The Driver's Seat by Muriel Spark

The Driver's Seat

Muriel Spark

2 hours, 36 minutes • first pub 1970 (editions) user-added

fiction classics dark mysterious tense fast-paced
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Lise is thin, neither good-looking nor bad-looking. One day she walks out of her office, acquires a gaudy new outfit, adopts a girlier tone of voice, and heads to the airport to fly south. On the plane she takes a seat between two men. One is deli...

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Community Reviews

3.62
based on 2,376 reviews

Moods

dark: 83%

mysterious: 72%

tense: 49%

challenging: 24%

funny: 19%

adventurous: 14%

reflective: 13%

sad: 9%

emotional: 5%

lighthearted: 1%

Pace

67% of readers chose fast
24% of readers chose medium
7% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

13% of readers chose Plot
39% of readers chose A mix
46% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

6% of readers chose Yes
35% of readers chose Complicated
56% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

2% of readers chose Yes
19% of readers chose Complicated
75% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

8% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
78% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

71% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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