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248 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780963339744
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Overlook Connection Press
Publication date: 01 July 2002
Description
Suburbia in the 1950s, a dark side emerging in the Chandler house for teenage Meg and her crippled little sister Susan - captive to an Aunt, who is rapidly descending into madness. "The Girl Next Door is alive.... in a way most works of poplular f...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,797 reviews
Moods
sad 74%
tense 70%
emotional 53%
challenging 49%
reflective 6%
mysterious 5%
adventurous 1%
Pace
fast 34%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 44% | Character: 33% | Plot: 20% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | No: 29% | Yes: 26% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 72% | It's complicated: 23% | Yes: 2% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 77% | Yes: 9% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 7% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Torture, Physical abuseModerate
Car accident, Alcohol, PedophiliaMinor
Death of parent, Excrement, Fatphobia
248 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780963339744
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Overlook Connection Press
Publication date: 01 July 2002
Description
Suburbia in the 1950s, a dark side emerging in the Chandler house for teenage Meg and her crippled little sister Susan - captive to an Aunt, who is rapidly descending into madness. "The Girl Next Door is alive.... in a way most works of poplular f...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,797 reviews
Moods
sad 74%
tense 70%
emotional 53%
challenging 49%
reflective 6%
mysterious 5%
adventurous 1%
Pace
fast 34%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 44% | Character: 33% | Plot: 20% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | No: 29% | Yes: 26% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 72% | It's complicated: 23% | Yes: 2% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 77% | Yes: 9% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 7% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Torture, Physical abuseModerate
Car accident, Alcohol, PedophiliaMinor
Death of parent, Excrement, Fatphobia