The Cobweb

" By William Gibson. Martin Seeker 6? Warburg Ltd. 15/-. Perhaps it is professional prejudice, but psychiatric interviews in novels are seldom convincing and The Cobweb is not an exception. The theme, however, need not have been set in a psychiatric hospital. Almost any setting could have been used, and in itself it is interesting and exciting. The book gives a lively account of interpersonal tensions, and shows how the conflicting wills of the hospital staff affect the patients. It works up to a climax and effectively illustrates the reactions of an insecure individual, who fears being let down and yet invites this by always looking for it. There is