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A review by popgoesbitty
The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn
2.0
CWs: substance abuse, murder, gaslighting, verbal abuse, death of child
Oh my GOD I hated this book. Really beautiful writing just absolutely wasted on one of the least imaginative thriller plots I've ever read.
Now, now. I think I'm being a bit harsh. Had this come out before Gillian Flynn ushered in the unreliable-yet-gaslit-woman-who-could-actually-be-telling-the-truth-but-we'll-never-know narrator era, it would probably stand out. Maybe it could have ushered in the era on its own. But this came out a whopping 6 years after Flynn exploded on the scene. A little late, a little been there done that.
The 2 stars are because I loved the contemporary noir writing. The narration was witty and quick. But ugh.
Oh my GOD I hated this book. Really beautiful writing just absolutely wasted on one of the least imaginative thriller plots I've ever read.
Now, now. I think I'm being a bit harsh. Had this come out before Gillian Flynn ushered in the unreliable-yet-gaslit-woman-who-could-actually-be-telling-the-truth-but-we'll-never-know narrator era, it would probably stand out. Maybe it could have ushered in the era on its own. But this came out a whopping 6 years after Flynn exploded on the scene. A little late, a little been there done that.
The 2 stars are because I loved the contemporary noir writing. The narration was witty and quick. But ugh.