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Patricide

Patricide
ByJoyce Carol Oates

    1 Reader

    The Subtle Knife

    #2 of 3 in His Dark Materials

    The Subtle Knife
    ByPhilip Pullman

      1995 • 953 Readers • 326 pages • 4.1

      For the Time Being

      For the Time Being
      ByAnnie Dillard

        1999 • 11 Readers • 224 pages • 3.8

        Black Heart, Ivory Bones

        Black Heart, Ivory Bones
        ByBrian M. Stableford(Contributor),Ellen Datlow(Editor)

          2000 • 9 Readers • 368 pages • 3.5

          Cover 6

          Unholy Loves

          Unholy Loves
          ByJoyce Carol Oates

            1 Reader

            Cover 0

            Spotted Hyenas

            Spotted Hyenas: A Romance
            ByJoyce Carol Oates

              1 Reader

              Without a Doubt

              Without a Doubt
              ByMarcia Clark

                2016 • 2 Readers • 512 pages

                The Ghost Bride

                The Ghost Bride
                ByYangsze Choo

                  2013 • 189 Readers • 354 pages • 3.8

                  Cover 7

                  Upon the Sweeping Flood and Other Stories

                  Upon the Sweeping Flood and Other Stories
                  ByJoyce Carol Oates

                    1 Reader

                    Cover 0

                    Soul at the White Heat

                    Soul at the White Heat: Inspiration, Obsession, and the Writing Life
                    ByJoyce Carol Oates

                      1 Reader

                      Cover 6

                      Invisible Woman

                      Invisible Woman: New & Selected Poems, 1970-1982
                      ByJoyce Carol Oates

                        1 Reader

                        A Book of American Martyrs

                        A Book of American Martyrs
                        ByJoyce Carol Oates

                          2017 • 21 Readers • 25 pages • 4.3

                          Carthage

                          Carthage
                          ByJoyce Carol Oates

                            2013 • 7 Readers • 496 pages • 2.5

                            Cover 4

                            Dis Mem Ber and Other Stories of Mystery and Suspense

                            Dis Mem Ber and Other Stories of Mystery and Suspense
                            ByJoyce Carol Oates

                              1 Reader

                              Cover 2

                              Anonymous Sins and Other Poems

                              Anonymous Sins and Other Poems
                              ByJoyce Carol Oates

                                1 Reader

                                Cover 7

                                Pope Francis

                                Pope Francis: Pastor of Mercy
                                ByWyatt North, Michael J. Ruszala

                                  1 Reader

                                  Cover 4

                                  Tenderness

                                  Tenderness
                                  ByJoyce Carol Oates

                                    1 Reader

                                    Broke Heart Blues

                                    Broke Heart Blues
                                    ByJoyce Carol Oates

                                      1999 • 2 Readers • 369 pages

                                      Cover 1

                                      American Gothic Tales

                                      American Gothic Tales
                                      ByJoyce Carol Oates,Nathaniel Hawthorne,+7 more

                                        1 Reader

                                        Cover 2

                                        Nattsidan

                                        Nattsidan
                                        ByJoyce Carol Oates

                                          1 Reader

                                          The Lost Landscape: A Writer's Coming of Age

                                          The Lost Landscape: A Writer's Coming of Age
                                          ByJoyce Carol Oates

                                            2015 • 3 Readers • 353 pages

                                            I'll Take You There

                                            I'll Take You There
                                            ByJoyce Carol Oates

                                              2002 • 7 Readers • 304 pages • 3

                                              Cover 2

                                              Woman Writer

                                              Woman Writer
                                              ByJoyce Carol Oates

                                                1 Reader

                                                Cover 5

                                                The Story's Writer

                                                The Story's Writer
                                                ByWayne Lemmons

                                                  1 Reader

                                                  Cover 4

                                                  Deadly Greed

                                                  Deadly Greed: The Riveting True Story of the Stuart Murder Case, Which Rocked Boston and Shocked the Nation
                                                  ByJoe Sharkey

                                                    1 Reader

                                                    Little Bird of Heaven

                                                    Little Bird of Heaven
                                                    ByJoyce Carol Oates

                                                      2009 • 2 Readers • 448 pages • 3

                                                      Alex & Me

                                                      Alex & Me
                                                      ByIrene M. Pepperberg

                                                        2008 • 18 Readers • 232 pages • 4

                                                        Black House

                                                        #2 of 2 in The Talisman

                                                        Black House
                                                        ByStephen King,Peter Straub

