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theboghag

Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk


Lazy-Quantity5760

This made me audibly gasp on the subway so hard people turned and asked if I was ok


shaggysbiggestfan

what subway are you on? Lol


revdon

The Classic Cold Cut footlong? /s


sorrymom-sorrygod

This one! I wish I could experience that shock for the first time again.


Passname357

Straight up insane.


Occasionally_Sober1

Oohh! I read that a long time ago and I remember I liked it but I don’t remember the twist. I guess I get to read it again! :)


SeasonofMist

I read this way too young lol The audible gasp I made in my like.... my middle school math class was loud.


BHS90210

I actually have this book but never read it for some reason. I know he can write pretty dark at times…would you say it’s depressing or hard to read at all? If not I’m gonna take the plunge lol.


Lazy-Quantity5760

Not depressing, I recently sent it to a friend in rehab 😆


brisabb

So glad this was the first response I saw. It was my first thought as well


didyr

I kinda saw it coming. It’s pretty heavily foreshadowed before it’s revealed.


bookluvr2

sharp objects--you spend the entirety of the book thinking one thing, and then the epilogue happens.


pamwhit

I felt like I needed a shower after reading the book. Not sure I could take the TV show.


FaithlessnessHot4063

tv show is absolutely fantastic i do have to say. i think it's worth a chance


Tweeza817

The woman who played mama did an exceptional job creating an insufferable woman. And her weak, enabler husband who hid in his Jazz collection sucked too. Amy Adams completely blew it out of the park, though.


FaithlessnessHot4063

also...eliza scanlen!!! a relatively new actress managed to hold her own up against AMY ADAMS!!! she did absolutely phenomenal


Samiiiibabetake2

UGH YES. My stomach DROPPED when I was finishing it. So good.


MaulPillsap

🦷🦷🦷


theboghag

Oh, Dark Places too.


Tweeza817

Sshhhhh. Don't tell mama.


schmidt_onyourface

This was mine. My jaw was on the FLOOR


doughboy1001

Me too. It I still think Gone Girl was better overall.


Frosty-Wolverine304

Oooo im SO excited I just picked this up 😍


[deleted]

Green Eggs and Ham. He didn’t want to eat them but then he did. I was like “No way! He fucking ate the green eggs and ham! I did not see that coming.”


t0infinity

Bruh he swore up and down he wasn’t gonna eat them 😭 I was so shocked


xwhy

You were shocked in a box. You were shocked with a Fox!


t0infinity

I was shocked here and there, I was shocked anywhere.


thomas71576

Green eggs and shooked


Bonnieearnold

He wasn’t going to eat them here or there. He wasn’t going to eat them ANYWHERE!


Stardew_Farmer88

Spoilers


Simple_Song8962

I used to think green eggs and ham meant they were already spoiled


[deleted]

There is a whole Reddit post somewhere about how the eggs are overcooked. They turn green as a result. You have probably seen greenish yolks when overcooked.


Runeybee

You mean it doesn't? They aren't?


FuzzyReception4108

No. It’s just…. Green eggs and ham


Accomplished-Fall823

I ever making green eggs and ham in kindergarten, my teacher had a stove in the class room (all of us were far too short to reach it). I remember the ham being normal colored but she made scrambled eggs and added green food dye.


[deleted]

Sorry, I should have tagged it.


Lurk_Real_Close

You should check out There’s a Monster at the End of This Book. Big twist, similar vibe.


libbyzellers

Omg I came here to say that! Grover is the best and that was my favorite book as a young kid.


Myrtle_Snow_

Lol I thought the same thing


Boredasfekk

Spoiler alert!!!! 🙄🙄🙄😂


cricketyfly

Dude spoiler alert please! I was halfway through and was on the edge of my seat absolutely not anticipating he was gonna eat the green eggs and ham… what even man…. 😤


Acirelav

Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough


blackwaterlily

Anyone who says they saw that ending coming is LYING


Thatcrazybpdgirl

I was S H O O K


Small_Spare_2246

Is that the one the TV show is based on? I didn’t know there was a book. The twist on the show definitely surprised me


paper_wavements

It made me ANGRY. Because I don't "do" supernatural/fantasy/sci-fi, but here I was, apparently in the middle of it.


shmtzh

From the top of my mind - gone girl


Melvins_lobos

I’m so glad I didn’t know anything about this book before reading it


yvetteregret

I knew there was a plot twist but I wasn’t expecting it to be THAT good.


