The Woman in the Window
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- Author：A.J. Finn
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Summary
Anna Fox lives alone—a recluse in her New York City home， unable to venture outside。 She spends her day drinking wine （maybe too much）， watching old movies， recalling happier times 。 。 。 and spying on her neighbors。
Then the Russells move into the house across the way: a father， a mother， their teenage son。 The perfect family。 But when Anna， gazing out her window one night， sees something she shouldn’t， her world begins to crumble—and its shocking secrets are laid bare。
What is real？ What is imagined？ Who is in danger？ Who is in control？ In this diabolically gripping thriller， no one—and nothing—is what it seems。
Then the Russells move into the house across the way: a father， a mother， their teenage son。 The perfect family。 But when Anna， gazing out her window one night， sees something she shouldn’t， her world begins to crumble—and its shocking secrets are laid bare。
What is real？ What is imagined？ Who is in danger？ Who is in control？ In this diabolically gripping thriller， no one—and nothing—is what it seems。
Reviews
Eli Varytimou
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Ένα αρκετά βαρετό βιβλίο με μια ακόμη πιο βαρετή πρωταγωνίστρια。 Πολλά κλισέ και cliffhangers。 Με κούρασε αρκετά。 Το μόνο θετικό ήταν ότι διαβαζόταν γρήγορα，οπότε το τελείωσα μέσα σε δύο μέρες。
Kristy Harvey
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A decent psychological thriller。 A woman with agoraphobia likes to watch her neighbours until one day she witnesses a murder。 There were a few twists in the book， one of them didn't come as a surprise。 Some compare it to Gone Girl， but IMO I didn't think it lived up to that hype。 Whilst I thought this was a good book， it just didn't wow me。 Still a solid 3 1/2 stars though。 A decent psychological thriller。 A woman with agoraphobia likes to watch her neighbours until one day she witnesses a murder。 There were a few twists in the book， one of them didn't come as a surprise。 Some compare it to Gone Girl， but IMO I didn't think it lived up to that hype。 Whilst I thought this was a good book， it just didn't wow me。 Still a solid 3 1/2 stars though。 。。。more
Roxanne
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Not my styleIt wasn’t my style of book。 I couldn’t relate to the character。 It was a bit slow for me， but I think because I didn’t like Dr。 Fox。
Любен Спасов
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Искам да чета тази книга още от 2018-та година， но все отлагах。 През това време четох ралзични коментари - от разочаровани до наистина впечатлени。 На мен лично книгата ми хареса изключително много。 Сюжетът беше заплетен и интригуващ през цялото време。 Не ми доскуча дори за секунда。 Авторката преплита доста умело личната история на Анна с нейното психическо разстройство и убийството， което до последната страница не можах да разгадая。 Доста рядко се случва напоследък да не отгатна криминалната час Искам да чета тази книга още от 2018-та година， но все отлагах。 През това време четох ралзични коментари - от разочаровани до наистина впечатлени。 На мен лично книгата ми хареса изключително много。 Сюжетът беше заплетен и интригуващ през цялото време。 Не ми доскуча дори за секунда。 Авторката преплита доста умело личната история на Анна с нейното психическо разстройство и убийството， което до последната страница не можах да разгадая。 Доста рядко се случва напоследък да не отгатна криминалната част в някоя книга и дори в вдин момент си помислих， че и в тази го направих， но Ей Джей Фин много ловко， в последния момент， ме извъртя и ми поднесе финал， който наистина беше изненадващ и повече от задоволителен。 През цялото време историята беше напрегната， поднасяща ти постоянни изненади。 Това за мен е един страхотен трилър в тона на големите класики в жанра。 Писането на авторката е безупречно - книгата се чете гладко， леко， бързо и не те затормозява излишно。 Целият роман е написан в стила на старите черно-бели криминални филми， които са вдъхновение за цялата история и са особено любими на Анна。 Хареса ми как Ей Джей Фин ни представи света на хората страдащи от агорафобия - аз лично успях да се поставя на тяхно място， а Анна， главната героиня в романа， разбирах напълно и съпреживявах с нея всеки страх и объркване， което изпитва。 Според мен книгата хвърля една различна светлина върху хората， които страдат от тази болест， като авторката се е постарала да ни ги опише така， че да можем да се поставим на тяхно място и ако можем да погледнем с малко повече разбиране върху тяхното съществуване。 Дори в една част от книгата някои герои се опитаха да изпозлват болестта на Анна срещу нея， което в крайна сметка се оказа погрешен вариант。 От гледна точка на сюжета обаче， това е един от любимите ми моменти， тъй като логиката надделя над това， което Анна си мисли， че е видяла и дори аз се замислих дали цялата история не е плод на фантазията на една дрогирана и пияна жена。 Въпреки всичко образът на Анна ми стана много симпатичен。 Личната й история ме натъжи и отново чрез страхотното писане на Ей Джей Дин успях да вникна в душата на тази жена и да разбера от първоизточника защо животът й се е стекъл по този начин。 Като цяло всеки един от героите в романа беше изграден блестящо - бяха ми любопитни и ги изследвах като реално съществуващи хора。 Накратко - доволен съм от прочетеното и определено ви препоръчвам тази книга！ 。。。more
