A review by suneaters
The Corn Maiden and Other Nightmares, by Joyce Carol Oates

dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I have read another Joyce Carol Oates story that will stick with me for the rest of my life. "The Corn Maiden" is probably my favorite. I was on the edge of my seat reading it, hoping that that poor girl
Spoilerwouldn't be sacrificed.
"Fossil Figures" and "Beersheba" and "Nobody Knows My Name" were also great. By great, I mean spooky and disturbing.
SpoilerFrom a girl self-immolating after trying to sacrifice a classmate to a doctor drilling into a patient’s skull and accidentally killing her to twins being inescapably intertwined, every story is fresh and disturbing.