Good Neighbors: A Novel

Written by:
Sarah Langan
Narrated by:
Nicole Lewis

Unabridged Audiobook

Ratings
Book
29
Narrator
7
Release Date
February 2021
Duration
10 hours 11 minutes
Summary
Celeste Ng and Liane Moriarty’s enthralling dissection of suburbia meets Shirley Jackson’s creeping dread in this “wickedly funny, unnerving puzzle box of a novel” (Dan Chaon, author of Ill Will) about the downward spiral of a Long Island community after a tragedy exposes its residents’ depths of deception.

Welcome to Maple Street, a picture-perfect slice of suburban Long Island, its residents bound by their children, their work, and their illusion of safety in a rapidly changing world.

But menace skulks among this exclusive enclave. When the Wilde family arrive, they trigger their neighbors’ worst fears. Dad Arlo’s a gruff has-been rock star with track marks. Mom Gertie’s got a thick Brooklyn accent, with high heels and tube tops to match. Their weird kids cuss like sailors. They don’t fit with the way Maple Street sees itself.

Maple Street’s Queen Bee, Rhea Schroeder—a lonely professor repressing a dark past—initially welcomed Gertie, but relations plummeted during one summer evening, when the new best friends shared too much, too soon. By the time the story opens, the Wildes are outcasts.

As tensions mount, a sinkhole opens in a nearby park, and Rhea’s daughter Shelly falls inside. The search for Shelly brings a shocking accusation against the Wildes. Suddenly, it is one mom’s word against the other’s in a court of public opinion that can end only in blood.

Riveting and ruthless, Good Neighbors is “a chilling, compulsively readable novel that looks toward the future in order to help us understand how we live now” (Kevin Wilson, author of Nothing to See Here).
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Katie

This book made me furious but it was a good read. It’s disturbing and nuanced.

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Jason B.

Terrible book. Just dull and poorly written. Could not finish it. I know that’s bad but I just could not do it. Way too many adverbs. Overly descriptive with a plot that never evolved. The sad thing is this person gets published and is considered good.

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Nina G.

Thoughtful and emotional read. There are many layers to digest and enjoyably so. Excellent read!

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