Black Water by Joyce Carol Oates

Black Water

Joyce Carol Oates

145 pages • first pub 1992 (editions) user-added

fiction historical challenging reflective medium-paced
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The Pulitzer Prize-nominated novel from the author of the New York Times bestselling novel We Were the Mulvaneys"Its power of evocation is remarkable." --The New Yorker In the midst of a long summer on Grayling Island, Maine, twenty-six-year-old K...

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Community Reviews

3.46
based on 976 reviews

Moods

dark: 83%

sad: 56%

reflective: 50%

tense: 46%

emotional: 43%

challenging: 39%

mysterious: 17%

informative: 3%

adventurous: 1%

Pace

51% of readers chose fast
30% of readers chose medium
18% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

6% of readers chose Plot
29% of readers chose A mix
59% of readers chose Character
4% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

11% of readers chose Yes
45% of readers chose Complicated
40% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

3% of readers chose Yes
34% of readers chose Complicated
57% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

8% of readers chose Yes
1% of readers chose Complicated
84% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

60% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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