I Lock My Door Upon Myself: A Novella3 reviews Joyce Carol Oates Ontario Review Press, 2002 Delivering Herself + Short, Intense, and Dramatic + over all well written and exciting book. Inspired by the fantastic poem by Christina Rossetti, I Lock My Door Upon Myself is a tremendous novella that recounts the life of Edith "Calla" Freilicht from the perspective of her granddaughter. Calla is raised in a small New England community in the early 20th century isolated and detached from ...             Childwold1 review Joyce Carol Oates Fawcett, 1981 I love JCO, but this was too difficult This is not the kind of book you should read when you're tired. It was difficult to follow. There were many characters, and sometimes they were the narrators, sometimes a narrator dealt with them, with little transition or indication. The whole novel is divided into a myriad of vignettes, at times ...             Where Is Here1 review Joyce Carol Oates Harper Perennial, 1993 Area Man Found Crucified One of the nation's most talented writers is without a doubt, Joyce Carol Oates. This particular collection of short stories is a true pleasure to read. I have read "Area Man Found Crucified" and "Lethal" aloud to several of my friends. Her prose reads much like poetry to me. I find Joyce's ...             Them (Modern Library)23 reviews Joyce Carol Oates Modern Library, 2006 The only kind of fiction that is real + Acute exposure of fragility beneath hard, shielding façades + Realism stretched like putty + Possibly The Novel Upon Which Oates Built Her Reputation + Great Writing, so-so story             Son of the Morning1 review Joyce Carol Oates Vanguard Press, 1978 Creepy and intriguing. This book has all the things one has come to expect from Oates (if one is a fan): the otherworldly in the realistic, rich language, even slight goriness. _Son of the Morning_ is about a man by the name of Nathan Vickery, who comes into the world by unfortunate circumstances. From an early age ...             On Boxing (P.S.)15 reviews Joyce Carol Oates Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006 A Boxing Book Unparalleled + Whatever Oates sets her mind to, shoe does well. + Touching insight into the world of boxing from a wonderful writer + For making me think about it in a different way             I Am No One You Know : Stories10 reviews Joyce Carol Oates, 2004 Exquisite Trauma from the Personal to the Global + Oh My! Oh My! Where is the Six Star Button ? + Stories that grab you and hang on + America's Master Short Writer             Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?: Selected Early Stories9 reviews Joyce Carol Oates Ontario Review Press, 1994 award-winning author for a REASON! + You'll be charmed by Oates' world + Somewhat unsettling but very well-written + A perfect introduction to the works of Joyce Carol Oates             Will You Always Love Me?: And Other Stories6 reviews Joyce Carol Oates Plume, 1997 Master Stories from a Master Storyteller + Tales Of Revenge, Madness, Humiliation, Coming To Consiousness, Pain! + Joyce Carol Oates does it again! + Unexpected truths (Review contains a spoiler) + Excellent!             The Assignation5 reviews Joyce Carol Oates Ecco, 1996 Assignation + Collection of stories 40 years in making + A modern mastermind of the human experience + Brilliant, dark, haunting short-story collection! + Typical Oates             Zombie53 reviews Joyce Carol Oates Plume, 1996 A deceptively simple novel that tackles a tough subject + A chillingly journey into darkness + Haunting + Read it and shiver + Becky Due Author of The Gentlemen's Club, Touchable Love             Because It Is Bitter, and Because It Is My Heart (Plume)23 reviews Joyce Carol Oates Plume, 1991 Still Waters... + The title wasn't stolen The time is the decade between the mid-1950's and the mid-1960's, and the place is Oates's familiar setting, her native upstate New York. In some ways this never loud but hard-hitting book continues many of the threads common in a multitude of Oates' previous works (a young girl, bookish, ...             Black Water (Contemporary Fiction, Plume)59 reviews Joyce Carol Oates Plume, 1993 Suffocation by Manipulated Narrative Structure + "You love the life you've lived, there is no other." + Joyce Carol Oates is at it again "Black Water" is one of Joyce Carol Oates' masterpieces. Being predisposed to lean toward her short fiction, I was surprised to find myself so in love with this book. To answer a few questions, yes it does bring to mind a certain senator who is a member of "America's Royal Family." And yes, it ...             Expensive People: A Novel8 reviews Joyce Carol Oates Ontario Review, 2005 surrealism of suburbia + Beautifully Tortured + Funny, Tragic A Hard Read + one of the finest American novels + A flawed but engaging early work by the prolific Oates             High Lonesome: Stories 1966-20068 reviews Joyce Carol Oates Ecco, 2006 A dark collection that is truly gripping! + Read this as your introduction + Classic Collection + The Best Oates Anthology Since 1994's Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been + Comprehensive             Wonderland (Modern Library Paperbacks)11 reviews Joyce Carol Oates Modern Library, 2006 Oates' Best - A World of Constant Battles + Classic Oates + the great american novel + Gripping (mostly)             A Garden of Earthly Delights (20th Century Rediscoveries)8 reviews Joyce Carol Oates Modern Library, 2003 Excellent quality of writing + Riveting Read...A Wonderful Book!!!! + Three Novellas Describe a Woman's Path through Life The plot was all right, but I was most impressed by Ms. Oates's lyrical use of language. She has the ability to transform the most mundane actions, feelings, or settings into something that seems really unusual or noteworthy just by describing it a certain way. I love the way the the main ...             Rape: A Love Story26 reviews Joyce Carol Oates Da Capo Press, 2004 Love Story- Difficult subject to discuss, let alone write about it + Love and Justice + Harrowing + A WONDERFUL BOOK ON A VERY SENSITIVE SUBJECT             The Falls: A Novel (P.S.)75 reviews Joyce Carol Oates Harper Perennial, 2005 Captivating book that I purchased on impulse + pretty eerie NO SPOILERS IN THIS REVIEW: I picked this up in an airport bookstore on impulse - I'd never read anytihng by Joyce Carol Oates and felt like I ought to read something of hers given her reputation. There were several books by Oates on the shelf but I found that this one had won an award so I ...             Heat and Other Stories (Contemporary Fiction, Plume)4 reviews Joyce Carol Oates Plume, 1992 Oates is a master of the short story! + Heat Is An Apt Title + Oates's best collection yet! + A well builder book