Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang by Joyce Carol Oates

Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang

Joyce Carol Oates

328 pages first pub 1993 (editions)

fiction feminism historical young adult challenging reflective slow-paced

Description

The time is the 1950s. The place is a blue-collar town in upstate New York, where five high school girls are joined in a gang dedicated to pride, power, and vengeance on a world they never made - a world that seems made to denigrate and destroy th...

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Community Reviews Summary of 216 reviews

Moods

adventurous 100%
tense 80%
dark 60%
challenging 40%
emotional 40%
inspiring 40%
reflective 40%
mysterious 20%
sad 20%

Pace

medium 40%
fast 40%
slow 20%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 50% | Character: 25% | Plot: 25%

Strong character development?

Yes: 75% | No: 25%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 50% | Yes: 50%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%

Average rating

3.85

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