Can’t believe I nearly forgot to post my 9th post. I have
been too involved in the world of novels.
I read two suspense novels this week, Dark Place and Where Are You
Now. Interestingly, the main characters of both novels are girls who were
going all out to dig out the past. They were both trying to help their
brothers. (One brother was in jail, while the other was missing.) 
The author of Dark Place
also wrote Gone Girl. After Gone Girl became a major hit in
theatres, Dark Place was also adapted
into a movie. However, it hasn’t enjoyed the same amount of popularity. I haven’t
seen the movie, but judging from the book, Dark
Place is indeed less appealing. Although the author makes readers wait
until the very end of the book to find out the truth, the ending is not at all
surprising. Where Are You Now is also
not quite enjoyable for the same reason. It is fairly easy to guess who the
murderer is. And as soon as you figure out the murderer, you get the entire
picture, which makes the rest of the book boring.
Therefore, when it comes to suspense novel, I’d still recommend Gone Girl is the best I’ve ever read. Although
readers are told who the murderer is almost in the very beginning, various
twists and turns successfully prolong the sense of suspension until the very
end.
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