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Joyce Carol Oates, american appetites

PostPosted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 1:53 pm
by jasperjoffe
I keep trying to like her but her books arent very good

Re: Joyce Carol Oates, american appetites

PostPosted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 2:05 pm
by CAP
I fee l the same way about Lorrie Moore. Her stories are okay, and yet... and yet... The bullshit detector goes off. They're 'professional' to a fault.

Check out this Franzen/Moore double whammy! :twisted:

Re: Joyce Carol Oates, american appetites

PostPosted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 3:52 pm
by jasperjoffe
read an ok lorrie moore " a gate at the stairs", but not up there with updike, with this level of writers you feel their effort.