Those People
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Average rating4.3
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Ratings3
Average rating4.3
From the author of the international bestseller Our House, a new novel of twisty domestic suspense asks, "Could you hate your neighbor enough to plot to kill him?" Lowland Way is the suburban dream. The houses are beautiful, the neighbors get along, and the kids play together on weekends. But when Darren and Jodie move into the house on the corner, they donʼt follow the rules. They blast music at all hours, begin an unsightly renovation, and run a used-car business from their yard. It doesn't take long for an all-out war to start brewing. Then, early one Saturday, a horrific death shocks the street. As police search for witnesses, accusations start flying--and everyone has something to hide.
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I am going to be honest, when I read the synopsis on the back of the book I was intrigued. I was expecting something darker than it is, something that would keep me on the edge. While there is a fair amount of mystery, Those People doesn't really stand out to me. I enjoyed reading it, it's a nice suburban life novel, it is entertaining, but it's not exciting, it's not all that surprising.
I can't say I related to any of the characters, I didn't strongly like or dislike any of them (strongly being the key word here) and my thinking of Darren was conditioned by the characters. Seeing how all of the neighbours were against him and we only get to see their perspective and not Darren's too, it's easy to dislike him.
Despite all that, I rated the book at 4/5 because it's a good read. It's not boring, it didn't feel like a chore reading it and I definitely don't regret it. But it is just that, a suburban life story and if you are not particularly into the genre I don't suppose you'd get much from it.
