Joyce Carol Oates Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Frankenstein
Mary ShelleyJoyce Carol Oatesall credit, entire credit, 100% credit to Mary Shelley, 18 years old when she began "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus." most impressive fiction debut, ever. https://t.co/veZS8mueWE
Paperback, 1994
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The Lottery
Shirley JacksonJoyce Carol Oateswhat dates Shirley Jackson's classic nightmare "The Lottery" is that just one citizen in the village is killed a year. in contemporary US, many times the population of the village would be slaughtered in a few weeks' time with no "sacred" ritual needed. https://t.co/AgMYqTIlu1
Hardcover, 2008
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Passing
Nella LarsenJoyce Carol Oatesbrilliant adaptation of Nella Larsen's 1929 novel "Passing" by first-time filmmaker Rebecca Hall. utterly riveting & disquieting film set in Harlem in the 1920's in dreamlike black-and-white photography evocative of another era. each scene is beautifully shot & acting superb.
Paperback, 2003
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The Woman in White
Wilkie CollinsJoyce Carol OatesRT @_DavidMorrell: For a spooky Halloween read, I recommend THE WOMAN IN WHITE by Wilkie Collins. This prime example of a sensation novel d…
Paperback, 2003
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Obit
Victoria ChangJoyce Carol Oates(what a wonderful book this is!--poetry, prose-poetry, visionary language, heartbreak crystalized into images of surpassing beauty & mystery: Victoria Chang's "Obit.") https://t.co/CqaE4hQx86
Paperback, 2020
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Heart of Darkness
Joseph ConradJoyce Carol OatesRT @LiteraryVienna: „It was written I should be loyal to the nightmare of my choice.“ Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness https://t.co/ujdt6z…
Paperback, 1990
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Straight Line Crazy
David HareJoyce Carol OatesExciting to be at David Hare’s new play “Straight Line Crazy” at The Shed at Hudson Yards https://t.co/HZZHy1hsLF
Paperback, 2022
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The Awakening
Kate ChopinJoyce Carol Oateshow original it would have been if Kate Chopin had not acquiesced to the male/puritan/ punitive prerogative that an adulterous woman must die in "The Awakening." (not that it saved her from public censure & "cancellation.")
Paperback, Mass Market, 2003
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Dubliners
James JoyceJoyce Carol Oateseach chapter is linked, but distinct. the first is just a couple of young Irish men experiencing a slight strain in their friendship, ending with Stephen walking off irked. it's based upon James Joyce & a friend, Joyce's pride injured, mildly. could be a story in "Dubliners." https://t.co/YouYnmosDe
Paperback, 1993
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And Then There Were None
Agatha ChristieJoyce Carol OatesIs the 1945 film "And Then There Were None" a faithful remake of the Agatha Christie novel? the film is very well executed & makes of the preposterous plot a brisk comedy of the absurd in which individuals die but their corpses don't decompose or cause much discomfort.
Paperback, Mass Market, 2011
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