Jan's review
After the Wreck, I Picked Myself Up, Spread My Wings, and Flew Away
by Joyce Carol Oates
Jan's review
After the Wreck, I Picked Myself Up, Spread My Wings, and Flew Away by Joyce Carol Oates
Jan's review
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I've never been a fan of Oates' adult novels, so I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked this teen novel. Jenna is haunted by the car crash that killed her mother--a crash she may well be responsible for causing. She refuses to reconcile with her dad, who has begun a new family with another wife. Things are pretty bleak. It is when she meets Crow, a gorgeous biker who rescues her from gang rape, that things begin to look up for Jenna. A nice turn on guilt, grief, and the healing power of love.
