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dark
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I bought this years ago, before I realized that Joyce Carol Oates' style just isn't for me. Her melancholy books with nothing really happening just make me sad and bored. Despite centering around a murder, it felt like this book just dragged and nothing happened. Don't get me wrong, I get what Oates was trying to do, it just really didn't resonate with me unfortunately.
Graphic: Murder, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Drug use, Child abuse, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
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