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Title: Not so Thrilling
Review: THE INTERVIEW ROOM is supposed to be a psychological thriller, but I didn't find it very thrilling.I found all the characters in this novel to be largely flat and difficult to relate to. In particular, the lead character is more like a philosopher than a real person, constantly over-analyzing one situation after another. He's not very admirable, or even that interesting. His marriage is oddly unpleasant, almost leading the reader to hope for a divorce instead of a reconciliation.The plot of THE INTERVIEW ROOM is pretty sluggish at the beginning, then moves into hyperdrive in the last third, with too many implausible events happening all at once. The ending is pretty standard, the type of violent showdown I've read in hundreds of other books of this nature.I do believe Anscombe is a talented writer. Much of the prose in this book was quite strong. But the shortcomings in both plot and characterization make this a difficult book to recommend.Two stars.
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