false <![CDATA[Zombie]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223432452m/11785.jpg 11785 11 A hero who gets into the mind of a serial killer is a fixture of television crime shows, but such stories are usually disappointing, because the viewer knows it's just a gimmick. Not so with this unusual little novel, which <i>The New York Times</i> called a "note-perfect, horror-comic ventriloquization of a half-bright, infantile serial killer." Joyce Carol Oates has so convincingly written through the voice of a killer, you will feel nervous while reading at how familiar, how <i>human</i>, he is. Part of how she achieves the effect is through sparing use of bizarre capitalization (e.g., "MOON" and "FRAGMENT") and crude drawings done with a felt-tip pen. But the language is what makes it come alive, as in such weird statements as "My whole body is a numb tongue." This book was winner of the 1996 Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel. 882569 1 9 1995 Zombie total:707|5:125|4:213|3:224|2:103|1:42| 707 2397 1040 124 3 2 false false Fri Sep 28 11:45:23 -0700 2007 Tue Nov 27 13:57:40 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Jul 29 20:22:56 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 29 20:31:55 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Fri Apr 27 12:57:19 -0700 2007 Tue Nov 06 10:04:19 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Mar 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 17:07:34 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 17:30:28 -0700 2009
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joyce carol oates does do a remarkable job of getting into the brain of a serial killer, and not perseverating on why he is, only that he IS, and this is how he thinks, etc. it's crispy, starchy...more...]]> 3 0 false true Tue Apr 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 09:27:41 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 09:41:32 -0700 2009
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An excerpt.

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