The Woman in the Window
Book - 2018
"It isn't paranoia if it's really happening ... Anna Fox lives alone -- a recluse in her New York City home, drinking too much wine, watching old movies ... and spying on her neighbors. Then the Russells move next door: a father, a mother, their teenaged son. The perfect family. But when Anna sees something she shouldn't, her world begins to crumble -- and its shocking secrets are laid bare. What is real? What is imagined? Who is in danger? Who is in control? In this gripping Hitchcockian thriller, no one and nothing are what they seem."-- Provided by publisher.
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Publisher:
New York, NY : William Morrow, 2018
Edition:
First edition
ISBN:
9780062799555
9780062678416
9780062678416
Branch Call Number:
FIN
FINN
FINN
Characteristics:
427 pages ; 24 cm
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Add a QuoteI must have said this out loud. 'What doesn't matter?' he asks. You, I think. I don't say it. Instead I hang up.
ArapahoeMaryA
Aug 23, 2018
'Help,' I shout, only it’s a whisper, creeping through my throat on tiptoe, smearing itself across my tongue. 'He-elp,' I try again; this time my teeth bite into it, sparks raining from my mouth as though I’ve chewed a live wire, and my voice catches like a fuse, explodes. I scream.
"As Bernard Shaw said, I often quote myself; it adds spice to the conversation. As Shaw also said, alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life. Good old Shaw."
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Add a CommentThe book has short chapters. About 25% in I had to force myself to keep reading. When you get to the halfway point it gets more interesting. It is an ok book.
The story had a lot of potential but the writing was very repetitive. It's another mystery with an alcoholic protagonist and the author kind of stalls with constant descriptions of her drinking. If you like this style, then it's a good read but I find it overdone.
The plot was good! The book however was just lingering. It was definitely not a page turner for me
I loved this book! I could actually see the scenes and dialogue as something out of a movie play out in my head as I was reading - really descriptive read! The twist I also did not see coming at all. I had predicted something else but definitely did not see the actual twist coming, and then the reveals just kept coming. I gasped so many times while uncovering them all haha! Highly recommend. Will be reading more novels from this author in the future. Great read!
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It took me a while to get into this book - put it down for a month and a half (+it put me into a reading slump)! I didn’t get into it until about 200 pages in (496pg paperback copy). I thought it was a page-turner from that point. Yet, the ending/big reveal I thought to be cheesy. Probably not one I’d recommend!
Easy, quick, read. Chapters are short. Great ending!
Anna Fox is agoraphobic, she has a fear of going outside, and she loves to sit by her window and see what her neighbors are up to. Her days are rather boring until Anna sees something she wasn’t supposed to and her life changes completely.
This thrilling story really kept me on the edge of my seat. Really unpredictable and exciting! It may be underwhelming at first but as the plot builds this book gets impossible to put down. I would definitely recommend this book.
Definite movie potential. Wish I had a better memory of many of the movies Anna references during this tale. I'm usually not much of a psychological thriller reader but this one I couldn't put down.
Several comments referenced drugs and alcohol - I sometimes felt as if I were the one who was drunk, hallucinating while I read the book. The only "thriller" on our reading project so far. Maybe we will try another...