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Joyce Carol Oates, "The Accursed" - 5/25/2013 8:37:43 PM

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Has anyone read this sprawling, gothic novel about spooky goings-on in Princeton back in 1905?

If so, is it worth slogging through? Her carelessness with historical details is starting to irk me.

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RE: Joyce Carol Oates, "The Accursed" - 5/25/2013 9:08:21 PM

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I loved it but I can understand why her tendency to play fast and loose with historical accuracy might be annoying. Try to read it with a bit of a suspension of belief and it might be better for you.

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RE: Joyce Carol Oates, "The Accursed" - 5/26/2013 8:02:50 AM

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Why bother when there are much better reads out there?

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