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A Good Neighborhood by Therese Anne Fowler

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danweigel's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

eringreenwood's review against another edition

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5.0

Flew through this- just the right amount of intrigue, character building, so good

jansbookcorner's review against another edition

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4.0

More like a 3 1/2 star book but I rounded up. I liked the voice it was told in, I thought the character development was good and I could believe the story. At the same time there were points in the story that I felt were too agenda driven - too preachy. Overall worth the read and will leave you reflecting.

lmskikun's review against another edition

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emotional sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

nickscoby's review against another edition

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1.0

I stopped a little more than half way through. I had this epiphany and was like, I did not sign up for this, so buh bye! The book starts out fine but then just takes a puzzling turn that just felt forced and stupid. I have no idea how it all ends but I will say that Juniper and Xavier just weren't developed enough for me to care about them or their romance. They were just dull. And then on the other hand, there is way too much Brad Whitman (whit. man. get it?) for my liking. He was just a cardboard villain. Not even an interesting villain.

And there's some talk about trees which I am sure is a metaphor for . . . community? racism? roots? I don't know. Something.