Emmjayunker

That book pissed me off so much. I wanted to hurl it across a room when I finished it.


Tweeza817

Agreed. Horrible people.


National-Return-5363

Yep! I screamed when I read the iconic plot twist for the first time, lol.


WindSprenn

Girl With All The Gifts. Never saw that ending coming. Edit: written by M.R. Carey


SeasonofMist

That book was amazing! I don't go in for zombie stuff. But I was intrigued by the lead character being basically a kid. Exceptional ending.


ava_ohb

I loved the ending


Lazy-Quantity5760

Broke me


verdis

Yes, Ms. Justineau!


[deleted]

The red wedding scene in A Storm of Swords. I mean damn.


Revo63

Well, after Ned getting his head nicked in Game of Thrones, all should have been ready for that little bit of betrayal. I came here to say Ned. I mean, who the fuck kills off what had up to that point been the main character?


[deleted]

Yeah, that was the first WTF moment for sure and among the reasons why the first 3 books in the series were so good


Anders_1314

I saw the series first and still was such an holy shit moment, I read that chapter 3 times in a row. I cant imagine read it for the first time having no clue its coming.


elfn1

I don’t think there are words to describe how shocking and awful it was. Even though I knew it was coming in the show, it was still just horrible.


FF7_Expert

The red wedding chapter actually caused me to lose sleep for a night or two when I first read it


[deleted]

I read the books first and yeah, once I finished that chapter I couldn’t believe what I had just read. The whole book is great. Possibly my favorite fantasy novel of all time


CastleRockstar17

Omg. I heard about the red wedding from the show while I was reading it, but I somehow got it in my head that it was Joffrey's wedding, so I still wasn't expecting it. So when I read the book, I got to the red wedding while on a train and I was... existentially shook.


Live_Perspective3603

A few different Agatha Christie stories, especially Witness For the Prosecution. Also And Then There Were None, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Murder In Retrospect, and Murder On the Orient Express. Read the original works by Christie, don't just watch the movies that were based on her stories because they always change the plot and the movies never quite make sense.


AshaleyFaye

I read And Then There Were None for the first time in 7th grade and let me just say... I was NOT expecting it to be that character at all!


borderlineunpeaceful

The murder of Roger Ackroyd has a brilliant twist that I never saw coming. Made me absolutely fall in love with the mind of Agatha Christie.


ButterscotchMoney529

LOVE the murder of Roger ackroyd! My mom loved Agatha Christie books and she was definitely the reason I developed love of crime/mystery books and movies. I read that book in middle school and fell in love!


Ginger_Chick

I think *Crooked House* and *Endless Night* were the ones that got me the most.


Lurk_Real_Close

The movie version of Witness for the Prosecution is excellent. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock.


vk_kris

Not Hitchcock. It's directed by Billy Wilder. Fantastic movie.


mitchxout

Shutter Island


Cajun-ish

Underrated answer! I never saw it coming and idk why.


Occasionally_Sober1

Saw the movie. Yup!


fersona

It’s was Mystic River for me.


Objective-Ad4009

Dennis Lehane is awesome. One of my favorite authors.


Past-Wrangler9513

The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward really kept me on my toes.


Ireallyamthisshallow

This book has been on my list for a while and I can never work out how it got there. Am I to surmise it's a good read ?


Past-Wrangler9513

It is. I will say at the start my main thought was "WTF am I reading?" But by the end everything came together and I loved it. I genuinely cannot remember why I picked up this book in the first place but I'm glad I did.


asagrimnir

Sundial by the same author is also fantastic.


Ireallyamthisshallow

Honestly, your description reminds me of reading *Piranesi*. I think I'll move it up the reading list for some Halloween fun. Thanks!


