A Good Neighbourhood by Therese Anne Fowler

A Good Neighbourhood

Therese Anne Fowler

311 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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In Oak Knoll, a verdant, tight-knit North Carolina neighborhood, professor of forestry and ecology Valerie Alston-Holt is raising her bright and talented biracial son. Xavier is headed to college in the fall, and after years of single parenting, V...

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Community Reviews

3.7
based on 7,406 reviews

Moods

emotional: 72%

sad: 71%

dark: 52%

tense: 50%

challenging: 39%

reflective: 39%

mysterious: 8%

informative: 4%

hopeful: 3%

inspiring: 2%

adventurous: 1%

Pace

20% of readers chose fast
61% of readers chose medium
17% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

19% of readers chose Plot
53% of readers chose A mix
26% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

48% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
23% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

24% of readers chose Yes
53% of readers chose Complicated
22% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

92% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

70% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
8% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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