Recommend me some novels and short stories with

[Karl O'Neill]

Twist endings guys please

I have most of jeffrey deaver's short stories, i have roald dalhs aswell.

tell me more?

[Slam_Bradley]

O. Henry is probably the king of twist-endings.

Saki also used a lot of ironic twists in ending his stories.

Philip K. Dick also puts a twist on the end of quite a number of his works.

[Karl O'Neill]

O. Henry is probably the king of twist-endings.

Saki also used a lot of ironic twists in ending his stories.

Philip K. Dick also puts a twist on the end of quite a number of his works.

Thanks Dude, i have 100 stories by o henry, the gift of the magi is just pure class,

Saki i must try.
and philip k dick, did he write AI(i might have these in a volume of shorts about robots):)

[Aaron Kashtan]

Jorge Luis Borges wrote some short stories with twist endings -- "The Garden of Forking Paths" and "The House of Asterion," for example.

[a. non]

Arthur C. Clarke's short-short Reunion has a great twist.

[Shem the Penman]

Thanks Dude, i have 100 stories by o henry, the gift of the magi is just pure class,

Saki i must try.
and philip k dick, did he write AI(i might have these in a volume of shorts about robots):)

A.I. was based on Brian Aldiss's story "Supertoys Last All Summer Long," not Dick.

[Tobias March]

I second Borges. My favourite short is the one concerning Judas.

Kelly Link's Magic For Beginners has some nice twists and quirks in it.

[Aaron Kashtan]

I second Borges. My favourite short is the one concerning Judas.

Which is called "Three Versions of Judas."

[Ryan Day]

Franz Kafka's The Hunger Artist. Brilliant piece of writing. (though perhaps not the sort of "twist" you're looking for)

[beefstew]

Franz Kafka's The Hunger Artist. Brilliant piece of writing. (though perhaps not the sort of "twist" you're looking for)

Dude... everyone should read Kafka's Hunger Artist its quite possibly one of the greatest short stories ever... but like Ryan said, the twist probably isn't what you're asking for... its still sweet though.

[ACertainMrDoe]

I always loved the short stories by Ambrose Bierce. Especially "The occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge", which is one of the prototypical twist-ending stories.

Philip Dick is recommended, as well - though I'd say that his strength are novels. Some short stories, like "Impostor" have nice twists, as well.

In the novels section, I'd say go for anything by Kim Newman. His stories twist and bend without end, as do those of Tim Powers.

[saintsaucey]

dennis lehane's shutter island is prety good. nice twist to the end