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Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?: Selected Early Stories by Joyce Carol Oates

4.04 AVERAGE

trytoread's review against another edition

4.25
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Read this super long ago. I remember being drawn into the creeping sinister dream like quality of the writing (like perception of the character seems off/odd), and what was happening (or will happen to the main character). 

Recommend for someone who likes that sort of vibe, and a plot that imply a real life horror that can happen to anyone (or in this case, moreso, for young girl/woman). 
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baduiszm's review against another edition

4.75
dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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incandenza's review against another edition

3.0
Not as disturbing as I expected but the lack of resolution for the ending gave me goosebumps.

thebookfairy21's review against another edition

2.0
mysterious fast-paced
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oh_megs's review against another edition

4.0
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sarahhhlon's review against another edition

5.0
this was insane!!! i loved it!! it started off sweet and simple. just a teenage girl with some mommy issues. then BAM shit hit the floor real quick. My heart was beating so fast and my skin was crawling. i LOVED it!!! its kinda sad that this shit is a little realistic and that stuff like this happens to people. overall, such a good story. I recommend to people who love a little thrill or honestly anyone. it kinda had perfect blue vibes kinda but not really. i definitely see myself rereading this when i need to get out a slump or when i want something short and simple to read.

update: sam and i are discovering new information and possibilities of what happened
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lostintranslation's review against another edition

5.0
dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

cleoxjames's review against another edition

5.0
dark reflective tense
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kansass's review against another edition

5.0
Beautiful and disturbing.

kansass's review

5.0
Una maravilla de cuento. Quién lo quiera leer, os lo paso. Ultimamente se ha puesto de actualidad porque se ha reeditado la adaptación cinematográfica que se hizo en 1985, una adaptación muy fiel y casi perfecta, que os recomiendo. Pero primero el cuento:

https://www.literatura.us/idiomas/jco_donde.html