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Book that blew you away!
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8 Jun 2009 14:39 BST
Mr. D. J. Binns says:
Can anyone give me a book that really surprised them? What i mean is a novel with a twist you never saw coming or a turn of events that turned an average book into a rel gem! I like the feeling of being Hoodwinked by a talented author!
Posted on
8 Jun 2009 16:25 BST
R. Platt says:
Try "555" by William Roberts-political thriller with twists galore and a WOW ending!
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8 Jun 2009 17:32 BST
Mrs. L. Gash says:
Any book by Jodi Picoult will blow you away. Nineteen minutes is a good one - I lent it to everyone I worked with when I finished reading it. I'm sorry but I have to ask, R Platt - are you the author? I have noticed you promote this book at every opportunity, and quite rightly so because it looks awesome. It's on my wish list and will probably order it when I have finished my current book. :)
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8 Jun 2009 18:43 BST
Peter Spencer says:
Try "Shadow of the Wind" see URL below
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Shadow-Wind-Carlo
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8 Jun 2009 18:59 BST
Tiger says:
I have read 555 by William Roberts also and found this a gripping read. There was a good storyline and characters, I could not put it down. A great deal of thought has gone in to the twists and suprises along the way. Definately worth a read!
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8 Jun 2009 20:10 BST
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S. Evans says:
The Book Thief. Best book ever! Also:
Shadow of the Wind The Road Home Time Traveller's Wife A Gathering Light Holes
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8 Jun 2009 21:22 BST
Mrs. TJ Smith says:
Any book in the lymond series and the House of Nicoolo series by Dorothy Dunnett will blow you away.
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8 Jun 2009 22:25 BST
rpg gamer says:
Gardens of the moon, epic fantasy series, book one of malazan book of the fallen, a bit tricky to get into but once u do its a rollercoster ride, if u like fantasy or epic fantasy u wont get better than this.
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11 Jun 2009 15:53 BST
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Y. Johnston says:
'Gentlemen and Players' by Joanne Harris has a great twist which I only got a page or so before it was revealed. ( I usually see twists coming from miles away).
Also 'The Girl With the Dragon Tatoo' has many twists and is the best crime novel I've read this year.
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11 Jun 2009 15:59 BST
BookRaider says:
"The thirteenth Tale" by Diane Setterfield and "The Reader" by Bernhard Schlink have some amazing twists in my opinion.
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11 Jun 2009 16:39 BST
Sonal Shah says:
I quite like Attack of the Unsinkable Rubber Ducks by Christopher Bloome, and My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult. They'll suprise you.
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11 Jun 2009 20:42 BST
Mr C I Kingston says:
Gentlemen and Players by joanne Harris took me awhile to get into but has a really great twist, a thousand splendid suns is a beautiful read as well.
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11 Jun 2009 21:07 BST
Mrs. C. S. Wild says:
My recommendation would be 'No Time for Goodbye' by Linwood Barclay. It is fantastic. A teenage girl wakes up one morning and her family have disappeared overnight.It is a real thriller with lots of unexpected twists. Great for the summer.
I also liked the 13th Tale by Diane Setterfield
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11 Jun 2009 23:44 BST
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Mr. S. Elliott says:
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss, excellent fantasy but hes a bit slow in knocking out the sequel
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12 Jun 2009 07:26 BST
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12 Jun 2009 08:22 BST
I Readalot says:
For a substantial read try The Gone Away World by Nick Harkaway - although I must admit this book is literary "marmite'. If you like dark humour and bizarre twists then I suggest The Sleep Walker's Introduction to Flight by Sion Scott Wilson. I agree with Shadow of the Wind, one of my favourite books of all time and I think that The Angel's Game is even better.
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14 Jun 2009 00:46 BST
louise cook says:
'The Gift' by Cecilia Ahern!! Usually a real fantacy reader i wasn't sure when it was suggested to me, and it took a few chapters to get into it but it was brilliant!! I've recommended it over
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14 Jun 2009 01:47 BST
penny says:
You might consider Lois McMaster Bujold's sf book Falling Free, the main character is an engineer who is working with some genetically-engineered youngsters who suddenly become obsolete. Humourous with some very interesting situations....quite brilliant. Also try J R L Modesitt jr's Andiamante, considering our problems with government and obssession with 'green' issues this sf book is right up-to-date and a good pointer at how things 'ought' to be. A real 'keeper'.
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14 Jun 2009 04:51 BST
Mr. J. F. K. Banfield says:
Please don't read 'Shadow of the wind,' it's mass-market hogwash aimed at the bewildered. Try Mcewans 'Atonement,' 'Deadkidsongs' by Toby Litt or a book called 'Into The Blue' by Robert Goddard, all of which contain decent plot-turns.
'Great Expectations' by Dickens is also highly worthy, but I'm sure you've read that.
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14 Jun 2009 09:45 BST
Book Boffin says:
Definitely Tides of Change, by Deborah Brewer. Could not guess the end. A real unexpected twist!
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15 Jun 2009 17:21 BST
Cumnock says:
One that bowled me over was "The Ice Child" by Elizabeth McGregor - a twist halfway through left me stunned, with parallel stories one in the present and the other concerning the search for Sir John Franklin's expedition and the North-West Passage. Absolutely rivetting and I felt obsessed enough at the end to do my own research on the mystery.
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15 Jun 2009 17:24 BST
Frik Larssen says:
Try OF VICARS AND TARTS by Sonja Bigg. Read it, loved it. Took it to my reading group who all raved about it. Brutal, dark, hilarious, sad. Every emotion going. And there is not a single thing that you will see coming. Full of surprises, beautifully written, shocking and intelligent. You won't be able to stop reading it.
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15 Jun 2009 17:45 BST
Emma says:
You should read 'A Portrait of the Aronist as a Young Man' by Andrew McGuinness. I've just finished it - its brilliant, unexpected, funny, very dark but great humour. The first person narrator has a narcasisstic personality disorder and you never know if he's lying or telling the truth, so there are plenty of twists! Its a real roller coaster of a book. I loved it to bits. Check out the reviews (mine is there too!).
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15 Jun 2009 19:00 BST
Maurin Finley says:
'Royal Blood' by Rona Sharon.
I just finished it, couldn't put it down!
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15 Jun 2009 19:06 BST
B. A. Lewis Lewis says:
For a gripping book with a twist you'll never see coming reading Fingersmith by Sarah Waters. Phew! What a story!.
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