A review by whimsicalmeerkat
The Driver's Seat by Muriel Spark

3.0

It has taken me a couple of days to decide what I think of [b:The Driver's Seat|668282|The Driver's Seat (Penguin Modern Classics)|Muriel Spark|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176945891s/668282.jpg|2776383]. Ultimately, I prefer [b:The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie|517188|The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie |Muriel Spark|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1307465236s/517188.jpg|6132856], the only other work by [a:Muriel Spark|13093|Muriel Spark|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1246041337p2/13093.jpg] I have read. [b:The Driver's Seat|668282|The Driver's Seat (Penguin Modern Classics)|Muriel Spark|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176945891s/668282.jpg|2776383] reminds me of the film that forms on one's teeth after eating or drinking too much sugar; vaguely unpleasant but otherwise unremarkable and easily removed. It is a methodically executed psychological thriller that initially left me unsettled, but that feeling has faded over time. It did not have any staying power; something that, to me, is the hallmark of an exceptional work. I do not regret the time I spent reading it, but I might if it were a longer work.