Word: whydunnit
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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Like much of Spark's writing, The Driver's Seat has some of the elements of a thriller, but there is no real suspense. In fact, the book is like the paperback Lise carries around with her, which she describes as "a whydunnit in q-sharp major." The reader knows that Lise is crazy from the moment she stalks out of a shop because the salesgirl has told her the preposterous garment she wants is "stain-resistant." The fact that she will be stabbed to death is announced portentously on page...
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