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The Woman in the Window

A.J. Finn

Start date: February 1, 2018

Finish date: February 28, 2018

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Dec 29, 2017 Lucy Banks rated it it was amazing

I received a copy of this book from Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review.

Cleverly plotted - a superior thriller!

Thriller books in the ilk of Girl on the Train etc. aren't usually my bag, but this book was getting such solid reviews, I felt compelled to give it a go, and I'm glad I did!

The book is about Anna, an ex-child psychologist, who is also agoraphobic. Right from the start, it's established that something is 'off', and indeed, the mystery is as much about discovering what the heck' ...more

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Oct 12, 2017 Jennifer rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: edelweiss

The Woman in the Window is a psychological thriller.

The narrator is Dr. Anna Fox (she is in her late 30s, story told in first person POV).

Anna has been unable to leave her home for the last 10 months. She is a child psychologist who now suffers from agoraphobia.

Since she cannot leave her home she spends her time on the internet, watching black & white films, and playing chess. However her most interesting pastime is spying on her neighbors.

The spying part of the story is what interested me the The Woman in the Window is a psychological thriller.

The narrator is Dr. Anna Fox (she is in her late 30s, story told in first person POV).

Anna has been unable to leave her home for the last 10 months. She is a child psychologist who now suffers from agoraphobia.

Since she cannot leave her home she spends her time on the internet, watching black & white films, and playing chess. However her most interesting pastime is spying on her neighbors.

The spying part of the story is what interested me the most. I was completely obsessed with the idea of Anna watching her neighbors.

Anna lives alone, although she has a tenant (David) who lives in the basement of her house. Her husband Ed and daughter Olivia have moved out. Anna has a therapist, Dr Fielding who visits her home every week. And she has a physical therapist, Bina, who does the same.

Anna is touted as being an unreliable narrator. She drinks a lot of wine and takes a lot of pills for her issues. But I actually did not find her unreliable and believed everything she said.

The book is about a new family, the Russells, that move into the house across the park (father Alistair, mother Jane and teen son Ethan). Anna sort of becomes obsessed with this family and something that she saw.

There were definitely a lot of questions that were only answered as the story progressed.

I loved the beginning of this book so much. I absolutely loved the idea of Anna spying on her neighbors. But I was hoping that would be the main focus of the story. The beginning gave me the impression that Anna would be more of a snoop. And I was a bit disappointed that the author ended up only focusing on the Russells.

I think that this book is 4 stars for me. It had so much potential. It was a good book and I enjoyed it. But I feel like it could have been so much better. I did find the reveals to be surprising and interesting. And I liked learning about Anna's story. But I just wanted more of the story that I thought it was going to be (with her spying on all of her neighbors).

Thanks to edelweiss and William Morrow for allowing me to read this book. ...more

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Jan 08, 2019 Janita rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I am giving this book 5 stars because it really was a good book, a book that kept me wanting to keep picking it up to find out what happened. It also kept me guessing different scenarios as to what happened, it was very very good........I would highly recommend this book to anyone who loves a good mystery......I felt it was easy to read and to follow and held my interest throughout...... The ending was great too......

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Feb 13, 2019 Brooklyn Tayla rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2019-reads, my-own-book-collection

I mean….
Um….
Okay but….
And then….
I’m not even sure what to say? But of course, I’ll try and keep it spoiler free – I’ve just finished this book and I’m not even sure how to process what I read?
Okay, let’s start on the positive aspects – because it was good, I must say:
– I liked how the author set out the book, giving us dates of each chapters, I felt like it was a super personable and unique way of storytelling, pun incoming, but I feel like it gave the reader a window into her life, her coping m ...more

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Apr 22, 2018 Shawnda M. rated it liked it

I didn’t dislike this book at all I just thought it was very predictable and I wasn’t surprised at all. I liked the writer’s style of luring you into the story, but once I was pulled into the story it just seemed to be stale & boring same old, same old classic thriller movie script. Let’s make you think it’s every character in the story until the twist is revealed at the very end.
I did enjoy the physiological what’s real? and what’s not? aspect of the storyline that was fresh and new. I don’t r ...more

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Jan 15, 2019 Karen rated it really liked it

Shelves: borrowed, gr-group-reads, 2019-read

Wonderful thriller - hard to believe it is a debut novel!!

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Feb 10, 2018 Knight rated it did not like it

Shelves: did-not-finish

I just couldn't finish the book. I would put it down and forget about it and never pick it up. it's so boring and I just couldn't connect with the characters. maybe some other time when I'm in the right mood, I'll pick it up again. otherwise, I had to put the book down. ...more

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