The Good Neighbor Paperback – September 1, 2015
Author: Visit ‘s A. J. Banner Page ID: 1503944433
Review
“A riveting psychological thriller with twists and turns I didn’t see coming. The ending will blow you away. Set aside your day. You won’t be able to put The Good Neighbor down.” 
“In The Good Neighbor A. J. Banner plays on many of our greatest fears
About the Author
A. J. Banner illuminates the darkest corners of the human heart with her stories of suspense. Born in India and raised in Canada and California, she earned degrees from the University of California, Berkeley. She lives with her husband on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State.
Paperback: 204 pagesPublisher: Lake Union Publishing (September 1, 2015)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1503944433ISBN-13: 978-1503944435 Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 1 x 8.2 inches Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Best Sellers Rank: #1,697 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #85 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Contemporary #345 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Women’s Fiction > Contemporary Women #346 in Books > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Thrillers & Suspense > Suspense
I truly don’t understand the hype for this book. Here are a few of its many sins:
– Flaccid, lifeless prose.
– Crammed to bursting with tedious, frivolous detail about the narrator’s tedious, frivolous suburban life.
– Protagonist can hear everything said by someone atop a cliff, over a raging thunderstorm, as she is drowning in a violent river. (No spoilers here; that’s in the prologue.)
– Clumsy, inept foreshadowing that destroys any chance for drama. They say when your only tool is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. Well, this book’s foreshadowing is what happens when the author has nothing but a big, heavy hammer: "This isn’t over yet. I feel something worse coming on. Only this time it’s not going to be a tree or a fire. It’s going to be less obvious, something insidious."
– Contrived, wooden dialog. See above.
– A double homicide is investigated by a fire marshal. Don’t most towns have some kind of department that specializes in police work? What’s it called, again? Someone should tell the author.
– Every female character is shallow, beautiful, hyper-sexualized, and a threat to the narrator’s marriage. The narrator rarely visualizes another woman without specifying which sexy outfit she pictures her in. If written by a man, one would wonder if the author had ever met an actual woman, or just researched them by watching General Hospital.
– “I grabbed a brick from the Kimballs’ side garden, and dropped it in my sweatshirt pocket as I climbed.” One wonders if the author has ever met an actual brick, or just assumed they are made portable for the suburban woman on the go.
– The fire marshal (rather hilariously) spoils the ending to Backdraft. Does that mean spoilers are acceptable here?
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