A review by illiterate_lobster
Dis Mem Ber and Other Stories of Mystery and Suspense by Joyce Carol Oates

challenging dark inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Most were pretty good and riveting, Crawlspace and Situations were pretty confusing however. I’m not sure what was going on in those. Great Blue Heron was banger though. The time periods are hard to discern just because of Joyce’s writing style, so keep in mind everything is set roughly in the present. It also seems very terf-ish.
GBH is pretty much the only reason I gave this book five stars, but turns out JCO actually is a terf so now it’s getting a 4