My Life as a Rat by Joyce Carol Oates

My Life as a Rat

Joyce Carol Oates

416 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary challenging reflective slow-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

“A painful truth of family life: the most tender emotions can change in an instant.  You think your parents love you but is it you they love, or the child who is theirs?”  --Joyce Carol Oates, My Life as a RatWhich should prevail: loyalty to famil...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 398 reviews

Moods

dark 84%
emotional 62%
sad 60%
challenging 52%
tense 44%
reflective 36%

Pace

medium 54%
slow 33%
fast 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 51% | A mix: 48%

Strong character development?

Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 41% | No: 6% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 51% | No: 39% | Yes: 7% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 39% | No: 31% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 9% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

3.55

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

Submitted by users as part of their reviews

Expand filter menu View summary

See all...