My Life as a Rat by Joyce Carol Oates

My Life as a Rat

Joyce Carol Oates

416 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary challenging reflective slow-paced
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"A painful truth of family life: the most tender emotions can change in an instant. You think your parents love you but is it you they love, or the child who is theirs?" --Joyce Carol Oates, My Life as a RatWhich should prevail: loyalty to family ...

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Community Reviews

3.6
based on 591 reviews

Moods

dark: 83%

sad: 64%

emotional: 60%

challenging: 48%

tense: 45%

reflective: 33%

adventurous: 2%

Pace

13% of readers chose fast
54% of readers chose medium
32% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

3% of readers chose Plot
44% of readers chose A mix
51% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

47% of readers chose Yes
45% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

11% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose Complicated
37% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

44% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
29% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

57% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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