In May 2020 I compiled a quiz based on the openings of a variety of books on our bookcases - a mixture of the well-known and the slightly obscure, the literary and the popular, with a dusting of SF/fantasy sprinkled in. I’ve now put together a second quiz, this time on book endings.
This page has the book endings but not the answers - there is a version with answers also available.
Book 1
As before, a classic ending to get started.
Book 2
I agree with this writer’s view of dishwashers…
Book 3
Book 4
Book 5
Book 6
Book 7
I snapped this tome up when it came out, and now only remember a few scenes - but the river of gold at the end stuck in my mind.
Book 8
I sadly didn’t see this at the theatre, but since heard great things about it. No velociraptors on this last page, though.
Book 9
I did see this at the National Theatre (and, dare I whisper, might have preferred the tighter telling of the tale there).
Book 10
A first picture round.
Book 11
“Widely regarded as a book that helped establish the genre conventions of steampunk”, says Wikipedia. It’s been on my shelf for a while, sounds fascinating - I just need to get round to reading it!
Book 12
Still a fantastically funny play.
Book 13
Book 14
Sometimes the Catchphrase clue “say what you see” does the trick…
Book 15
One from the Kindle collection.
Book 16
Book 17
The National Theatre adaptation cut the line lodged in my memory about sending money through the post.
Book 18
Book 19
I should try harder to come up with some suitably cryptic clues.
Book 20
The second and final picture round.
