Ambiguous Ending Books

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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 2,408,386 ratings — published 1985
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The Giver (The Giver, #1) The Giver (The Giver, #1)
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avg rating 4.12 — 2,796,687 ratings — published 1993
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We Used to Live Here We Used to Live Here (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as ambiguous-ending)
avg rating 3.62 — 245,484 ratings — published 2024
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The Yellow Wall-Paper The Yellow Wall-Paper (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as ambiguous-ending)
avg rating 4.07 — 356,074 ratings — published 1892
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as ambiguous-ending)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,488,584 ratings — published 2020
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Normal People Normal People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as ambiguous-ending)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,851,132 ratings — published 2018
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Conversations with Friends Conversations with Friends (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.73 — 598,696 ratings — published 2017
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The Princess Bride The Princess Bride (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as ambiguous-ending)
avg rating 4.27 — 946,544 ratings — published 1973
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Gone Girl Gone Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as ambiguous-ending)
avg rating 4.15 — 3,433,317 ratings — published 2012
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None of This Is True None of This Is True (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as ambiguous-ending)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,082,680 ratings — published 2023
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My Dark Vanessa My Dark Vanessa (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as ambiguous-ending)
avg rating 4.10 — 422,795 ratings — published 2020
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Piranesi Piranesi (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as ambiguous-ending)
avg rating 4.21 — 460,079 ratings — published 2020
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Verity Verity (ebook)
by (shelved 3 times as ambiguous-ending)
avg rating 4.29 — 3,755,104 ratings — published 2018
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To Be Taught, If Fortunate To Be Taught, If Fortunate (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ambiguous-ending)
avg rating 4.20 — 56,189 ratings — published 2019
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I'm Thinking of Ending Things I'm Thinking of Ending Things (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as ambiguous-ending)
avg rating 3.51 — 200,701 ratings — published 2016
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Sadie Sadie (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as ambiguous-ending)
avg rating 4.03 — 130,188 ratings — published 2018
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Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1) Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as ambiguous-ending)
avg rating 3.80 — 300,607 ratings — published 2014
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The Stepford Wives The Stepford Wives (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ambiguous-ending)
avg rating 3.88 — 55,075 ratings — published 1972
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Station Eleven Station Eleven (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as ambiguous-ending)
avg rating 4.07 — 610,114 ratings — published 2014
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The Ocean at the End of the Lane The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ambiguous-ending)
avg rating 4.01 — 656,734 ratings — published 2013
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ambiguous-ending)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,874,097 ratings — published 1818
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The Turn of the Screw The Turn of the Screw (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as ambiguous-ending)
avg rating 3.38 — 179,457 ratings — published 1898
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as ambiguous-ending)
avg rating 3.91 — 293,648 ratings — published 1962
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Mexican Gothic Mexican Gothic (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as ambiguous-ending)
avg rating 3.66 — 439,995 ratings — published 2020
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Graveyard Shift Graveyard Shift (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as ambiguous-ending)
avg rating 3.10 — 48,737 ratings — published 2024
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What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1) What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as ambiguous-ending)
avg rating 3.85 — 137,177 ratings — published 2022
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The Harpy The Harpy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as ambiguous-ending)
avg rating 3.30 — 7,933 ratings — published 2020
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Bunny (Bunny, #1) Bunny (Bunny, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as ambiguous-ending)
avg rating 3.46 — 323,479 ratings — published 2019
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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as ambiguous-ending)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,340,055 ratings — published 2022
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Sea of Tranquility Sea of Tranquility (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as ambiguous-ending)
avg rating 4.05 — 294,457 ratings — published 2022
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Recursion Recursion (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as ambiguous-ending)
avg rating 4.17 — 312,607 ratings — published 2019
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If We Were Villains If We Were Villains (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as ambiguous-ending)
avg rating 4.09 — 407,435 ratings — published 2017
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Horrorstör Horrorstör (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as ambiguous-ending)
avg rating 3.65 — 123,684 ratings — published 2014
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All Good People Here All Good People Here (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as ambiguous-ending)
avg rating 3.82 — 332,245 ratings — published 2022
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Anatomy: A Love Story (The Anatomy Duology, #1) Anatomy: A Love Story (The Anatomy Duology, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as ambiguous-ending)
avg rating 3.84 — 107,584 ratings — published 2022
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The Shuddering The Shuddering (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as ambiguous-ending)
avg rating 3.67 — 17,674 ratings — published 2013
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The Cabin at the End of the World The Cabin at the End of the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as ambiguous-ending)
avg rating 3.32 — 92,137 ratings — published 2018
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Long Way Down Long Way Down (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as ambiguous-ending)
avg rating 4.24 — 136,927 ratings — published 2017
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The Haunting of Hill House The Haunting of Hill House (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as ambiguous-ending)
avg rating 3.81 — 392,136 ratings — published 1959
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Snow Snow (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.66 — 5,078 ratings — published 2010
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Daisy Jones & The Six Daisy Jones & The Six (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as ambiguous-ending)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,838,810 ratings — published 2019
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The Good Sister The Good Sister (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as ambiguous-ending)
avg rating 4.14 — 227,828 ratings — published 2020
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The Sanatorium (Detective Elin Warner, #1) The Sanatorium (Detective Elin Warner, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as ambiguous-ending)
avg rating 3.36 — 201,148 ratings — published 2021
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Catherine House Catherine House (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as ambiguous-ending)
avg rating 3.11 — 29,035 ratings — published 2020
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Leave the World Behind Leave the World Behind (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as ambiguous-ending)
avg rating 3.14 — 167,435 ratings — published 2020
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The Topeka School The Topeka School (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as ambiguous-ending)
avg rating 3.51 — 28,229 ratings — published 2019
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Black Hole Black Hole (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as ambiguous-ending)
avg rating 3.85 — 52,902 ratings — published 2005
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Wilder Girls Wilder Girls (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as ambiguous-ending)
avg rating 3.45 — 99,858 ratings — published 2019
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The End (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #13) The End (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #13)
by (shelved 2 times as ambiguous-ending)
avg rating 4.04 — 116,468 ratings — published 2006
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Pet Sematary Pet Sematary (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as ambiguous-ending)
avg rating 4.08 — 696,171 ratings — published 1983
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“~ In the realm of Ambiguous Loss, the absence persists, the closure eludes. A narrative without an ending, where the lines between presence and absence blur, where endings are but distant mirages. Its chronic presence perpetuates a narrative of loss, a loss that remains unclear and without resolution. It has no closure or finality because the loss is ongoing...”
Carson Anekeya

Marisha Pessl
L'Avventura,' Dad said, 'has the sort of ellipsis ending most American audiences would rather undergo a root canal than be left with, not only because they loathe anything left to the imagination-we're talking about the country that invented spandex-but also because they are a confident, self-assured nation. They know Family. They know Right from Wrong. They know God-many of them attest to daily chats with the man. And the idea that none of us can truly know anything at all-not the lives of our friends or family, not even ourselves-is a thought they'd rather be shot in the arm with their own semi-automatic rifle than face head-on. Personally, I think there's something terrific about not knowing, relinquishing man's feeble attempt to control. When you throw up your hands, say, "Who knows?" you can get on with the sheer gift of being alive.”
Marisha Pessl, Special Topics in Calamity Physics

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