A review by pickettreads
A Book of American Martyrs by Joyce Carol Oates

2.0

WOW that was long. It did make me stop and think about a lot of things. Can you imagine growing up with parents who were part of a radical Christian group and your dad shot someone because he really felt like he was doing the work of God. How does one grow up in an environment with that type of belief system. Imagine being the child of an abortion doctor or a man on death row. So many potentials with this story yet I had a really hard time finishing it. It took me almost a month of these depressing characters. I am glad I am done.