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

4.04 AVERAGE

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thebookiread's review

also returned to the library i mostly just wanted to reread the titular story
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emmbutler26's review against another edition

4.75
challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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: Yes
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tailored_books's review against another edition

3.0
I don't think I've ever been so uncomfortable or screamed at a character more in my life.
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directorpurry's review against another edition

3.0
Actual rating: 3.5 stars

Creepy creepy creepycreepycreepy -

whipsmile's review against another edition

5.0
Might be one of those horror stories that is scarier for women than it is for men. I FELT this fear. The writing is good, and Arnold Friend might be one of the most evil villains I've read. This was never required reading for me, so reading it "for fun" made it more enjoyable. BUT I think I would have liked discussing this story in an academic environment as well.

sweetry's review against another edition

2.0
Left me feeling uneasy. I didn't love the story, and was fairly confused at times. Interesting, but most likely won't read again.

notallbooks_mp's review

4.0
I didn't love all of the stories in this collection, but the ones that I *did* love were incredible. I don't always know what to think about Oates, but the woman can tell a hell of a story.
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seemalnaqvi's review against another edition

4.5
dark mysterious sad fast-paced

aprilnc's review against another edition

5.0
Joyce Carol Oates scared me with 20 pages. Damn that was good writing.

marisa_the_librarian's review

4.0
If you can't read long books, read short stories such as these. Oates is a great writer.