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tcsellman's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Child abuse, Gun violence, and Suicide
Moderate: Rape
emilyorrwhat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Definitely worth the time I spent reading it, and will be reading more of Langan!
Graphic: Child abuse
Moderate: Addiction, Toxic friendship, Pedophilia, Violence, Child death, and Gun violence
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: Child death, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Murder, Addiction, Animal death, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Sexual assault
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: Gun violence and Addiction
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: Murder, Self harm, Suicide, Addiction, Alcoholism, Grief, Medical trauma, 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, Alcohol, Drug use, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Suicide, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Murder, Alcoholism, and Bullying
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: Child death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Child abuse
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: Death, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Incest, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Medical content, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Violence, Pedophilia, Gun violence, Murder, Forced institutionalization, and Grief
Moderate: Classism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Blood, Cancer, Excrement, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Emotional abuse
mollmccaff's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Rape, Murder, Child death, Grief, and Death
Moderate: Animal death, Gun violence, Excrement, Addiction, Drug use, Drug abuse, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Medical content, Bullying, and Death of parent
Minor: Suicide and Forced institutionalization
cursivewolf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Child death, Child abuse, Death, Grief, Pregnancy, Stalking, Suicide, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Ableism, and Addiction
Minor: Rape