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A book group choice. Very much of it's time , nowadays this is a book about a woman being gaslighted but back in it's era I suppose it would be more of a straightforward thriller. It is shocking that just after reading the Yellow Wallpaper, which is set 40 years before this , women could still be scared into silence by the threat of being sectioned. I remember the film well but think it ends differently, I remember the atmosphere of the film but not the specific plot. This type of plot with the main character not being believed always make me slightly anxious so not a high score but I did love the ending.

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iris_in_bloom's review against another edition

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mysterious tense medium-paced

Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

I would rate this higher if it had been made more clear why the lady vanished and if more detail was given regarding that. I also didn’t care for the ending regarding Iris.

polly__flintandherbooks's review against another edition

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mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

krobart's review against another edition

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4.0

See my review here:

https://whatmeread.wordpress.com/2023/10/12/review-2250-the-wheel-spins/

toniclark's review against another edition

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4.0

It dragged a little at times — especially since I'd pretty much figured out what was going on and was waiting for our heroine to catch up with me. However, I still liked it a lot. I haven't seen the Hitchcock film based on this book, but will look for it.

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