My Life as a Rat by Joyce Carol Oates

My Life as a Rat

Joyce Carol Oates

416 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary challenging reflective slow-paced

Description

“A painful truth of family life: the most tender emotions can change in an instant.  You think your parents love you but is it you they love, or the child who is theirs?”  --Joyce Carol Oates, My Life as a RatWhich should prevail: loyalty to famil...

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Moods

dark 83%
emotional 56%
sad 56%
challenging 54%
reflective 45%
tense 43%

Pace

medium 55%
slow 30%
fast 13%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 51% | Character: 48%

Strong character development?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 40% | No: 9%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 56% | No: 33% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 23% | N/A: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 12% | N/A: 3%

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3.61

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