I'll Take You There

by Joyce Carol Oates

Friday, May 20, 2011

According to the blurbs on the back of the book Oates is a candidate for “Great American Novelist”. I disagree. That’s about all you need to know. Not quite sure how/why I finished it.

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🍕Impromptu Sunday night pizza & wine since the week is all out of whack with holidays.

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