A review by laurelinwonder
The Corn Maiden and Other Nightmares by Joyce Carol Oates

5.0

The title piece had me alternately tearful and holding my breath. As usual Oates gift for the macabre and making the everyday and not so every day uncomfortable was beyond satisfying in this collection of short stories. I have yet to be let down by her austere and honest way of looking at humanity. Well worth the read.