30. A book with characters who are twins

[Sara]

This one should have some good suggestions! Whatcha got?

[Brooke]

I am currently reading I See You, and there are twins in the story. If you like thrillers, I highly recommend this book.

[Tara]

Audrey Niffeneger's book her fearful symmetry
Diane setterfield The Thirteenth Tale
Any of the sweet valley books!

[Claire]

I liked this one

[Trina]

Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl has a pair of twins.

[Malaraa]

The Bone Doll's Twin and Down Among the Sticks and Bones are the first 2 off the top of my head.

[Anna]

One is a verse novel about conjoined twins. I was going to read it this year, but may put it off until January.

[Katie]

In the same vein as One, Identical is another verse novel about twins. Might break my own rereading rule for that one.

[Nicole]

Any of the Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling should work, because they all include twins Fred & George Weasley, as well as a couple that mention Parvati & Padma Patil.

Also, there are always the Bobbsey Twins children's series by Laura Lee Hope, as well as the old Sweet Valley High series by Francine Pascal. Plus, The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield has twins in it. That was one I read this year that was really good.

Here's a listopia with books about twins:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/5...

[Miriam]

The Twins by Dutch writer Tessa de Loo deals with the lives of twins who were separated during World War II, one lives in Germany, one in the Netherlands and they reunite seventy years later.

I haven't read it yet, but it sounds good.

[Reyna]

I own The Poisonwood Bible and In the Woods so I'm picking from these two.

[Kenya]

The Midnight Twins

[Christine]

Trina wrote: "Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl has a pair of twins."

Oooh, THANK YOU - I was looking for a way to wedge this in!

Although I also have The Secret History sitting here waiting for me, and it has a pair of twins too.

[Stephanie]

any of the mary-kate and ashley books would work plus the shining

[Ashly]

I recently put The Other by Thomas Tyron on my TBR. Its a horror classic about twin boys.

[Rachel]

As an identical twin myself and I also recommended this suggestion to PopSugar as a 2018 category, I am super excited to see that it made the list!:

On my TBR list:
Identical Strangers: A Memoir of Twins Separated and Reunited
The Ice Twins
The Identicals
The Twins

[Kate (KitKat07210)]

Sisters of Blood and Spirit

[Ronni]

Madeleine L'Engle's series that starts with A Wrinkle in Time features twins!

[Melissa]

Ronni wrote: "Madeleine L'Engle's series that starts with A Wrinkle in Time features twins!"


woohoo! that book covers a lot of prompts

[Megan]

The Land of Stories series by Chris Colfer features twins. I just finished the first book in the series. I'll save one of the other 5 for this prompt.

[Susan]

Monkiecat wrote: "I'll Give You the Sun the two main characters are twins, and it goes back and forth from one voice to the other. Your mileage may vary, but I loved this one!"

I second this!!!

[Mike]

I believe Alice in Wonderland would work for this.

[Dani]

Dead Letters

[Anna]

Mike wrote: "I believe Alice in Wonderland would work for this."

Tweedledee and Tweedledum don't appear until the sequel, Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There. Though both books are so short that they're often in one volume.

[Megan]

Nicole wrote: "Any of the Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling should work, because they all include twins Fred & George Weasley, as well as a couple that mention Parvati & Padma Patil.

Also, there are always the..."

You beat me to it--that;s what I was going to say!

[Bridgette]

Jacob Have I Loved is good YA/middle grade option for this prompt.

[Anabell]

If someone wants to read in the contemporary romance genre:

Truth or Beard

1st twin book Run to You and the 2nd twin What I Love About You

Nothing But Trouble
I Only Have Eyes for You
Always on My Mind

YA:
Paper Princess
Broken Prince

[Stina]

I just bought Twins of Orion: The Book of Keys, so I will probably go with that.

[Laura]

I'm hoping to read The Twins for this one. I've read The Memory Keeper's Daughter in the past and would definitely recommend it.

[Ashly]

Brother, Brother

[Mike]

Anna wrote: "Mike wrote: "I believe Alice in Wonderland would work for this."

Tweedledee and Tweedledum don't appear until the sequel, [book:Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There|..."

Thank you for clearing that up. I didn't realize.

[poshpenny]

The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series, beginning with The Alchemyst, features a set of twins.

[Kelly]

I know this Much is True by Wally Lamb

[Michelle]

I Know This Much Is True - by Wally Lamb is an incredible story!! One of my all time favorites.

[Chelsea]

Mischling is about twins and is very interesting

[Chelsea]

The Nest also has characters that are twins

[Amanda]

There are twin boys in Big Little Lies.

[Eujean2]

If you are a comic book reader, I highly recommend Two Brothers It is not only about twins, it is also written/illustrated by twins! (Fabio Moon & Gabriel Ba are twins, despite the different last names.)

[Haz]

The Prestige

[Wendy]

I'm going with The Other by Thomas Tryon

[Tonya]

Found this on my shelf at home. I've never read it but it's a bind up of 2 books and the main characters are twins. Deceptions & A Tangled Web

[Jackie]

I think I'm remembering correctly (if not somebody jump in), but doesn't Persuasion have a set of twins? Neither is the main character, but they feature prominently. It's been a while so I might reread that one.

[Karina]

Swedish YA I Miss You, I Miss You! has twin main characters. I've never read the English translation, so can't vouch for that, but I used to love this book. According to wikipedia, it's based on a true story.

[Anna]

Jackie wrote: "I think I'm remembering correctly (if not somebody jump in), but doesn't Persuasion have a set of twins? Neither is the main character, but they feature prominently. It's been a while s..."

Henrietta and Louisa Musgrove are sisters very close in age, but I don't think they're twins.

[Mary-jo]

Kelly wrote: "I know this Much is True by Wally Lamb"

Great Choice!

[Trina]

Regarding The Shining, I think those characters were sisters in the book. It was only in the movie that they were twins.

[Jackie]

Anna wrote: "Jackie wrote: "I think I'm remembering correctly (if not somebody jump in), but doesn't Persuasion have a set of twins? Neither is the main character, but they feature prominently. It's..."

Drat, you're right. The book explicitly says they're 19 and 20.

[Jessica]

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Mirror Image by Danielle Steel. I have only read four of her books but LOVED them. So I am excited that I found a category where I can read another one of her books, and this one looks exceptionally good. PLUS my library has a copy! So I will know to check it out in 2018! :)

[Rebecca]

Trina wrote: "Regarding The Shining, I think those characters were sisters in the book. It was only in the movie that they were twins."

I believe the actresses in the movie are also only sisters and not twins, too! I read and watched The Shining this year, and that was one of the biggest surprises based on what I knew from pop culture.

[Lily]

@10 Nicole wrote: "Here's a listopia with books about twins:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/5..."

Identical Strangers: A Memoir of Twins Separated and Reunited by Elyse Schein and Paula Bernstein is currently #74 on that list (a large group have that ranking). It is written by two women, adopted by different families, who discovered as adults, not only were they twins, but part of a sociological study. Puts a case study and personal face on the sort of thing many of us today think ethically should not happen. Published in 2007, my f2f book group read it in 2009 to a strong discussion. [See also, Rachel @18.]

(I noticed Ovid's Metamorphoses is on that listopia. I don't remember which set of mythical twins he treats, but it reminded me that "Gemini" is another starter for looking for a twin story.)