Blonde by Joyce Carol Oates

Blonde

Joyce Carol Oates

746 pages • first pub 2000 (editions) user-added

fiction historical reflective slow-paced

Description

In her most ambitious work to date, Joyce Carol Oates boldly reimagines the inner, poetic, and spiritual life of Norma Jeane Baker -- the child, the woman, the fated celebrity and idolized blonde the world came to know as Marilyn Monroe. In a voic...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,001 reviews

Moods

emotional 76%
sad 76%
dark 72%
reflective 52%
challenging 49%
tense 18%
informative 15%
mysterious 12%
funny 3%
hopeful 2%
inspiring 1%

Pace

slow 67%
medium 30%
fast 1%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 81% | A mix: 15% | Plot: 3%

Strong character development?

Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 8%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 54% | Yes: 29% | No: 14%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 70% | Yes: 16% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 2%

Average rating

3.84

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