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FROM: Vicki Novak - LIBRARYX <[removed]@MAIL.MARICOPA.GOV>
REC'D: 12/19/00, 12:03 PM

Talking about the book Under the Skin made me think that it would be great
to do a list of books that have surprise endings. Does anyone have any
suggestions? I'll take fiction or nonfiction, and I'll compile the list.

Vicki Novak
[removed]@mail.maricopa.gov

Adult Services
North Central Regional Library
Maricopa County Library District
17811 N. 32nd St.
Phoenix, AZ 85032-1201

Library web page: http://mcld.maricopa.gov

FROM: Lesa Holstine <[removed]@yahoo.com>
REC'D: 12/19/00, 12:21 PM

My all time favorite surprise ending occurs in Not a
Penny More, Not a Penny Less by Jeffery Archer.

Another one is the new book Roses are Red by James
Patterson.


Lesa Holstine
[removed]@yahoo.com
Ft. Myers, FL

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FROM: Madeline Guzman <[removed]@CapAccess.org>
REC'D: 12/19/00, 12:52 PM

The one with the ending that surprised me the most was

The Woman and the Ape
by Peter Hoeg

in which a woman falls in love with an ape that was part of her husband's
science experiment!

Madeline

Madeline T. Guzman
Rockville, Maryland
http://strictlyc.tripod.com/index.html

FROM: "Nora M. Armstrong" <[removed]@clsn1269.cumberland.lib.nc.us>
REC'D: 12/19/00, 12:55 PM

I thought AMSTERDAM, by Ian McEwan, had a terrific twist at the end.

Nora Armstrong
Cumberland County Public Library & Information Center
Fayetteville, NC
(910)483-7878, FAX (910)486-6661
[removed]@cumberland.lib.nc.us

FROM: "solojw" <[removed]@home.com>
REC'D: 12/19/00, 1:03 PM

The address in unavailable as written!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Madeline Guzman" <[removed]@CapAccess.org>
To: "Fiction_L" <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 1972 10:50 AM
Subject: Re: Surprise endings


> The one with the ending that surprised me the most was
>
> The Woman and the Ape
> by Peter Hoeg
>
> in which a woman falls in love with an ape that was part of her husband's
> science experiment!
>
> Madeline
>
> Madeline T. Guzman
> Rockville, Maryland
> http://strictlyc.tripod.com/index.html
>
>
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FROM: Kathleen Stipek <[removed]@exchange.acld.lib.fl.us>
REC'D: 12/19/00, 1:10 PM

The ending to the book Planet of the Apes by Pierre Boulle is quite a
surprise.

........................................................................
.....................
Kathleen Stipek, Adult Services/Interlibrary Loans, Alachua County
Library District (FMG), 401 E. University AV, Gainesville FL 32601
[removed]@exchange.acld.lib.fl.us)
352-334-3938 (v) 352-334-3948 (f)

"Non, merci."--Cyrano de Bergerac


-----Original Message-----
From: Nora M. Armstrong [[removed]@clsn1269.cumberland.lib.nc.us]
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 1:40 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Re: surprise endings


I thought AMSTERDAM, by Ian McEwan, had a terrific twist at the end.

Nora Armstrong
Cumberland County Public Library & Information Center
Fayetteville, NC
(910)483-7878, FAX (910)486-6661
[removed]@cumberland.lib.nc.us

FROM: Shari Hetzke <[removed]@nslsilus.org>
REC'D: 12/19/00, 3:10 PM

I'd include
Dancehall by Bernard F. Conners
Letters from the Inside by John Marsden (ya)
Double Wedding by William Katz
Eden Close by Anita Shreve

Shari Hetzke tel 847-506-2629
Secondary School Services Specialist fax 847-506-2655
Arlington Heights Memorial [removed]@nslsilus.org
500 North Dunton
Arlington Heights, IL 60004

FROM: "Lisa Colcord" <[removed]@ci.glendale.az.us>
REC'D: 12/19/00, 3:44 PM

We kind of covered this one once before, in November of '99. Go to:

http://www.webrary.org/rs/FLbklist18.html#Surprise

Lisa Colcord
Librarian
Glendale Public library
Glendale, AZ

....my views are my own....

-The secret to life is enjoying the passage of time- James Taylor

>>> [removed]@nslsilus.org 12/19/00 02:19PM >>>


I'd include
Dancehall by Bernard F. Conners
Letters from the Inside by John Marsden (ya)
Double Wedding by William Katz
Eden Close by Anita Shreve

Shari Hetzke tel 847-506-2629
Secondary School Services Specialist fax 847-506-2655
Arlington Heights Memorial [removed]@nslsilus.org
500 North Dunton
Arlington Heights, IL 60004

FROM: Vicki Novak - LIBRARYX <[removed]@MAIL.MARICOPA.GOV>
REC'D: 12/19/00, 4:35 PM

Thanks Lisa!
I searched the archives and didn't find anything for some reason, but I
didn't check the booklists.

