We Were the Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates

We Were the Mulvaneys

Joyce Carol Oates

761 pages • first pub 1996 (editions) user-added

fiction contemporary dark emotional sad slow-paced
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An Oprah Book Club(R) selectionA New York Times Notable BookThe Mulvaneys are blessed by all that makes life sweet. But something happens on Valentine's Day, 1976--an incident that is hushed up in the town and never spoken of in the Mulvaney home-...

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Community Reviews

3.57
based on 5,026 reviews

Moods

emotional: 81%

sad: 73%

reflective: 56%

dark: 48%

challenging: 29%

tense: 21%

hopeful: 16%

mysterious: 5%

inspiring: 3%

adventurous: 1%

funny: 1%

informative: 1%

lighthearted: 1%

Pace

2% of readers chose fast
30% of readers chose medium
67% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

3% of readers chose Plot
27% of readers chose A mix
68% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

72% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

31% of readers chose Yes
48% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

14% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
78% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

82% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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