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Title: Them by Joyce Carol Oates ISBN: 0-449-20692-0 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.53 (15 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Work Of Excellence
Comment: This is one of Ms. Oates' earlier works set in Detroit.
It is a book of excellence as one generation is rolled into the other. A very true to life book where as the characters advance in reaching their destiny however small, they are always setbacks and stumbling blocks, not allowing them to see the light at the end of the tunnel, reminding us of the pathways we've walked before and are forever walking in. This was a very emotional book for me with great depth to the story line.
It is a long book and should be read with patience in order to get the gist of the Detroit the author penetrates in that century with it's poverty, racial and violent concerns. You won't forget Maureen Wendall who some will empathise with you see her desires and the things she yearns for with all her heart and soul.......and you won't forget her brother Jules either...intelligent and so very intricate you wonder what he is about to do next with that brain that never stops ticking. I cannot help saying what a brilliant writer I have found in Ms. Oates, and I encourage those who love her as much as I do to try THEM. I recommend it to all her favourite readers who haven't read this one as yet.
Nutface
March 2nd, 2002.
Rating: 5
Summary: 5 star book, 5 star edition!
Comment: Before I read 'them' all that I had read by Mrs. Oates was 'We Were The Mulvaneys' which did not impress me all that much. Hearing all the hype about Oates being such a great writer, I thought that I should give her another chance. So I picked 'them' because it won the National Book Award.
I was amazed. With this work Oates proves that her writing stands well next to works by Doestoevsky, Hesse, Mann and most other great writers. This is definetly one of the top ten books written in the twentieth century, and perhaps the best book written post-war twenteith century.
Many times American's ask themselves, "what does it really mean to be an American?" One thing that this book does is answer that question in a very harsh way.
Are the characters in this novel hero's, or are they villans? Are there any hero's in the world? What is a hero, is a hero defined by one act of goodness, or is a hero defined by an unatural perfection? All of these questions arise in your mind as you read this incredible thought provoking novel.
The novel is very true to life, it is about a lower-class family in Detroit. Life for them is a struggle, a long obstacle leading to the comfort which is death.
The book is not one that will lift your spirits; it is very depressing. But sometimes a book like this is nessesary.
I highly reccomend buying the Modern Library Edition to anyone who is planning to buy the book. It is only a few dollars more and it has a lot to offer. It is the new revised edition and it has a very nice afterward by the authour. The Afterward is excellent! I'm not sure the Paperback edition has the extras that the Modern Library Edition has. But just buy the book in whatever edition.
Now I will rate the book from a scale of A-F in some certain catagories as I do in my book reviews:
Character Devolpment: A
Plot: B+
Thought Provoking: A+
Suspense: A-
With an overall grade of an A, you can see that this has become one of my favorite books.
Rating: 2
Summary: Them
Comment: I was assigned to read this book for my English Honors class. It was very painful. I have never read anything by Oates before. It was very difficult for me to get through the book because she left so many things hanging. Something happens and then you find yourself in another setting and what happened back there. My English teacher felt it was worth reading.
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Title: Wonderland by Joyce Carol Oates ISBN: 0865380759 Publisher: Ontario Review Press Pub. Date: 01 May, 1992 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Expensive People by Joyce Carol Oates ISBN: 0865380694 Publisher: Ontario Review Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 1990 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: I'll Take You There : A Novel by Joyce Carol Oates ISBN: 0060501189 Publisher: Ecco Pub. Date: 16 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Blonde: A Novel by Joyce Carol Oates, Atkinson Jayne ISBN: 006093493X Publisher: Ecco Pub. Date: 10 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Beasts by Joyce Carol Oates ISBN: 0786711035 Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers Pub. Date: 22 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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