A Summary and Critique of Harlan Coben's the Stranger

This is not the actual Harlan Coben's The Stranger. The primary objective of this book is to bring a review, insightful discussion and critique of Harlan Coben's The Stranger to readers everywhere. Harlan Coben's The Stranger is a psychological thriller. The story, which is set in a small suburban town, relies on the premise that things are not what they seem and that some people's comfortable, proper and well-regarded lives are only fairy tales. With the "help" of the Stranger, Adam Price, who is the leading character of Coben's book, learns that the truth sometimes can be more harmful than the deception. Hope is one of the themes throughout the novel. Coben also brings together two aspects of the modern America: computer hacking and affluent suburbia residents who allegedly live the American Dream. He interweaves these two facets, creating a fearsome plot with a few antiheros and a few victims who are not that innocent after all. Table of Contents Preface Introduction Character List Part I. Plot Summary and Analysis Part II. Analysis of Leading Characters Adam Price The Stranger Part III. A Critique of Maim Themes in The Stranger 1. Hope 2. Cyber Technology and Lack of Privacy 3. The American Dream References