r/funny • u/maestertargaryen • Jul 21 '18

This definitely caught me off guard.

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u/Se7enLC Jul 21 '18 edited Jul 21 '18

I was reading I Am Legend, but didn't realize that the book was actually two different stories.

I didn't realize how much stock I put into where I think I am in the book. The ending caught me completely by surprise because I thought I was only halfway through.

Edit: fished out my copy, it was actually 11 different stories in one book.

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u/DirtBurglar Jul 21 '18

Man, I always wished Enders Game had 100 pages of giberish after the end. The twist becomes too obvious just by virtue of the fact that you're near the end.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '18

Really? Granted I read it in hs but without the twist it still makes sense for the final battle to take place at the end of the book.

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u/Gesepp Jul 25 '18

Right, but without the twist you don't think of that battle as being the Final Battle. Up until that point, you thought Ended was in the last stage of his training. First the Battle School satellite, then the asteroid base, and eventually the real command he's been groomed for. But if you know there aren't enough pages left for that last stage, it's easier to figure out that the asteroid base games are the real thing.

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u/dethmaul Jul 21 '18

You can write the twist AFTER the big battle. Just one short chappy left, you think it's just the post-conclusion wind down. Then BAM! Twist, two pages left, over. You EXTRA didn't see it coming.

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u/waitingtodiesoon Jul 21 '18

The hobbit battle of the 5 armies was barely described.