A review by jdcorley
Starr Bright Will Be with You Soon by Joyce Carol Oates, Rosamond Smith

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Finally all of Oates' practiced skills and passionate darkness come together in a story that's both simple and deeply propulsive. A deranged serial killer being hunted across America decides to visit her sister. Everything that implies is fully explored here, there are no rabbit holes without a rabbit at the bottom. Constructed flawlessly, she's at her best, every character is vivid, careful, and when we get into their lives we always feel they go forever. A masterpiece.