The beginning seemed rather long drawn to me, and I couldn’t fathom how this devilish twis

The beginning seemed rather long drawn to me, and I couldn’t fathom how this devilish twist mentioned on the cover of the book proof would factor in. I’ve still not come to that point but the mystery is building up, so I expect to henceforth get along with reading much quicker.

How do you feel about long introductions that take their own sweet time to get to the point?