The Woman in the Window in Around the World in 80 Books

Jan 14, 2018 Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: relationships

It was everywhere and I just had to request it from the library. Usually there is a long wait for a new book, but, no, it arrived the next day. I couldn’t leave it sitting there and risk having to return it before reading it, could I? No, I had to dive in.

And that’s what I did, dive in. There is no setting this book aside like I usually do with my books, the typical read-and-read-until-I-get-tired. No, I read and read this book until I fell asleep and then I started it again the next evening.

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Mar 09, 2019 Linda Martin rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2019, geo-new-york, suspense, psychology, fiction

Very suspenseful and engrossing - to the point where I lost all track of time while listening to the audiobook version of this novel. It was Saturday night and the novel ended, and I suddenly realized it was after 3 am - it was that kind of book.

I liked the reader's voice and thought the audiobook version was awesome.

To a point, it was a bit too suspenseful and drawn out... even a tiny bit repetitive. But who cares? It kept my interest, informed and entertained me all at one time. There were pe Very suspenseful and engrossing - to the point where I lost all track of time while listening to the audiobook version of this novel. It was Saturday night and the novel ended, and I suddenly realized it was after 3 am - it was that kind of book.

I liked the reader's voice and thought the audiobook version was awesome.

To a point, it was a bit too suspenseful and drawn out... even a tiny bit repetitive. But who cares? It kept my interest, informed and entertained me all at one time. There were people with mental problems and a personality disorder . . . plenty to keep you guessing about who was sane, who wasn't, and why.

My one big complaint about this book - and the reason I gave it four stars instead of five, was that the author (a man) kept having the women in this book make comments about the bodies of men (so good looking, etc.) which annoyed me because I'm a woman, and I don't sit around making comments about the good looking men I meet. I guess there are some women who might, but I've rarely run into women who make these comments that sound like sexual innuendos ... though I know men do that... they make comments about the physical appearance of women. I think the male author of this book might think women do this just as much as men. In my experience (and I have a lot of experience because I'm 66 years old right now) we women aren't frequently making comments about how a man looks. I think most women have other criteria by which they admire men, like behavior characteristics rather than physical characteristics. I hope the author sees this review and takes it as a suggestion for whatever novels come next.

Great story anyhow - I don't often read novels in the suspense/thriller genres but this psychological suspense was awesome. I did guess some things prior to having them revealed in the story, but that's not a big deal to me. Can't wait to see the movie version.

I read this book for the 2019 PopSugar Reading Challenge, prompt #1 - a book being made into a movie in 2019. ...more

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Oct 15, 2020 Farhana Faruq rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fiction

I enjoyed this one. It's a psychological thriller, nothing that intense but I liked the whole story line. I liked how unique it is and that I didn't expect things to turn out the way they did.

This is about a child psychologist, Anne Fox. Anne suffers from a psychological disorder herself, agoraphobia -fear of places or situations. Her disorder doesn't allow her to leave the house and so she's stuck living her life though her neighbours by spying on them, until one day she sees (or thinks she se ...more

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May 25, 2024 AmyAmy rated it really liked it

Shelves: finished-reading

Three and a half stars.

When I started reading this book, I hated it. BORING! I thought the main character was a Gladys Kravitz, just a gossipy snoopy wine-drinking icky woman. I didn't like the occasional "what the he&$ is this author talking about" writing style Finn has at times... drives me nuts. I came so close to tossing this book.

It picks up around page 50 (large print), when she meets Ethan.

It went from 1 star to 5 stars from then on. I was intrigued. I had no idea how it was going to end ...more

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Aug 15, 2018 Traci rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I really enjoyed this book. Stayed up til 2am to finish it the evening I started it. While I did guess at some of the twists there were definitely others I didn’t see coming at all. Thoroughly enjoyable read that keeps you on the edge of your seat

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