My friend Sarah said to skip the last 50 pages of 'The Silent Patient' and I should have listened.

She warned me the twist felt cheap and the ending would ruin the whole book for me. I pushed through anyway and now I'm just annoyed I wasted a week on it. Has anyone else had a book club pick where the ending completely wrecked the experience?

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anderson.jason20d ago

My book club read that last year and half of us felt the exact same way. Why do so many thrillers build up a great story just to fumble the ending?

anderson.mia19d ago

I read that book too, Jason, and honestly the ending felt rushed... like they ran out of pages. Publishers push for a big twist now, even if it doesn't fit the story they built. It just leaves you feeling cheated after a good setup.

elliot_thompson20d ago

Because they write the twist first, then force the story to fit it.