bookloversboudoir's review against another edition
2.0
https://thebookloversboudoir.wordpress.com/2017/12/21/my-heart-laid-bare-by-joyce-carol-oates/
I really didn’t enjoy My Heart Laid Bare. I’m disappointed as JCO is one of my favourite writers.
The blurb sounds like it would be a great read. There are times the book is decent.
The main issue I had was with the language used. It is very dense and old-fashioned which made it a bit of a slog to get through. There’s too much detail and information dragged out in painstaking detail across pages and pages that I was bored most of the time. I could not wait to slog through the book.
The language is really off-putting and left me cold. There is some good stuff here but the style used kills the book for me.
This seems to be a trait of JCO’s Gothic Saga. I’ve now read all 5 books and only enjoyed 3 (Mysteries of Winterthurn, A Bloodsmoor Romance and Bellefleur).
I really didn’t enjoy My Heart Laid Bare. I’m disappointed as JCO is one of my favourite writers.
The blurb sounds like it would be a great read. There are times the book is decent.
The main issue I had was with the language used. It is very dense and old-fashioned which made it a bit of a slog to get through. There’s too much detail and information dragged out in painstaking detail across pages and pages that I was bored most of the time. I could not wait to slog through the book.
The language is really off-putting and left me cold. There is some good stuff here but the style used kills the book for me.
This seems to be a trait of JCO’s Gothic Saga. I’ve now read all 5 books and only enjoyed 3 (Mysteries of Winterthurn, A Bloodsmoor Romance and Bellefleur).
booksandquilts's review
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
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