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405 pages • first pub 1990 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Plume/Penguin
Publication date: 30 March 1991
Description
Joyce Carol Oates adds to her extraordinary body of work with this stunning National Book Award Finalist filled with violence, love, racism, and a shared secret in mid-century New York. In the early 1950s in an industrial town, racial boundaries m...
Community Reviews Summary of 191 reviews
Moods
challenging 66%
emotional 66%
reflective 66%
sad 66%
hopeful 33%
mysterious 33%
tense 33%
Pace
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 66% | Character: 33%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 100%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual violence, Violence, Rape
405 pages • first pub 1990 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Plume/Penguin
Publication date: 30 March 1991
Description
Joyce Carol Oates adds to her extraordinary body of work with this stunning National Book Award Finalist filled with violence, love, racism, and a shared secret in mid-century New York. In the early 1950s in an industrial town, racial boundaries m...
Community Reviews Summary of 191 reviews
Moods
challenging 66%
emotional 66%
reflective 66%
sad 66%
hopeful 33%
mysterious 33%
tense 33%
Pace
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 66% | Character: 33%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 100%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual violence, Violence, Rape