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Intense psychological suspense, existential dread.
Joyce Carol Oates delivers a masterclass in suspense with "Dis Mem Ber". Her ability to weave existential dread within ordinary settings will resonate with readers who enjoy diving into the darker corners of the human psyche. If you gravitate towards narratives that challenge your sense of security and perception, this collection of stories promises to satisfy that craving for unsettling yet profound literature.
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ISBN: 9781786693990
Authors:
Joyce Carol Oates
Publisher: HEAD OF ZEUS
Date of Publication: 2018-01-01
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.49
(rated by 975 readers)
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Joyce Carol Oates is renowned for her rare ability to “illuminate the mind’s most disturbing corners” (Seattle Times). That genius is on full display in her new collection of seven feverishly unsettling works, Dis Mem Ber and Other Stories of Mystery and Suspense. In the title story, a precocious eleven-year-old named Jill is in thrall to an older male relative, the mysterious, attractive black sheep of the family. Without telling her parents Jill climbs into his sky-blue Chevy to be driven to an uncertain, and unforgettable, fate. In “The Drowned Girl,” a university transfer student becomes increasingly obsessed with the drowning/murder of another female student, as her own sense of self begins to deteriorate. In “Great Blue Heron,” a recent widow grieves inside the confines of her lakefront home and fantasizes about transforming into that great flying predator—unerring and pitiless in the hunt. And in the final story, “Welcome to Friendly Skies,” a trusting group of bird-watchers is borne to a remote part of the globe, to a harrowing fate. At the heart of this meticulously crafted, deeply disquieting collection are girls and women confronting the danger around them, and the danger hidden inside their turbulent selves.
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Intense psychological suspense, existential dread.
Joyce Carol Oates delivers a masterclass in suspense with "Dis Mem Ber". Her ability to weave existential dread within ordinary settings will resonate with readers who enjoy diving into the darker corners of the human psyche. If you gravitate towards narratives that challenge your sense of security and perception, this collection of stories promises to satisfy that craving for unsettling yet profound literature.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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