Vicki Novak
[removed]@mail.maricopa.gov

Adult Services
North Central Regional Library
Maricopa County Library District
17811 N. 32nd St.
Phoenix, AZ 85032-1201

Library web page: http://mcld.maricopa.gov

-----Original Message-----
From: Lisa Colcord [[removed]@ci.glendale.az.us]
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 2:36 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Re: surprise endings


We kind of covered this one once before, in November of '99. Go to:

http://www.webrary.org/rs/FLbklist18.html#Surprise

Lisa Colcord
Librarian
Glendale Public library
Glendale, AZ

....my views are my own....

-The secret to life is enjoying the passage of time- James Taylor

>>> [removed]@nslsilus.org 12/19/00 02:19PM >>>


I'd include
Dancehall by Bernard F. Conners
Letters from the Inside by John Marsden (ya)
Double Wedding by William Katz
Eden Close by Anita Shreve

Shari Hetzke tel 847-506-2629
Secondary School Services Specialist fax 847-506-2655
Arlington Heights Memorial [removed]@nslsilus.org
500 North Dunton
Arlington Heights, IL 60004

FROM: [removed]@aol.com
REC'D: 12/19/00, 4:43 PM

In a message dated 12/19/2000 1:01:56 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[removed]@MAIL.MARICOPA.GOV writes:

<<
Talking about the book Under the Skin made me think that it would be great
to do a list of books that have surprise endings. Does anyone have any
suggestions? I'll take fiction or nonfiction, and I'll compile the list.

>>

Could we include short stories, too? I'm think of Frank Stockton's "The Lady
or the Tiger."

Binnie Syril Braunstein
romance novelist/former librarian

FROM: "Lisa Colcord" <[removed]@ci.glendale.az.us>
REC'D: 12/19/00, 5:56 PM

No problema! Glad I was able to find it....I THOUGHT we had done it.

Lisa

Lisa Colcord
Librarian
Glendale Public library
Glendale, AZ

....my views are my own....

-The secret to life is enjoying the passage of time- James Taylor

>>> [removed]@mail.maricopa.gov 12/19/00 03:38PM >>>
Thanks Lisa!
I searched the archives and didn't find anything for some reason, but I
didn't check the booklists.

Vicki Novak
[removed]@mail.maricopa.gov

Adult Services
North Central Regional Library
Maricopa County Library District
17811 N. 32nd St.
Phoenix, AZ 85032-1201

Library web page: http://mcld.maricopa.gov

-----Original Message-----
From: Lisa Colcord [[removed]@ci.glendale.az.us]
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 2:36 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Re: surprise endings


We kind of covered this one once before, in November of '99. Go to:

http://www.webrary.org/rs/FLbklist18.html#Surprise

Lisa Colcord
Librarian
Glendale Public library
Glendale, AZ

....my views are my own....

-The secret to life is enjoying the passage of time- James Taylor

>>> [removed]@nslsilus.org 12/19/00 02:19PM >>>


I'd include
Dancehall by Bernard F. Conners
Letters from the Inside by John Marsden (ya)
Double Wedding by William Katz
Eden Close by Anita Shreve

Shari Hetzke tel 847-506-2629
Secondary School Services Specialist fax 847-506-2655
Arlington Heights Memorial [removed]@nslsilus.org
500 North Dunton
Arlington Heights, IL 60004

FROM: Melissa Norton <[removed]@yahoo.com>
REC'D: 12/19/00, 7:44 PM

The very end of William Diehl's PRIMAL FEAR was like a
trapdoor opening under my feet, and still gives me
chills.
Melissa
--- Vicki Novak - LIBRARYX
<[removed]@MAIL.MARICOPA.GOV> wrote:
> Talking about the book Under the Skin made me think
> that it would be great
> to do a list of books that have surprise endings.
> Does anyone have any
> suggestions? I'll take fiction or nonfiction, and
> I'll compile the list.
>
>
>
> Vicki Novak
> [removed]@mail.maricopa.gov
>
> Adult Services
> North Central Regional Library
> Maricopa County Library District
> 17811 N. 32nd St.
> Phoenix, AZ 85032-1201
>
> Library web page: http://mcld.maricopa.gov
>
>
>
......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
> Everything Fiction_L:
http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html


=====
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Asst. Librarian & Webmaster
Bridgton Public Library http://www.bridgton.lib.me.us
65 Main St.
Bridgton, ME 04009
207-647-2472

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FROM: Kathleen Stipek <[removed]@exchange.acld.lib.fl.us>
REC'D: 12/20/00, 10:47 AM

It's not exactly a surprise, but the end of Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men
still bowls me over, and I've read it several times.