South Brunswick High School Library
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Dr。 Anna Fox struggles with Agoraphobia and her separation from her family has complicated her recovery。 Like Jimmy Stewart’s character in Rear Window， and the other noir pictures Anna favors， she spends her time starring out the window of her New York apartment observing her neighbors。 When she witnesses a murder which she cannot prove and everyone attributes to her delusions， Anna must rely on herself to solve the mystery and keep herself safe。 If you liked Defending Jacob give this thriller a Dr。 Anna Fox struggles with Agoraphobia and her separation from her family has complicated her recovery。 Like Jimmy Stewart’s character in Rear Window， and the other noir pictures Anna favors， she spends her time starring out the window of her New York apartment observing her neighbors。 When she witnesses a murder which she cannot prove and everyone attributes to her delusions， Anna must rely on herself to solve the mystery and keep herself safe。 If you liked Defending Jacob give this thriller a try。 。。。more
Mary
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Read in two days， it was such a quick and intense thing。 Was super scared the entire last 100 pages but probably because I get scared pretty easily。
Meghan Violet
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 spoilers！！ sooooo good！！！ somehow i didn’t guess the mystery （either im rly stupid or the author did i good job， cant tell which） i literally could not stop reading this book so its def 5 stars。 only thing i didn’t like was that at the very end she was just like yep！ i am healed！ after another traumatic event like what？？ i guess the author wanted a happy ending （which i appreciate） but her being able to leave her house and magically stop drinking after just experiencing another near death experi spoilers！！ sooooo good！！！ somehow i didn’t guess the mystery （either im rly stupid or the author did i good job， cant tell which） i literally could not stop reading this book so its def 5 stars。 only thing i didn’t like was that at the very end she was just like yep！ i am healed！ after another traumatic event like what？？ i guess the author wanted a happy ending （which i appreciate） but her being able to leave her house and magically stop drinking after just experiencing another near death experience？ and it only taking 6 weeks？ it just doesn’t make sense。 idk it was very entertaining so im still giving it 5 stars， but i just wish the ending was different。 。。。more
Felicia
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3。5
Isabela
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O que foi esse livro？ Eu não consigo superar ele！ Você consegue viver a personagem， entrar na cabeça dela， com os seus pensamentos e falas。 Ao longo da leitura consegui imaginar todas as cenas， o que evidencia uma boa escrita e clareza no texto。 Nunca senti tanto uma história quanto essa。 É muito louco e muito bom。
Edward
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After finding out about the bullshit A。J。 Finn concocted in the past， I will not read this book， nor do I care to。I wanted to read it because I did enjoy the film for what it was。 But now， no thanks。
Kylynne Johnson
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Very dark and moves a little slow。 Some twists， which I appreciated。
Heather Galbraith
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I always look to see how many chapters are in a book before I start the book。。。this one has 100 chapters in under 450 pages！ The chapters are very short， so it made for a quick read。 I kind of had a feeling early on what was really going on， but it was a good read getting to that conclusion。 You can definitely feel for Anna and her struggle with being agoraphobic。 Her alcoholism runs deep and makes her double think everything she does， says， and is told。 I definitely read the book before watchin I always look to see how many chapters are in a book before I start the book。。。this one has 100 chapters in under 450 pages！ The chapters are very short， so it made for a quick read。 I kind of had a feeling early on what was really going on， but it was a good read getting to that conclusion。 You can definitely feel for Anna and her struggle with being agoraphobic。 Her alcoholism runs deep and makes her double think everything she does， says， and is told。 I definitely read the book before watching the movie。 I enjoyed the book， but I have been told by several people the movie is better。 I will give the movie a look see， but I have yet to find a movie better than the book。 。。。more
Amy Jane
