I love Ira Levin. I wonder if he had any idea when he wrote this that he was going to create a new term that would still be used over 40 years later? 
 At 144 pages, this is a very quick and creepy read. A chilling story, with a lot of the same undertones Levin used in Rosemary's Baby...housewife is slowly convinced something is wrong with the people around her; realizes she is in danger and the explanation is bizarre, tending toward the absurd; no one believes her because she is just a "hysterical woman." 
 Brilliant piece of satire and social commentary. Recommended, even if you know the general gist of the story.