........................................................................
.....................
Kathleen Stipek, Adult Services/Interlibrary Loans, Alachua County
Library District (FMG), 401 E. University AV, Gainesville FL 32601
[removed]@exchange.acld.lib.fl.us)
352-334-3938 (v) 352-334-3948 (f)

"Non, merci."--Cyrano de Bergerac


-----Original Message-----
From: Melissa Norton [[removed]@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 8:41 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Re: surprise endings


The very end of William Diehl's PRIMAL FEAR was like a
trapdoor opening under my feet, and still gives me
chills.
Melissa
--- Vicki Novak - LIBRARYX
<[removed]@MAIL.MARICOPA.GOV> wrote:
> Talking about the book Under the Skin made me think
> that it would be great
> to do a list of books that have surprise endings.
> Does anyone have any
> suggestions? I'll take fiction or nonfiction, and
> I'll compile the list.
>
>
>
> Vicki Novak
> [removed]@mail.maricopa.gov
>
> Adult Services
> North Central Regional Library
> Maricopa County Library District
> 17811 N. 32nd St.
> Phoenix, AZ 85032-1201
>
> Library web page: http://mcld.maricopa.gov
>
>
>
......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
> Everything Fiction_L:
http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html


=====
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Melissa Norton [removed]@bridgton.lib.me.us
Asst. Librarian & Webmaster
Bridgton Public Library http://www.bridgton.lib.me.us
65 Main St.
Bridgton, ME 04009
207-647-2472

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FROM: "Melissa Norton" <[removed]@bridgton.lib.me.us>
REC'D: 12/20/00, 12:00 PM

PLAIN TRUTH by Jodi Picoult
THE DROWNING PEOPLE by Richard Mason
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Melissa Norton [removed]@bridgton.lib.me.us
Asst. Librarian & Webmaster www.bridgton.lib.me.us
Bridgton Public Library
65 Main St.
Bridgton ME 04009
207-647-2472
-----Original Message-----
From: Kathleen Stipek <[removed]@exchange.acld.lib.fl.us>
To: Fiction_L <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
Date: Wednesday, December 20, 2000 11:44 AM
Subject: RE: surprise endings


>It's not exactly a surprise, but the end of Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men
>still bowls me over, and I've read it several times.
>
>........................................................................
>.....................
>Kathleen Stipek, Adult Services/Interlibrary Loans, Alachua County
>Library District (FMG), 401 E. University AV, Gainesville FL 32601
[removed]@exchange.acld.lib.fl.us)
>352-334-3938 (v) 352-334-3948 (f)
>
>"Non, merci."--Cyrano de Bergerac
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Melissa Norton [[removed]@yahoo.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 8:41 PM
>To: Fiction_L
>Subject: Re: surprise endings
>
>
>The very end of William Diehl's PRIMAL FEAR was like a
>trapdoor opening under my feet, and still gives me
>chills.
>Melissa
>--- Vicki Novak - LIBRARYX
><[removed]@MAIL.MARICOPA.GOV> wrote:
>> Talking about the book Under the Skin made me think
>> that it would be great
>> to do a list of books that have surprise endings.
>> Does anyone have any
>> suggestions? I'll take fiction or nonfiction, and
>> I'll compile the list.
>>
>>
>>
>> Vicki Novak
>> [removed]@mail.maricopa.gov
>>
>> Adult Services
>> North Central Regional Library
>> Maricopa County Library District
>> 17811 N. 32nd St.
>> Phoenix, AZ 85032-1201
>>
>> Library web page: http://mcld.maricopa.gov
>>
>>
>>
>......................................................................
>> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
>> Everything Fiction_L:
>http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html
>
>
>=====
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>Melissa Norton [removed]@bridgton.lib.me.us
>Asst. Librarian & Webmaster
>Bridgton Public Library http://www.bridgton.lib.me.us
>65 Main St.
>Bridgton, ME 04009
>207-647-2472
>
>__________________________________________________
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FROM: Erin Saylor - LIBRARYX <[removed]@mail.maricopa.gov>
REC'D: 12/20/00, 12:20 PM

THE JUDAS CHILD by Carol O'Connell.