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This book took a while to get interested and I almost thought it was going to be a predictable ending but it was a huge plot twist and I’m glad I stuck with it and finished it。 So good！
Alex
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Loved this thriller！ Great twists with only the tiniest of hints scattered throughout。 It’s a pretty easy read， with mostly short chapters so it’s perfect for reading on the subway or keeping in your bag for times you find yourself waiting and don’t want to be on your phone。 However， it gets addictive fast so you’ll probably end up staying in to finish just a few more pages rather than risk leaving and miss a moment of reading。
Margaret Bennett
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A little confusing due to the unreliable narrator， but a book full of twists and surprises that kept me wanting to read more！ It's a real page turner！ A little confusing due to the unreliable narrator， but a book full of twists and surprises that kept me wanting to read more！ It's a real page turner！ 。。。more
Hannah
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I liked it and it was a pretty quick read。 A few twists were pretty obvious but the ending was good！
Meredith
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Agoraphobic， alcoholic Anna Fox， whose psychiatric medications' side effects include hallucinations， believes she witnessed a murder in the house across from hers。Housebound due to agoraphobia， Anna spends her days spying on her neighbors through her camera's zoom lens， drinking heavily， watching black-and-white thrillers， playing online chess， and chatting with other agoraphobes online。 （How she can afford this lifestyle without an income is never explained。） The wife of the new neighbors strik Agoraphobic， alcoholic Anna Fox， whose psychiatric medications' side effects include hallucinations， believes she witnessed a murder in the house across from hers。Housebound due to agoraphobia， Anna spends her days spying on her neighbors through her camera's zoom lens， drinking heavily， watching black-and-white thrillers， playing online chess， and chatting with other agoraphobes online。 （How she can afford this lifestyle without an income is never explained。） The wife of the new neighbors strikes up a friendship with Anna， temporarily salving Anna's loneliness。 To Anna's great distress， only a few days later she witnesses her murder while spying on the occupants of the house through the living room window。 But when Anna tries to alert the authorities and summon help， no one believes her。The husband and son deny that a murder took place and produce a woman whom Anna has never met as proof that the wife and mother is alive and well。 Everyone else in Anna's life think the murder is a figment of Anna's imagination， resulting from her unstable mental state， her powerful prescription medications， her high level of intoxication at the time， or a combination of all these factors。Of course， Anna is determined to vindicate herself， which nearly gets her killed。Although I dislike unreliable narrators and don't particularly care for thrillers， I found this book a quick easy read， which held my attention。 There are some twists but nothing that anyone familiar with the genre should find too surprising。Content Warning: child death。 。。。more
Kira
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Absolutely thrilling。 A story told from the most unreliable narrator that keeps you guessing until the end。 Not sure how accurate this depiction of agoraphobia is， but it’s easy to empathize with Anna。 The alcoholism seemed a little overdone with the merlot being mentioned every other sentence though。 The plot moved so fast near the end， and some of the details are definitely unsettling。 For a book that takes place almost entirely in one house， there are a lot of plot twists。
Christopher
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 fave character: none of them fave part: throwing the bitch ass child through the skylight。 overall: 7。5/10。 i am currently in a show hangover so it was hard for me to get emotionally attached to this book。 it was really quick paced， but i felt there were a lot of parts that dragged on especially between the police disregarding the case overall and the ending。 i did enjoy the plot twists， though。 and i'm glad the book didn't end up being a whole thing that she imagined。 fave character: none of them fave part: throwing the bitch ass child through the skylight。 overall: 7。5/10。 i am currently in a show hangover so it was hard for me to get emotionally attached to this book。 it was really quick paced， but i felt there were a lot of parts that dragged on especially between the police disregarding the case overall and the ending。 i did enjoy the plot twists， though。 and i'm glad the book didn't end up being a whole thing that she imagined。 。。。more
Tiffy
