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21 Amazing Last Lines From Literature That Will Make You Want to Read the Whole Book Again

A book's final sentence is the ribbon on a packaged plot, tied neatly and prettily before an author hands her story over to her readers' imaginations for good. It's a last chance for a good first impression.
Some last lines have the power to disrupt the course of an entire story, shaking up our expectations. Others leave us hanging, and still others provide a cathartic sense of closure. A beautiful, or at least effective, final sentence anchors a story in a reader's mind long after the book is finished.
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
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The Sun Also Rises
The Sun Also Rises
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A Visit From the Goon Squad
A Visit From the Goon Squad
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Continental Drift
Continental Drift
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In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood
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To the Lighthouse
To the Lighthouse
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My Antonia
My Antonia
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Oh What a Paradise It Seems (John Cheever)
Oh What a Paradise It Seems (John Cheever)
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Gone With the Wind
Gone With the Wind
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984 (George Orwell)
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The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
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The Broom of the System (David Foster Wallace)
The Broom of the System (David Foster Wallace)
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
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Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
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White Noise (Don Delillo)
White Noise (Don Delillo)
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Candide
Candide
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The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
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The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle - Haruki Murakami
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle - Haruki Murakami
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The Tempest
The Tempest
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How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia
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Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses (James Joyce)
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