244 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781892950611
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Overlook Connection Press
Publication date: 01 December 1989
Description
In suburbia in the 1950s, a dark side emerges for teenage Meg and her crippled sister--captive to an Aunt, who is descending into madness. ""The Girl Next Door" is alive--in a way most works of popular fiction never attain; it does not just promis...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,970 reviews
Moods
tense 73%
sad 69%
challenging 55%
emotional 47%
mysterious 5%
reflective 4%
adventurous 2%
informative 1%
Pace
fast 37%
slow 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 38% | Character: 33% | Plot: 26% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 47% | No: 27% | Yes: 23% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 22% | Yes: 3% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 81% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 5% | Yes: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 7% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Torture, RapeModerate
Car accident244 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781892950611
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Overlook Connection Press
Publication date: 01 December 1989
Description
In suburbia in the 1950s, a dark side emerges for teenage Meg and her crippled sister--captive to an Aunt, who is descending into madness. ""The Girl Next Door" is alive--in a way most works of popular fiction never attain; it does not just promis...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,970 reviews
Moods
tense 73%
sad 69%
challenging 55%
emotional 47%
mysterious 5%
reflective 4%
adventurous 2%
informative 1%
Pace
fast 37%
slow 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 38% | Character: 33% | Plot: 26% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 47% | No: 27% | Yes: 23% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 22% | Yes: 3% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 81% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 5% | Yes: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 7% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Torture, RapeModerate
Car accident