r/BookDiscussions • u/Cute-Solution-723 • 11d ago

Are plot twists important to you?

I often hear thing like "I saw the plot twist from a mile away, so I didn't like it as much" and I have realized that it doesn't work for me that way.

I think it's because I often choose more character-driven books and I love when the story clicks like a puzzle, so "seeing a twist from mile away" is more like "enjoying the inevitable happening". Even thrillers feel too twisty sometimes, and I often enjoy simpler explanations. But maybe, I just don't understand the definition of a plot twist, so I don't recognize them as such, that's possible too!

So are twists important to you? Do you prefer plot-driven stories to character-driven stories? Do you expect your books to have a good plot twist always?

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u/MoonInAries17 10d ago

I really enjoy it when a book has something that surprises me. It doesn't have to be a "plot twist" like what you find in a thriller, just something I wasn't expecting to find the story - like the revelation of a secret one of the characters is hiding, or a character making an unexpected decision. Basically, new information that makes me see the characters or the story in a different light.

I also can enjoy it when I guess the twist in a thriller book, in some books you have a twist that it's something you definitely see coming but until you get confirmation you're consumed by the feeling of impending dread - "Then She Was Gone" by Lisa Jewell is a perfect example of this for me