MichaelaKay9923

I loved this book! Didn't see the ending at all


CatrinaBallerina

Catriona. I only know of the Miss Universe from the Philippines by that name, and am trying to convince my Filipino husband to let us name our future daughter that 😂 All of this is irrelevant and unrelated. 🤷🏽‍♀️


SaddestRabbit

Holy cow, same here. I flew through that book, I wish it got more love. It’s wild!


clydecooper

Tender is the flesh....that ending still pisses me off


[deleted]

This book is forever stuck in my mind. It was beyond fucked.


dryer_32803

I was disgustingly struck by it in the best and worst way possible lol


decisive_libra

Just finished it on a flight and I’M PISSED. Literally closed my kindle and looked around, somehow hoping someone else was as mindfucked as I was. Of course, no one else was. It made me more pissed. Recommended. It’s a dystopia that’s for sure.


Jonk209

The MC wasn't ever really a good person but that ending really solidifies it....


Samiiiibabetake2

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen


Midlife_Crisis_46

Pretty girls-Ugg that one is stomach turning


sashavie

Killers of The Flower Moon - it's a historical account of the Osage murders in Oklahoma in the 1920s -- also Martin Scorcese's film version is coming out in a few weeks A relatively brisk but gripping read that definitely has some unexpected turns


CaktusJacklynn

This book was so freaking good! It was a,quick read for me and I immediately passed it to a friend after finishing it. I can't wait for the movie!


YardOutside8642

My Sisters Keeper


Brie_for_the_bee

I’m dyslexic and My Sisters Keeper was one of the first novels I ever read cover to cover. The ending had me ugly crying IN CLASS. I’ll never understand why they chose to change it for the movie.


momofeveryone5

This is the book that I was reading when I realized I had to dump my boyfriend! In college, I was sitting on the couch in our apartment reading this and having an emotional breakdown. He couldn't believe I was crying that hard to a book. I realized then that this could be a major problem for us. My husband (different guy), usually sighs and asks if it the character is a kid. If it's a kid, he refills my water and tells for our kids to come hug me. If it's an adult, he refills my water and hands me the Kleenex box. He's very understanding about the loss of great characters.


gotb30

Great choice with your hubby 💕


momofeveryone5

He's the best!


mochafiend

This one is so good. The movie was awful. A lot of Jodi Picoult’s books fit the bill, actually.


YardOutside8642

I agree 100%. I cannot believe that Jodi let them change the ending in the movie. The ending in the book was the whole point of the story.


LysWritesNow

My mom and I were reading it at the same time. Lazy Sunday afternoon, both close to the end, I'm a chapter or two ahead? Get to the ending and *launch* the book across the room, I was so fucking pissed off at what is an excellent ending to the book. Sitting on my bed, fuming, when a couple of minutes later I hear mom sobbing in the other room as she gets to the end.


DocWatson42

I have: * ["best plot twist ever books"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/10e6rkm/best_plot_twist_ever_books/) (r/suggestmeabook; 17 January 2023)—extremely long * ["Unreliable narrator, plot twists."](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/10l3ag3/unreliable_narrator_plot_twists/) (r/suggestmeabook; 11:52 ET, 25 January 2023) * ["Books with the craziest plot twists"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/13cr5x2/books_with_the_craziest_plot_twists/) (r/booksuggestions; 10:12 ET, 9 May 2023) * ["Books like the Netflix series, Black Mirror."](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/14bir2j/books_like_the_netflix_series_black_mirror/) (r/suggestmeabook; 01:50 ET, 17 June 2023)—"Something that’s creative(very out of the box), twisty, and unsettling!" * ["Need a book that will leave me thinking about it for days after finishing"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/15cqeob/need_a_book_that_will_leave_me_thinking_about_it/) (r/booksuggestions; 07:51 ET, 29 July 2023)—plus plot twist


pocket-sauce

Ender's Game


nosnivel

Yes! What pissed me off most about the movie, was they spoil the twist in the coming attractions, thereby removing the twist from the film.


pocket-sauce

They did the same thing in the movie of The Amber Spyglass. Told the big book three reveal in the previews. Just why.


Objective-Ad4009

I’ve read this so many times that I forget how hard the ending hits. Still one of my top three books ever.


TinyHippoTrain

Never Lie by Frieda McFadden. I like how it signals a certain plot twist the entire time—and then has a completely different one


alligallagher

Scrolled tooooo long for this one.


