A review by nancyt
Babysitter by Joyce Carol Oates

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

The title refers to an insidious serial killer kidnapping unwanted children in Detroit 1977.  But the story revolves around a housewife having a wild and dangerous affair with a stranger. Dark and disturbing, none of the characters are likeable and a lot of the story does not make sense to me…I almost put this book down several different times as a DNF but didn’t. Maybe I should have.  Do not recommend.