The Only Mystery In This Novel Is Why I Finished It

2025-06-10 00:36:48 121

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Maya
Maya
2025-06-12 04:49:07
I recently came across a novel that left me utterly baffled, not by its plot twists or cryptic clues, but by the sheer fact that I managed to finish it. The book in question was marketed as a mystery, but the only real mystery was why I didn’t abandon it halfway through. The pacing was glacial, with chapters that meandered aimlessly, and characters who felt like cardboard cutouts rather than living, breathing people. The protagonist, supposedly a brilliant detective, made decisions so illogical that I found myself yelling at the pages in frustration. The author seemed more interested in describing the protagonist’s wardrobe than advancing the story, and by the time the 'big reveal' came, I’d long stopped caring.

What kept me going, oddly enough, was the morbid curiosity of seeing just how bad it could get. The dialogue was stilted, filled with clichés and exposition dumps that made me cringe. The love interest, who was clearly meant to be charming, came off as insufferable, and their chemistry with the protagonist was nonexistent. The setting, a quaint coastal town, had potential, but the descriptions were so repetitive that I could’ve drawn a map of the place from memory. The final twist, when it arrived, was so absurd it felt like a parody. I finished the book out of sheer stubbornness, but the real mystery remains: why did I waste my time on something so painfully mediocre?

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