me too!

Hide this thread @TangoShoes and never look at it again! Grin Smile

AllTangledUpInThisTango · 03/03/2023 17:31

I don't know if it's been said yet but don't ask for recommendations for books with unexpected twists!! Then they won't be unexpected anymore and half the enjoyment will be ruined...

Bbq1 · 03/03/2023 17:29

I'd say Fifty Fifty. It got mixed reviews at the time, but I thought it was a really good read.
Also The Silent Companion which had a chilling rwist.

I'm pretty useless at guessing twists which is actually great as I never see them coming. However, the thread is on dodgy ground because as pp's have said once you know about or are aware of a twist, you're looking for it even subconsciously. I think you're much more likely to guess the twist then.

JassyRadlett · 03/03/2023 17:20

pippinsleftleg · 11/02/2023 21:26

Agreed!

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My people.

TheFTrain · 03/03/2023 17:18

The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis. I'll probably agree with every criticism you have of it but putting those aside, it's brilliant.

MidgeHardcastle · 03/03/2023 17:07

I enjoyed Gentlemen and Players by Joanne Harris. Felt smug when I got the 'twist' but there was more to come.

JessieFame · 03/03/2023 16:44

backatchababy · 11/02/2023 21:23

@tealgate I HATED that book honestly I nearly chucked it across the room when I realised.

You hated The Murder of Roger Ackroyd??? Best twist EVER imo

FinallyHere · 02/03/2023 14:42

@cassiatwenty

😀

And I haven't recovered from over 50% of book club not.even.noticing

Sigh. the.while.point

And I'm really not great at explaining stuff like that.

loubieloo4 · 02/03/2023 03:13

Place marking also! Have been stuck in a no reading few months ad maybe a good gritty book will do the trick.

cassiatwenty · 01/03/2023 23:47

FinallyHere · 11/02/2023 21:14

Daphne du Maurier's

My cousin Rachael.

Unreliable narrator.

Brilliant!

RaininginDarling · 01/03/2023 23:45

Absolutely @Cityzen74 - although I really grew to love the whole family and loved how GiR puts more flesh on the bones of characters we meet in LAL. I slightly envy anyone who is coming to those books for the first time.

funnyoldonion · 01/03/2023 22:48

Bluesycamore · 11/02/2023 22:17

Agree!

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Me too!

Cityzen74 · 01/03/2023 22:41

RaininginDarling · 12/02/2023 01:24

God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson.

The last third blew my mind. I still think about it
years later

Read Life After Life first though.

Yes I agree - I still think about A God in Ruins. I think it’s even better than Life after Life 😊

CatNamedEaster · 24/02/2023 15:27

Sister by Rosamond Lupton. For some reason I can't make myself read it a second time as I'm almost scared to find out that the ending means the opposite of what I think/hope it means.😂

Non-fiction, one of the best books I've read, The Less You Know The Sounder You Sleep by Juliet Butler. It's about conjoined twins who grew up in the Soviet era. When I found out something about one of their friends at the end it really shocked me in terms of how my pre-conceived ideas had made an assumption about someone that was completely wrong. A tiny aspect of the book but I guess it had a profound impact on me due to that aspect alone.

DoNutSweatTheSmallStuff · 24/02/2023 14:56

whirlyhead · 11/02/2023 21:45

We need to talk about Kevin. That book totally threw me for six when I read it.

Agree with this.

Dashie · 23/02/2023 14:33

I’ve just read Fingersmith following many recommendations from here.
Oohh it was good!
Even though I knew there was a twist coming I didn’t expect it as it happened. It is a very good book!

Swalewhale · 15/02/2023 19:03

Another vote for the Silent Patient