Sliver (novel)

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Sliver
First edition cover
AuthorIra Levin
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
PublisherBantam Books
Publication date
March, 1991
Media typePrint (hardback, paperback)
Pages190
ISBN0-553-07292-7

Sliver (1991), by U.S. author Ira Levin, is a novel about the mysterious people in a privately owned high-rise apartment building in New York City, especially after a new tenant — an attractive young working woman in publishing — has moved in. The novel became the basis for the 1993 film of the same name, starring Sharon Stone, William Baldwin, Polly Walker and Tom Berenger.

Plot summary[edit]

Kay Norris, a book editor, moves into a Manhattan "sliver" building, which is tall, slender, and only has two apartments on each floor. She makes the acquaintance of a handsome and friendly young man who lives in her new building. Norris does not know at first that the young man is the owner. He turns out to be a modern-day Peeping Tom who, unknown to everyone, has had surveillance cameras and microphones installed in every single apartment, with his own place in the building serving as his headquarters. Norris soon becomes wrapped up in a murder mystery and finds herself in danger.

Reception[edit]

Carolyn See's review in the Los Angeles Times observed the book's heroine "lives such a blameless life...that it comes as a refreshing relief when the voyeur insinuates his way into her real life--even though we all know that no good can come of it." See concluded that "'Sliver,' on the horror graph, comes in at about the level of a hot fudge sundae."[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Carolyn See (18 Feb 1991). "BOOK REVIEW : A Tale of Voyeurism With a Bit of Horror : SLIVER: A Novel, by Ira Levin. Bantam Books, $19.95, 256 pages". latimes.com. Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 11 Aug 2023. Retrieved 11 Aug 2023.

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