A review by oddly
The Driver's Seat by Muriel Spark
5.0
This is a showcase of the power of short fiction: an incredibly chilling powerhouse piece of writing that I must recommend.
This novella took me just under an hour to read, but I feel the staying power of it deep under my skin. My first encounter with Muriel Spark, I found this tale of a woman going on vacation with a strange ultimatum in mind very much in the vein of Shirley Jackson’s writing.
I don’t want to go into the plot, but the use of foreshadowing is some of the most shocking and perfectly positioned, creating tension you could cut with a knife that only rises up into your throat as you continue reading.
And the ending . . . well—you really just need to read it.
Brilliant, brilliant. Does anyone have a Spark recommendation for what I should try next?
This novella took me just under an hour to read, but I feel the staying power of it deep under my skin. My first encounter with Muriel Spark, I found this tale of a woman going on vacation with a strange ultimatum in mind very much in the vein of Shirley Jackson’s writing.
I don’t want to go into the plot, but the use of foreshadowing is some of the most shocking and perfectly positioned, creating tension you could cut with a knife that only rises up into your throat as you continue reading.
And the ending . . . well—you really just need to read it.
Brilliant, brilliant. Does anyone have a Spark recommendation for what I should try next?