The new novel from Joyce Carol Oates is a Boschian descent into the mind of a deluded surgeon who runs a New Jersey asylum for women
On balance, Butcher is a savage literary provocation.
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On balance, Butcher is a savage literary provocation.
The plot, which unfolds at a frantic pace, comes to resemble an M.C. Escher sketch.
The novel is broken down into four, more or less discrete sections.
Appearing in 1974, Carrie benefited from the groundswell of interest in literary horror that began with Ira Levin's Rosemary's Baby.
One characteristic of Elliot that is most telling is also the one that may be least apparent on a cursory read.
Karam has produced a quietly shattering examination of disaffection and anguish.
Broadly speaking, the novel operates in the mode of metafiction.
Yara represents Berger's most fully realized vision yet.
Those who view The Exorcist as a frightening and transgressive story about the supernatural may appreciate it on one level, but essentially miss Blatty's point.
"The intent of the book felt very particular."