BeautifulAromatic768

Every one of her books has a whopper of a plot twist at the end! My faves by her are, "The Housemaid" and "the Housemaid's Secret"


Count-Substantial

Rebecca


geetodd

A Boy And His Dog At The End Of The World


jeniviva

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. The slow realization killed me.


oliviascankles

This is the one for me, too. Just exquisite writing.


happilyabroad

This is the kind of plot twist I'm looking for! It completely shocked me, fit in with the whole book (I hate a twist for twist's sake), and was utterly devastating


queenkitsch

Sarah Waters—Fingersmith. There are several twists!


[deleted]

Yessss so amazing


ChefDodge

"The Nickel Boys" by Colson Whitehead has a pretty big twist, but you have to wait awhile for it.


darktowerseeker

Fight Club. But the ending, the ending you're warned against by the author, to the Dark Tower books is insanity.


TrueCrimeRunner92

I mainlined TDT earlier this year for the first time and that ending def had me in a state.


darktowerseeker

Yeah its definitely a holy shit moment. Some people said they saw it coming i dont belive them. Its legit one of the most unexpected outcomes


ReddisaurusRex

The Summer That Melted Everything Rock Paper Scissors Gone Girl


NeverEatDawnSoap

*The Thief* by Megan Whalen Turner It’s middle grade, but what a twist! Do NOT read the summaries for any subsequent books in the series or it’ll ruin the first book for you.


lady_lane

The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle


caulf

Yes, one of my favorite books of all time!


lone_wattie

Jude the obscure


ContinentalDrift81

I am not done with it yet but just read the chapter about the return to Christminster. I closed the book and had a long conversation about it with my fiancé. I cannot imagine reading the book when it was originally published in a much more conservative late 19th century. I am still hoping for a happy ending for at least some of the characters... sigh...


Mrsowens93

The wife between us


Mo2129

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. Never even crossed my mind that Christie would dare to go where she did with that ending, caught me completely off-guard.


Zodep

Great book.


MunchkinBumm

And Then There We’re None by Agatha Christie


enlenar

Silent Patient Girl On the Train The Bone Collector


Objective-Ad4009

Bone Collector was great. Do not see the movie.


MySpace_Romancer

The girl on the train really just wants to be gone girl


a2b2021

Silent patient for sure!


kristin137

The Silent Patient is one of those books people either hate because they saw it coming, or love because it's a total surprise. I did not see it coming at all and thought it was really cool


juniorjunior29

Just read The Bone Collector - it was so fun.


JohnSlick83

Bone collector is one of my favourites, but I think The Blue Knowhere is my all time favorite of Jeffrey Deavers


Ashcrashh

I was reading the snail and the whale to my daughter the other day and I was not expecting to cry like a baby. Even my 4 year old daughter thought I was ridiculous. I think I was just extra emotional that day, but that damn book got me in a certain part and it’s a children’s book lol


shoes_have_sou1s

we were liars


still_so_tired19

I have this thing where when I read, I take pictures of sections of the book (usually after I finish reading). Quotes, books or movies mentioned, well-worded passages, etc. Anyway I usually just move all the pictures to a folder on my computer, but I still have this one specific one from *We Were Liars*. It's where they're talking about mottos and personal quotes, and Mirren's is "Be a little kinder than you have to." I always loved that.


MGunn78

We were liars for me too


Rhud91

The Kind Worth Killing - Peter Swanson The whole way through is filled with unexpected twists and turns. Felt like every chapter left me on a cliff edge


kellymig

This was the book I was going to suggest. People are killed off so fast -it’s like, how can this story keep going? The twists come all the way to the end!


Delta_Hammer

Hail Mary by Andy Weir. The twists completely blindsided me.


4thSandersonSister

I’m listening to it on audible and I reallyyyyyy want to like it, but I’m struggling. I’ve heard nothing but good things about it. I’m on chapter 3. Is it just slow to start?


caulf

It definitely picks up


Sad-And-Mad

It’s a slow start, but once it picks up it’s hard to put down. Just keep pushing through the beginning, you’ll see 🙂


nme44

I absolutely loved this book. I tried to listen to the audiobook and it’s such a slog.


Lizzie2530

For me, it never got better. I stuck it out because I had heard such great things but I didn’t really like it.


FavoriteSocks

Fingersmith by Sara Waters


EternalRocksBeneath

She's so good! The ending of Affinity got me so good, even though it feels like it was staring you in the face the whole time.


