American Gothic Tales by Joyce Carol Oates

American Gothic Tales

Joyce Carol Oates

fiction horror short stories mysterious reflective slow-paced

550 pages | first published 1996

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Joyce Carol Oates has a special perspective on the “gothic” in American short fiction, at least partially because her own horror yarns rank on the spine-tingling chart with the masters. She is able to see the unbroken link of the macabre that ties...
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Moods

dark 100%
mysterious 100%
challenging 50%
emotional 50%
funny 50%
informative 50%
tense 50%

Pace

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