I started reading Joyce Carol Oates' books last year, and I've been reading her all year. The first book I read by her was Butcher which was about this doctor from the 19th century who performed horrible medical experiments on women at this women's asylum. I was actually really disturbed by this book, but I also really enjoyed it. Another book I read of hers was Zombie which is written from the perspective of a registered sex offender turned serial killer. That one was also quite disturbing, but I enjoyed it as well. I've also read Mudwoman, Pursuit, the Tattooed Girl, Black Water, Jack of Spades, and the Hungry Ghosts. I really want to read Blonde, a fictionalized biography of Marilyn Monroe's life. I'm currently reading the Accursed, and I plan on reading We Were the Mulvaneys. Has anyone else read Joyce Carol Oates? No spoilers please.
by ChiliMacDaddySupreme
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I really enjoy lots of Oates’ short stories. She has some great collections. I enjoyed Haunted: Tales of the Grotesque, The Doll Master and Other Tales of Terror, The Corn Maiden and Other Nightmares, and the novella, Beasts. I have not read her novels.