Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? by Joyce Carol Oates

Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?

Joyce Carol Oates with Elaine Showalter (Contributor)

178 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)

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Joyce Carol Oates’s prize-winning story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” takes up troubling subjects that continue to occupy her in her fiction: the romantic longings and limited options of adolescent women; the tensions between mothers...

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Community Reviews Summary of 903 reviews

Moods

dark 89%
tense 75%
mysterious 45%
sad 22%
challenging 18%
emotional 18%
reflective 10%
adventurous 2%

Pace

fast 61%
medium 28%
slow 9%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 48% | A mix: 39% | Plot: 9% | N/A: 3%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 42% | No: 28% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 7%

Loveable characters?

No: 70% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 3% | Yes: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 89% | Yes: 7% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 10% | No: 7%

Average rating

4.05

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