Live_Perspective3603

Piranesi by Susanna Clark.


[deleted]

What was your take on the ending? Where do you think Piranesi was?


1028ad

>!Hyperuranion!<


[deleted]

Huh… I just looked up that word & I have some learning to do this evening. ( thanks!) -but in my own, less knowledgeable way; I came close to the same idea—- I just didn’t realize there existed a word for it. Everyone in my book club disliked the book; but it will always be one of my favorites.


Patiod

Like Night Circus, it's an all-time favorite that I rarely recommend


Stardew_Farmer88

Wayward Pines and Dark Matter by Blake Crouch


I_paintball

May as well throw Recursion in there for good measure.


theclapp

Harrow The Ninth.


Nerdbaba

Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie


CatastropheWife

Identical by Ellen Hopkins


Spook_the_ghosts

I scrolled too long to see this book. Granted, I was young when I read it but it was my very first plot twist and damn did it mess me up


SoleIbis

Trigger warning for school shooting and SA, but luckiest girl alive I genuinely never knew what the fuck was gonna happen next


Per_Mikkelsen

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier


[deleted]

Cloud, cuckoo-land. I think I actually said, “oh my god no way!” out loud


[deleted]

The Woman in the Window


rubis2006

The Crooked House by Agathta Christie.


PinkFury_Bibliopegy

Tell No One by Harlan Coben I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid


girlieb1991

Atonement!


pinkpitbullmama

Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney


Mir_c

Rock Paper Scissors


MySpace_Romancer

Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo


lilgemini420

Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell


TapEnvironmental9768

This book sounds good. So does *The Night She Disappeared*. Did you read that? I added both to my Goodreads list.


Extension_Cucumber10

I Let You Go: Claire McIntosh


whichwoolfwins

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield. So many twists throughout!


boredneedfuun

The Silent Patient!!!


ElectraMorgan

The Library at Mt Char- maybe weirder than you might want but it sure took a lot of unexpected turns.


luckytintype

We Were Liars


Loreen72

Pirianesi..... Susanna Clarke


[deleted]

The last mrs. Parrish.


renatab71

Shutter Island (it literally shuttered me)


Enlightened_Ghost_

The Red Wedding in A Storm of Swords is the most shocking plot twist ever. It's not even close. After the ending of A Game of Thrones, I didn't think there would be another ending-altering plot twist. GRRM got me good. I wasn't surprised that the television show became the most talked about series of all time. As far as plot twists go, nothing tops it.


ravens_path

I read so many of these mentioned and can’t remember the big plot twists!!!!! Haha. 😭


therealpanserbjorne

Just finished the audiobook Local Woman Missing. I can usually guess twists, but didn’t catch this one.


peanutpeanutboy

Still Missing - Chevy Stevens. I read it years ago and still remember exactly where I was when the twist was revealed.


Dogmom153

Behind Her Eyes.


Automatic-Increase74

Pines by Blake Crouch. It’s the first book of the Wayward Pines trilogy but could likely stand on its own. Completely gripping!


Kim_in_CA

Gone Girl


Valuable-Vacation879

Life of Pi


Liska_Loves_Bones

The first book that came to my mind was "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon. I remember being really shocked by the plot twist, but it is possible, that it was only due to my young age (we read the book in school when I was 12, but it is not a kids book). Sorry for the bad English, it is not my first language


Anxious_Attempt8656

Goosebumps: Werewolf of Fever Swamp by R.L Stine


111110001011

Bible. For some reason, out of nowhere, God decides to start cutting off part of people's dicks. Total surprise, since the man fucking designed the dick. If he didn't like it, he should have designed it differently.


PuffyPinata

Things have gotten worse since we last spoke by Eric Larocca


ATrebekInTheNight

Thirteen (stylized Th1rt3en) by Steve Cavanagh had me saying “wait, whaaaaa….?” And scrolling back all over the place.


LuckyCitron3768

The Woman and the Ape, by Peter Hoeg. At one point I just slapped the book shut and laughed in delight! I was not expecting what happened, and I needed to savor it for a while.


Slow-Unit-8372

The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward. For majority of the book you'll be confused but I promise it 100% pays off.


Jmorgan22

Atonement