The Gravedigger's Daughter by Joyce Carol Oates

The Gravedigger's Daughter

Joyce Carol Oates

624 pages first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction contemporary historical reflective sad slow-paced
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From one of the greatest literary forces of our time, an intensely realized, masterful epic of a young woman's struggle for identity and survival in post - World War II America. In 1936 the Schwarts, an immigrant family desperate to escape Nazi Ge...

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Community Reviews

3.41
based on 483 reviews

Moods

dark: 92%

emotional: 64%

reflective: 42%

sad: 42%

challenging: 14%

tense: 14%

hopeful: 7%

inspiring: 7%

lighthearted: 7%

mysterious: 7%


Pace

57% of readers chose medium
42% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

7% of readers chose Plot
15% of readers chose A mix
76% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

81% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Loveable characters?

25% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
8% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

30% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
20% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

91% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose N/A
Yes
N/A

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