The second biggest twist- the one I didn't see coming but felt like it made perfect sense- came from The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
If you haven't read it yet, I won't spoil it for you, but I will say this much: a typical locked-door mystery gets solved in a most, most unconventional way. And it is a satisfying end. Loose ends get tied up, relationships get mended (or destroyed as the case may be), reputations are restored and all is well in the we-all-hate-each-other way that Larsson developed.
The biggest twist ending came from the sequel, The Girl Who Played with Fire.
But not in a good way.
This one, the first big twist comes along and has you shaking your head in disbelief, certain that the actual end of the story will fix it all. It doesn't. I promise you- it does not fix anything. If a person gets beaten nearly to death and then shot in the back of the head, and then buried, they are dead. They do not crawl out of their own grave to find a blunt axe and avenge themselves. If they do, they are called zombies. Possibly vampires, depending on your version of supernatural-lore.
So there you have it- the best twist followed immediately by the worst twist. The first was good enough to propel me to the second book immediately, and the second was bad enough to make me not care whether the zombie-person lives or dies in the third book.
A blogging friend of mine posted a bookish meme, after reading it on another blogging friend's site. I can't not participate! This post was written in response to the 30 Days of Books.
The full list:
Day 01 – The best book you read last year
Day 02 – A book that you’ve read more than 3 times
Day 03 – Your favorite series
Day 04 – Favorite book of your favorite series
Day 05 – A book that makes you happy
Day 06 – A book that makes you sad
Day 07 – Most underrated book
Day 08 – Most overrated book
Day 09 – A book you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving
Day 10 – Favorite classic book
Day 11 – A book you hated
Day 12 – A book you used to love but don’t anymore
Day 13 – Your favorite writer
Day 14 – Favorite book of your favorite writer
Day 15 – Favorite male character
Day 16 – Favorite female character
Day 17 – Favorite quote from your Favorite book
Day 18 – A book that disappointed you
Day 19 – Favorite book turned into a movie
Day 20 – Favorite romance book
Day 21 – Favorite book from your childhood
Day 22 – Favorite book you own
Day 23 – A book you wanted to read for a long time but still haven’t
Day 24 – A book that you wish more people would’ve read
Day 25 – A character who you can relate to the most
Day 26 – A book that changed your opinion about something
Day 27 – The most surprising plot twist or ending
Day 28 – Favorite title
Day 29 – A book everyone hated but you liked
Day 30 – Your Favorite book of all time
