Joyce Carol Oates discussion
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Jul 12, 2012 01:52PM
What Joyce Carol Oates novel should I read next? Love to hear about ones that aren't so common?
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I believe I have read them all, so name a book and I will let you know if I think it's one of her better ones :)
Ok. I looked at your list. Here are some of my faves that I didn't see on it: Wonderland, Blonde, Missing Mom, The Falls,Them.
Others that I remember enjoying, although it has been awhile: Broke Heart Blues, Little Bird of Heaven, Solstice.
I loved The Falls, Middle Age, Wonderland, Garden of Earthly Delights, Them, White Girl/Black Girl, The Tattooed Girl, Gravedigger's Daughter, We were the Mulvaneys, Mudwoman, Black Water and many others, the names escape me! I want to read Blonde and Expensive people next. The Falls, I think, is my favorite.
Yes, The Falls is my favorite too! Although Blonde is a close second.
Have to read Blonde. I am a "Marilyn" fan and have read 2 or 3 bios about her and saw "My Week with Marilyn". Have seen many of her movies. She was a poignant, lost soul who was a talented, intelligent actress with amazing sex appeal and beauty. Now that I've read a lot of fiction based on bio, I would like to try Blonde.
I am also a huge Marilyn fan and thought the book was incredibly well-researched and had such an authentic voice. Oates also made it into a play which I saw a few years ago. She was clearly obsessed with her too!
Hey! My names Katy. I'm new to the group, but not to Joyce Carol Oates. I've been a fan for years. So excited to find this group. Just wanted to.definitely encourage you to read Expensive People. It is my favorite. Let me know what you think!
That's the last one in the quartet - must read it!
Just finished mudwoman. Not one of my top choices. My first Nco novel was foxfire. Still an all time favorite.
I just read Mudwoman and liked it, but know I wasn't in the majority.
Have you read The Tattooed girl? I have not long read this, and was surprised how much I liked it.
Jill Ellen wrote: "Have you read The Tattooed girl? I have not long read this, and was surprised how much I liked it."Great book.
Yes I LOVED THE TATOOED GIRL, Foxfire, I lock the Door Upon Myself, & Beasts the most from the ones I have read.
