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Tone Clusters: the Joyce Carol Oates discussion group archive

Monday, November 07, 2005

Re: JCO: falls/mom

Hi Pat,
 
Yes, I'm a bit bewildered by Missing Mom.  I thought it read like a parody of JCO's work----perhaps it was supposed to be tongue in cheek?  There is no one as good at presenting the female psyche under pressure as Oates is----but none of the main character's actions or emotions rang true for me.
 
Christa