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Tone Clusters: the Joyce Carol Oates discussion group archive

Sunday, October 09, 2005

Re: JCO: Missing Mom

Steve, that is so true about the cliche comment, "Gosh, JCO has written a lot of books."  I also found irritating that the reviewer pointed out, "No one has ever asked WHY JCO writes so much" (I'm paraphrasing a little here).  She left me with the impression that the reason behind the high production MUST be something negative.
 
Imagine asking a writer "Why do you write a lot of books instead of just one or two?"  How dumb a question is that?
 
Also, not ALL of JCO's books run with blood......but presumably it's more fun in a review to imply they do, rather than trying to discuss the subtle nuances that are present in even JCO's most "violent" works.....
 
Best
Christa