Beasts by Joyce Carol Oates

Beasts

Joyce Carol Oates

154 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

fiction horror dark slow-paced

Description

A young woman tumbles into a nightmare of decadent desire and corrupted innocence in a superb novella of suspense from National Book Award–winner Joyce Carol Oates. Art and arson, the poetry of D. H. Lawrence and pulp pornography, hero-worship and...

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Community Reviews Summary of 261 reviews

Moods

dark 100%
mysterious 52%
tense 47%
challenging 29%
emotional 17%
sad 17%
reflective 5%

Pace

fast 43%
slow 31%
medium 25%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 63% | Character: 36%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 54% | Yes: 27% | No: 18%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 40% | Yes: 10%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 50% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 10%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 9% | No: 9%

Average rating

3.55

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