false<![CDATA[First Love]]>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166669419m/15004.jpg150043A novella by the endlessly prolific Joyce Carol Oates, "First Love" is at once an exploration of the darkness that sometimes suffices for family life (familiar Oates territory) and a Christian allegory for the modern age of incest, child abuse, and bondage and discipline. The heroine is a not-quite adolescent girl named Josie who suffers physical and sexual abuse at the hands of her demonic cousin, a divinity student named Jared, and psychological abuse at the hands of her neglectful mother. Jared's work includes binding, gagging and other unsavory acts in which blood plays an important role. The mother works her damage through means that are less spectacular but somehow manage to be far more sinister. The big question--is Jared snake or savior?30931996First Lovetotal:113|5:15|4:21|3:45|2:25|1:7|1133511622020falsefalseTue Feb 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009Tue Feb 03 14:53:46 -0800 2009Tue Feb 03 15:00:14 -0800 20091 I was looking for something else in the library when I passed the shelves of Joyce Carol Oates books. As I've read and enjoyed a couple of hers, I grabbed two.
This was a fast read, being only 86 half pages (the book is the size of a Book of Common Praye...more...]]>
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Also living there is Josie’s cousin – Jared Jr. – on leave f...more...]]>
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01falsetrueFri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009Sun May 31 19:51:43 -0700 2009Sun May 31 20:06:58 -0700 2009several If reading Zombie is like playing in a biohazard bag, then First Love is like playing in a velvet pouch. Lined with wolverines.
Seriously warped, beautifully written and illustrated.
It rang a little hollow for me ...more...]]>
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30falsefalseThu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004Fri May 15 22:57:02 -0700 2009Sun May 17 00:03:09 -0700 2009 The main character is an 11 year old girl. She comes with her mother to new york to live with her aunt and ucle. Also living there is her cousin.
The books deals with incest, neglect,...more...]]>
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