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    I’ve got a really diverse taste in mystery, but I’m also really picky and don’t end up loving a lot. It’s hard to say exactly what I’m looking so maybe a list of some books I liked and didn’t like and why will help.

    Loved:

    • And Then There Were None – maybe my favourite mystery, loved the island setting and ingenious plotting
    • Picnic at Hanging Rock – loved the atmosphere
    • House of Leaves – didn’t like this book at first, but ended up loving it by the end
    • We Were Liars – surprisingly good and a rare recent read that i didn’t guess the ending beforehand
    • Wool – i’m not huge on sci-fi but this is an amazing single short story with superb ending, just too bad the follow-ups weren’t as good
    • Memento – i’m putting some movies too since there’s so few books i loved, and the complexity and uniqueness of this one was fantastic
    • The Usual Suspects – didn’t like the movie until the end, and then i loved it because it got me but was so perfect
    • The Sixth Sense – great atmosphere and great reveal that got me
    • Se7en – a little gruesome but that ending reveal wow

    Liked:

    • The Historian – i loved the atmosphere and travel in this one even though the ending was a little meh
    • Murder on the Orient Express – the revelation is a little overwrought but i love how ingenious it is
    • The Likeness – a silly premise and i figured out the end too soon, but i liked the house and housemates angle and i like books in school and academia
    • Pines – i really liked the setting and atmosphere and the reveal was crazy but good
    • 14 – i really didn’t care for the outlandish reveal, but the apartment’s atmosphere, weirdness, and mysteriousness were really good

    Meh:

    • The Secret History – i had some problems with this book but i absolutely loved the academia setting and atmosphere
    • My Heart is a Chainsaw – really liked the setting but the revelation was stupid
    • The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle – really cool conceit but convoluted and overbearing
    • The Shadow of the Wind – really great atmosphere but just sort of boring

    Didn’t Care For:

    • In the Woods – liked the setting and atmosphere but figured out whodunit almost right away
    • The Murder of Roger Ackroyd – figured out whodunit really early and ruined the entire thing for me
    • The Guest List – good setting and atmosphere but i figured out whodunit too early and the whole thing was kind of unlikeable
    • A Study in Scarlet – sherlock holmes is kind of insufferable
    • The Death of Mrs. Westaway – starts out good and a good setting, but becomes boring
    • Foucault’s Pendulum – overly complex and pretentious

    by Artistic-Aerie-8553

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