My Heart Laid Bare by Joyce Carol Oates

My Heart Laid Bare

The Gothic Saga #4

Joyce Carol Oates

624 pages first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging reflective slow-paced
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New York Times Bestselling AuthorFinally returned to print in a beautiful trade paperback edition, a haunting gothic tale that illuminates the fortunes and misfortunes of a 19th-century immigrant family of confidence artists--a story of morality, ...

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Community Reviews

3.72
based on 58 reviews

Moods

dark: 66%

challenging: 33%

emotional: 33%

funny: 33%

mysterious: 33%

reflective: 33%

sad: 33%

tense: 33%


Pace

66% of readers chose medium
33% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

100% of readers chose Character
Character

Strong character development?

50% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Loveable characters?

100% of readers chose Complicated
Complicated

Diverse cast of characters?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

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