The Corn Maiden: And Other Nightmares by Joyce Carol Oates

The Corn Maiden: And Other Nightmares

Joyce Carol Oates

365 pages • first pub 2011 (view editions)

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"The Corn Maiden" is the gut-wrenching story of Marissa, a beautiful and sweet, but somewhat slow, eleven-year-old girl with hair the color of corn silk. Her single mother comes home one night to find her missing and panics, frantically knocking o...

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Community Reviews

3.24
based on 440 reviews

Moods

dark: 100%

tense: 61%

mysterious: 46%

sad: 38%

challenging: 23%

emotional: 15%

reflective: 11%

adventurous: 7%

funny: 3%

Pace

16% of readers chose fast
60% of readers chose medium
24% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

26% of readers chose Plot
53% of readers chose A mix
13% of readers chose Character
6% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

6% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
20% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

37% of readers chose Complicated
62% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

23% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
53% of readers chose No
15% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

73% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
13% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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