A few days ago I read a question on a subreddit that I don’t remember, asking people if they liked books where at the end, the story doesn’t quite solves the mystery or, it’s like an open ending and gives the reader the opportunity to “complete” it or just wonder what could have happened.
I kept thinking about it and idk, I kinda want to read something like that, sounds like fun to doesn’t have everything explicitly being told.
I could imagine that maybe horror themed stories are more likely to do this, just to leave you with this sense of oddity or discomfort, maybe to think that the story behind the plot is even darker or something.
I would appreciate any kind of suggestion that has that kind of structure or maybe if you know of an author that has that kind of style on their stories.
by wandererboi
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Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton. Finished it a few weeks ago and the ending haunts my mind.
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*Annihilation* by Jeff VanderMeer
It is the first of a trilogy, but I stopped at the first one because it wraps up well while leaving so much unanswered. I mentioned this before on a post, and some people assured me that there’s still mystery if I read the others, but I am hesitant to ruin the vibe.