Black Dahlia & White Rose: Stories by Joyce Carol Oates

Black Dahlia & White Rose: Stories

Joyce Carol Oates

288 pages first pub 2012 (view editions)

fiction literary mystery short stories dark emotional sad medium-paced
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"A mesmerizing storyteller who seems almost unnaturally able to enter the tormented inner lives of her characters."--Denver PostBlack Dahlia & White Rose is a brilliant collection of short fiction from National Book Award winner and New York T...

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Community Reviews

3.19
based on 161 reviews

Moods

dark: 100%

tense: 55%

mysterious: 44%

sad: 44%

challenging: 33%

emotional: 22%

reflective: 11%


Pace

12% of readers chose fast
75% of readers chose medium
12% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

25% of readers chose Plot
25% of readers chose A mix
25% of readers chose Character
25% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

12% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
50% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

12% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
37% of readers chose No
25% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

37% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
25% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

75% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose N/A
Yes
N/A

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