The Woman in the Window

The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This was an ok thriller. I just feel like it tried to smush too much in one book: multiple Alfred Hitchcock plot lines (Rear View Window and Vertigo were ones I recognized, and there were probably many more); unreliable narrator; psychological disorders. All of which made the book interesting, but perhaps it was too much because the the reader is often distracted by things such as references to classic movies (that the author seemed to think was self-evident the reader has seen) or by how much the narrator was drinking and whether or not she was wearing the same robe all four days or if she has a collection, and therefore the plot-line can be confusing. There were also several parts that could have been edited down or out. The whole first 50 pages were boring and didn't add to the story, and the dialogue in the on-line chat room was often superfluous. Actually the movie starring Amy Adams, while not perfect, does a better job tying things together and tightening the story. The exploration into people with agoraphobia was actually informative and there a few surprises I didn't see coming. Still, I would watch the movie in this case.

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