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I enjoyed this read。 It moved along quickly and just as I was wondering if maybe we were spending too much time at one point in one subject the book suddenly kicked into action。 I guessed some things but missed many others。 Definitely an entertaining read！
Heather Burton
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4。5 stars。 Interesting read and suspenseful- the writing took a minute to get used to and at times was confusing， but the story was engaging and a page turner。
Molly Goldsmith
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This book is one that needs to be read compulsively and in one sitting。 I actually struggled to put it down。 This is definitely the best thriller I have read in a while。 It is extremely suspenseful and entertaining。 One of the aspects of the book that I believed to be especially interesting and original was Anna’s interest in old， black-and-white thriller movies。 When quotes from the movies were mentioned within Anna’s thinking and dialogue， it was， in a good way， creepy because I found myself q This book is one that needs to be read compulsively and in one sitting。 I actually struggled to put it down。 This is definitely the best thriller I have read in a while。 It is extremely suspenseful and entertaining。 One of the aspects of the book that I believed to be especially interesting and original was Anna’s interest in old， black-and-white thriller movies。 When quotes from the movies were mentioned within Anna’s thinking and dialogue， it was， in a good way， creepy because I found myself questioning her thoughts and relating them to the dialogue from her movies。 I was incredibly impatient while reading to see how it would end， and I was shocked and so satisfied once I finished the last page。 I absolutely loved this book and I recommend it so so so much！！！ 。。。more
Kristina
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Took some time to get into。 Awesome twists！
Alicia
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I would give this book a 5 star review for the story line， but I docked a point for the authors writing style of randomly inserting dreams （I think） and quoting old movies constantly as part of the plot。 Just not my style， but the story was amazing！
AndyZen
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4。5
cienna
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proud to say i called it。 couldn't put it down- so vividly written and well thought out。 another masterful thriller （i seem to have a very specific taste）。 proud to say i called it。 couldn't put it down- so vividly written and well thought out。 another masterful thriller （i seem to have a very specific taste）。 。。。more
Zomayra
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 They got me in the first half not going to lie。 I thought David was the one behind the murder。 And although the story was kinda slow at first， it really took a spin with all the plot twist。
Starla Lane
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Good bookGood read。 Can be a little slow at times。 Definitely some good and surprising twists。 Worth the read for sure
Hope Breighner
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Wasn't very thrilling， it was almost dull。 All of the 'twists' were predictable。 I do appreciate Anna dealing with the unique struggle of agoraphobia。 But otherwise the narrator being unreliable due to being an alcoholic is a little over played。 Wasn't very thrilling， it was almost dull。 All of the 'twists' were predictable。 I do appreciate Anna dealing with the unique struggle of agoraphobia。 But otherwise the narrator being unreliable due to being an alcoholic is a little over played。 。。。more
Julie
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Not a huge fan of thrillers but this one was pretty good。 A couple of cool twists and a couple twists I thought were a bit lame/predictable。 I found the ending to be least enjoyable part of the book。 The mystery was also secondary to other parts of the book I found more interesting- the inner dialogue of Anna， her mental health struggles and her descent from a functioning professional to someone struggling with intense agoraphobia， addiction， anxiety， panic， PTSD and depression。 My favourite sec Not a huge fan of thrillers but this one was pretty good。 A couple of cool twists and a couple twists I thought were a bit lame/predictable。 I found the ending to be least enjoyable part of the book。 The mystery was also secondary to other parts of the book I found more interesting- the inner dialogue of Anna， her mental health struggles and her descent from a functioning professional to someone struggling with intense agoraphobia， addiction， anxiety， panic， PTSD and depression。 My favourite section was when the other characters were causing Anna to question her own reality and to attribute her truth to her mental illness。 Shows that it doesn’t really matter what actually happened as much as what majority choose to believe happened。 Truth and reality are simultaneously subjective and objective。。。。which is a duality I think about often。 。。。more
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