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The Girl Next Door
- Narrated by: Jack Ketchum
- Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Suburbia. Shady, tree-lined streets; well-tended lawns; and cozy homes. A nice, quiet place to grow up. Unless you are teenage Meg or her crippled sister, Susan.
On a dead-end street, in the dark, damp basement of the Chandler house, Meg and Susan are left captive to the savage whims and rages of a distant aunt who is rapidly descending into madness. It is a madness that infects all three of her sons and finally the entire neighborhood. Only one troubled boy stands hesitantly between Meg and Susan and their cruel, torturous deaths. A boy with a very adult decision to make....
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- Attila
- 13-05-2018
Very sad story
At times it gets nearly as gruesome as Saw. The true horror however comes from reminding yourself its based on a true story while you listen to the situation get worse and worse. Not recommended for the faint hearted.
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- Amanda
- 26-01-2022
Heart wrenching
I knew this story would hurt, but it went beyond just hurting. There were parts I struggled to get through, especially knowing it is based on the true story of Sylvia Lykens, that a lot of the horrible things really happened to this poor girl. But I did get through it, and it will stay with me forever, as has Sylvias story. However I couldn’t give the story five stars, how can a story like this be called good. It is a good book but the story is painful.
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- Anonymous User
- 28-05-2024
worth a read but not highly memorable
Slow start, but gets better at holding your attention more at the end. Very realistic story telling. Gruesome in a psychological way but not scary.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-04-2021
This will tear your soul out
How can someone become so evil?
A terrifying tale that will leave you sick, scarring your minds eye.
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- Kym Webster
- 27-01-2024
superbly unsettling and deeply saddening
God this was an incredibly sad and depressing book. Don't get me wrong, the author did an absolutely fantastic job of writing and narrating, it's what kept me going. It is utterly heart breaking.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-07-2024
The girl next door
Omg !!!! I’ve never been so disgusted, angry and upset listening to a book before the suffering and humiliation this poor child endured is beyond comprehension.
The ridiculous lack of punishment to all involved is a disgrace.
Everyone involved/knew what was happening should have been thrown in prison never to be released.
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- Ronnie Smart
- 04-12-2019
A must read.
This is an excellent novel, and it is read wonderfully by the author. The characterization and setting are richly drawn, and entirely believable. The novel is disturbing and violent, but it has depth and humanity within it.
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- Librariasaurus
- 08-03-2018
This did not sit well
I struggle with this one. It is disturbing. More so because it is based on a true story. The writing wasn't overly masterful but the content keeps you coming back in a weird perverted way.
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- Anonymous User
- 15-08-2021
Grotesque
This book is well written and narrated but the subject matter (the true origins)is so gruesome that it doesn’t justify a fictional based story.
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