Erin B. Saylor

Adult Services Librarian
North Central Regional Branch
Maricopa County Library System
17811 N. 32nd St.
Phoenix, AZ 85032
(602)506-0189

-----Original Message-----
From: Melissa Norton [[removed]@bridgton.lib.me.us]
Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2000 10:55 AM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Re: surprise endings

PLAIN TRUTH by Jodi Picoult
THE DROWNING PEOPLE by Richard Mason
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Melissa Norton [removed]@bridgton.lib.me.us
Asst. Librarian & Webmaster www.bridgton.lib.me.us
Bridgton Public Library
65 Main St.
Bridgton ME 04009
207-647-2472

FROM: Viccy Kemp <[removed]@ci.carrollton.tx.us>
REC'D: 12/20/00, 12:55 PM

Yes, yes, I second this one and another one I just thought of was "Bingo" by
Rita Mae Brown. The last paragraph completely changes the entire book.
Viccy Kemp
The opinions are my own; the library wouldn't want 'em!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Erin Saylor - LIBRARYX [[removed]@mail.maricopa.gov]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2000 12:18 PM
> To: Fiction_L
> Subject: RE: surprise endings
>
> THE JUDAS CHILD by Carol O'Connell.
>
> Erin B. Saylor
>
> Adult Services Librarian
> North Central Regional Branch
> Maricopa County Library System
> 17811 N. 32nd St.
> Phoenix, AZ 85032
> (602)506-0189
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Melissa Norton [[removed]@bridgton.lib.me.us]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2000 10:55 AM
> To: Fiction_L
> Subject: Re: surprise endings
>
> PLAIN TRUTH by Jodi Picoult
> THE DROWNING PEOPLE by Richard Mason
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Melissa Norton [removed]@bridgton.lib.me.us
> Asst. Librarian & Webmaster www.bridgton.lib.me.us
> Bridgton Public Library
> 65 Main St.
> Bridgton ME 04009
> 207-647-2472
>
> ......................................................................
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FROM: "Valerie Maine" <[removed]@nslsilus.org>
REC'D: 12/20/00, 2:54 PM

How about Midwives by Christopher Bohjalian? The ending puts a totally
different slant on the whole story.

Valerie Maine
Vernon Area Public Library
Lincolnshire, IL 60069

FROM: Pam Koehler <[removed]@yahoo.com>
REC'D: 12/20/00, 6:46 PM

Melissa,

I totally agree. I still have nightmares. I didn't
go see the movie because I know it could never have
been done as well as the book. I even bought the book
for two of my kids, both adults. I told them it had
gory and other parts they shouldn't think their mother
approved of. ;-].
Pam
West Lafayette Indiana Public Library
--- Melissa Norton <[removed]@yahoo.com> wrote:
> The very end of William Diehl's PRIMAL FEAR was like
> a
> trapdoor opening under my feet, and still gives me
> chills.
> Melissa
> --- Vicki Novak - LIBRARYX
> <[removed]@MAIL.MARICOPA.GOV> wrote:
> > Talking about the book Under the Skin made me
> think
> > that it would be great
> > to do a list of books that have surprise endings.
> > Does anyone have any
> > suggestions? I'll take fiction or nonfiction, and
> > I'll compile the list.
> >
> >
> >
> > Vicki Novak
> > [removed]@mail.maricopa.gov
> >
> > Adult Services
> > North Central Regional Library
> > Maricopa County Library District
> > 17811 N. 32nd St.
> > Phoenix, AZ 85032-1201
> >
> > Library web page: http://mcld.maricopa.gov
> >
> >
> >
>
......................................................................
> > Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the
> archives?
> > Everything Fiction_L:
> http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html
>
>
> =====
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Melissa Norton [removed]@bridgton.lib.me.us
> Asst. Librarian & Webmaster
> Bridgton Public Library
> http://www.bridgton.lib.me.us
> 65 Main St.
> Bridgton, ME 04009
> 207-647-2472
>
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FROM: "Deb Warner" <[removed]@co.durham.nc.us>
REC'D: 12/21/00, 7:03 AM

Sharyn McCrumb If Ever I Return Pretty Peggy-O I have to say that the
ending surprised me..

FROM: "Carol Kubala" <[removed]@columbiapl.libct.org>
REC'D: 12/21/00, 5:07 PM

and then I'd also add Chris Bohjalian's Tran-sister radio which was one of my favorite
reads of 2000!

--
Carol Kubala
Adult Services Librarian
Saxton B. Little Free Library/Columbia, CT
860 228-0350 - voice
860 228-1569 - fax

Valerie Maine wrote:

> How about Midwives by Christopher Bohjalian? The ending puts a totally
> different slant on the whole story.
>
> Valerie Maine
> Vernon Area Public Library
> Lincolnshire, IL 60069
>
> ......................................................................
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