Thursday, January 28, 2010

Booking Through Twisty

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1. Do YOU like books with complicated plots and unexpected endings?

2. What book with a surprise ending is your favorite? Or your least favorite?

I do prefer to read books with complicated plots and unexpected endings. I like to go on a roller coaster ride while reading. A well written book can do that for us if those have interesting characterization. The whys and hows oought to be justified. And a book for the sake of twisty endings puts me off. I have read a lot of books wit unexpected endings.

The Suicide Collecters by David Oppegaard is one such book with a totally unexpected ending. And the ending of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J K Rowling totally sucks for me.
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12 comments:

  1. Becky (Aidanvale)January 28, 2010 at 5:30 PM

    Really - the ending to Deathly Hallows? I really liked it (altough actually if you are referring to how the sequel was so set up at the end with the references to the children I agree). The end of Deathly Hallows was very predictable I suppose, but I am still in love with the whole series.

    Here is my response
    http://pageturnersbooks.blogspot.com/2010/01/booking-through-thursday-twisty.html

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  2. AmyJanuary 28, 2010 at 5:34 PM

    I agree, the Deathly Hallows was a bit predictable but I have a soft spot for all the books so I was OK with it. Here's my answer this week - http://justbookreading.com/2010/01/28/booking-through-thursday-%E2%80%93-twists-turns/.

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  3. JenniferJanuary 28, 2010 at 7:03 PM

    I have not read The Suicide Collectors and it has been awhile since I read HP and the Deadly Hallows, but I did enjoy those books for what they were.
    My answers: http://www.rundpinne.com/2010/01/booking-through-thursday-complicated.html

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  4. bermudaonionJanuary 28, 2010 at 7:21 PM

    I love twists and turns too!

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  5. MichelleJanuary 28, 2010 at 7:42 PM

    Which ending for Deathly Hallows were you disappointed with? I was satisfied with the ending of the book proper, but thought the epilogue was a bit too neat and contrived.

    Here's my response:
    http://literarilyspeaking1.blogspot.com/2010/01/booking-through-thursday-january-28.html

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  6. Brooke from The Bluestocking GuideJanuary 28, 2010 at 8:24 PM

    A lot of people didn't like Deathly Hallows. What didn't you like about it?

    Here is mine

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  7. AnonymousJanuary 28, 2010 at 9:18 PM

    The Suicide Collectors sounds interesting...adding it to my TBR.

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  8. fredamansJanuary 28, 2010 at 10:49 PM

    http://fredasvoice.blogspot.com/2010/01/booking-through-thursday-twisty.html

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  9. (Diane) Bibliophile By the SeaJanuary 28, 2010 at 11:04 PM

    I lose my patience some times with complicated plots,but I do like surprise endings. Although many people did not like the way that Chris Bohjalian's Double Bind ended, I liked the book a lot!

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  10. UnknownJanuary 29, 2010 at 3:16 AM

    I haven't heard of 'The Suicide Collecters' before, but it does sound like a good book. Thanks for the recommendation!

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  11. The BookwormJanuary 30, 2010 at 5:07 AM

    I hadnt heard of Suicide Collectors myself.
    I do like unexpected endings too.
    http://thebookworm07.blogspot.com/

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  12. RachelleFebruary 4, 2010 at 9:01 AM

    If there aren't twists and turns, a story is so boring and predictable. What fun is that? I love a surprise ending - and a plot that makes me think.

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