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effiezd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Gun violence and Murder
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Violence, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Addiction and Animal death
grunbean's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This was a can’t put down book for me. I picked this up on a whim, and it exceeded what I thought it was going to be. Dark in a way you can’t expect, incisive when it comes to commenting on the state of our world and where it’s going, and with an unexpected humour. I would really recommend this book.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Moderate: Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment
savvylit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
3.0
Good Neighbors is a tense blend of eco-thriller and suburban horror. What if your neighbors suddenly decided to hate you as a bitumen-spewing sinkhole opens up across the street from your home? Langan explores this question thoroughly, deftly portraying unsettling groupthink and ignored environmental disaster. The neighbors of this novel are genuinely terrifying in an all-too-real way due to their classist hive mind mentality. They make so many assumptions that ultimately cascade and escalate to the point of violence. Langan perfectly understands and reveals the covert hatred that is often seething just under the surface in so-called "good" American neighborhoods.
All that being said, the execution of the plot left me feeling a little hollow. I wanted to love this book for its social commentary. However, the format ultimately keeps it from feeling cohesive. Good Neighbors is interspersed with newspaper clippings from various retrospectives on the events at the heart of its plot. It would seem that these article snippets were included to maintain intrigue and drop clues. Really, though, the snippets took unnecessary focus away from the actual happenings in the plot.
Graphic: Child death, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction and Gun violence
saric7's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Suicide, and Murder
gia0203's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse and Child death
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Self harm, Suicide, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Pregnancy
Minor: Classism
tbrooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicide, Murder, and Alcohol
malea_ann's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
finleyfrogreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
mollmccaff's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Excrement, Medical content, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Minor: Suicide and Forced institutionalization
ellenlemon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Rape, and Murder