What books had endings that left you with your mouth hanging open?!
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Owen Meany is my favourite Irving, have not yet that Ishiguro but enjoyed Nocturnes & The Roads sat on my Tbr shelf , Great list.
ReplyDeleteYour Top Ten is always intriguing Debbie. I haven't read all your titles of course, but would certainly agree with Tadpole's Promise and The Wolves. I remember becoming furious at Tadpole's Promise! Furious! At a picture book! I still have The Sparrow looming at the top of my TBR. I hope to read it in the next few months.
ReplyDeleteI want to write more about dramatic endings in books. The two most unexpectedly shocking endings for me were The Sparrow and Owen Meany. I hated both of these endings. And, consequently, I hated both of these books.
ReplyDeleteDeb, I would agree with your inclusion of McCarthy's The Road. I think McCarthy is one of the U.S.A.'s great modern authors--kind of a 'Thomas Hardy' for our time--with his relentless 'naturalism.' I love his writing, and several of his novels have what I would call 'unsettled' endings. Interesting posting. Cheers! Chris
ReplyDeletestopping by to read your list of Top ten and for some reason the pics want show so i had to open them in separate pages and only got to number six. I shall return i need to write one down that looked interesting to me. happy reading.
ReplyDeleteYes, The Road! The whole book was jarring. Never Let Me Go is on my TBR shelf - I've heard about the ending and I'm really looking forward to reading it.
ReplyDeleteOOo, Ender's Game is a good one. I should have thought of that because talk about the twist to end all twists! Never Let Me Go is on my TBR - have you seen the movie too? Is that any good?
ReplyDeleteMy Top Ten is over here if you'd like to stop by! Happy Tuesday!
Ender's Game! Ahh, that book still leaves me speechless - that ending was incredible! I couldn't even believe it. I must read it again soon - I have recommended it to absolutely everyone!
ReplyDeleteNever Let Me Go is a book that I love - such a beautiful and sad story.
I loved Unbroken. I liked that Laura didn't hide Louie's struggles when he came home from the war. Still, it's nice to see him come out on top.
ReplyDeleteNice list, but you know as the last scene of OWEN MEANY was beautiful, it's pretty much foreseen during the whole book.
ReplyDeleteI want to read Never Let Me Go and The Road. Will be well prepared for shocking/dramatic endings now
ReplyDeleteI've been meaning (forever) to read THE SPARROW and ENDER'S GAME. Eventually I will. :)
ReplyDeleteBut thanks for the reminder.
I also want to read UNBROKEN.
I never even thought of the Gift of the Magi but you are right! That ones makes me mad everytime I see it!
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While a few of your books are on my TBR list, I haven't read any of them. I guess I have jaw-dropping endings to look forward to, lol.
ReplyDeleteGreat list! Especially The Sparrow and The Road -- two of my very favorite books!
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