                                                          1998 • 157 Readers • 659 pages • 4.1

                                                          Cover 4

                                                          The Lives and Prayers of Catholic Saints

                                                          The Lives and Prayers of Catholic Saints: Volume I
                                                          ByWyatt North

                                                            1 Reader

                                                            Cover 1

                                                            Devil's Half Acre

                                                            Devil's Half Acre
                                                            ByJoyce Carol Oates

                                                              1 Reader

                                                              Cover 0

                                                              The Perfectionist and Other Plays

                                                              The Perfectionist and Other Plays
                                                              ByJoyce Carol Oates

                                                                1 Reader

                                                                Wizard And Glass

                                                                #4 of 7 in The Dark Tower

                                                                Wizard and Glass
                                                                ByStephen King

                                                                  1997 • 573 Readers • 845 pages • 4.1

                                                                  Zen in the Art of Writing

                                                                  Zen in the Art of Writing
                                                                  ByRay Bradbury

                                                                    1973 • 8 Readers • 191 pages

                                                                    Cover 5

                                                                    The Perfectionist

                                                                    The Perfectionist
                                                                    ByJoyce Carol Oates

                                                                      1 Reader

                                                                      Cover 2

                                                                      The Fabulous Beasts

                                                                      The Fabulous Beasts: Poems
                                                                      ByJoyce Carol Oates

                                                                        1 Reader

                                                                        Greentown

                                                                        Greentown
                                                                        ByTimothy Dumas

                                                                          1998 • 2 Readers • 283 pages • 4

                                                                          Cover 1

                                                                          Literary Wonderlands

                                                                          Literary Wonderlands: A Journey Through the Greatest Fictional Worlds Ever Created
                                                                          ByJared Shurin, Lev Grossman, John Clute, Adam Roberts, Kat Howard, Mahvesh Murad, Lisa Tuttle, Tom Shippery, Abigail Nussbaum, Laura Miller, Laurie Penny, James Smythe, John Sutherland, Mary Hamilton

                                                                            4 Readers

                                                                            Cover 7

                                                                            Cybele

                                                                            Cybele
                                                                            ByJoyce Carol Oates

                                                                              2 Readers • 3

                                                                              Prison noir

                                                                              Prison noir
                                                                              ByJoyce Carol Oates

                                                                                2014 • 3 Readers • 254 pages • 5

                                                                                The sacrifice

                                                                                The sacrifice
                                                                                ByJoyce Carol Oates

                                                                                  2015 • 2 Readers • 309 pages

                                                                                  The Assassins: A Book of Hours

                                                                                  The Assassins: A Book of Hours
                                                                                  ByJoyce Carol Oates

                                                                                    2 Readers

                                                                                    Cover 7

                                                                                    By the North Gate

                                                                                    By the North Gate
                                                                                    ByJoyce Carol Oates

                                                                                      1 Reader

                                                                                      Where are you going, Where have you been?: Stories of Young America

                                                                                      Where are you going, Where have you been?: Stories of Young America
                                                                                      ByJoyce Carol Oates

                                                                                        1 Reader

                                                                                        Childwold

                                                                                        Childwold
                                                                                        ByJoyce Carol Oates

                                                                                          1976 • 1 Reader • 287 pages

                                                                                          Song of Susannah

                                                                                          #6 of 7 in The Dark Tower

                                                                                          Song of Susannah
                                                                                          ByStephen King

                                                                                            2003 • 487 Readers • 560 pages • 3.7

                                                                                            The Journal of Joyce Carol Oates: 1973-1982

                                                                                            The Journal of Joyce Carol Oates: 1973-1982
                                                                                            ByJoyce Carol Oates

                                                                                              2002 • 3 Readers • 528 pages • 3

                                                                                              Cover 8

                                                                                              Nightwalks

                                                                                              Nightwalks
                                                                                              ByJoyce Carol Oates

                                                                                                1 Reader

                                                                                                Wild Nights!

                                                                                                Wild Nights!
                                                                                                ByJoyce Carol Oates

                                                                                                  2008 • 4 Readers • 238 pages • 4

                                                                                                  The Dogs

                                                                                                  The Dogs
                                                                                                  ByAllan Stratton

                                                                                                    2015 • 8 Readers • 272 pages

                                                                                                    The Little Sisters of Eluria

                                                                                                    #0.5 of 7 in The Dark Tower

                                                                                                    The Little Sisters of Eluria
                                                                                                    ByStephen King

                                                                                                      1998 • 96 Readers • 312 pages • 3.9

                                                                                                      Missing Mom

                                                                                                      Missing Mom
                                                                                                      ByJoyce Carol Oates

                                                                                                        2005 • 4 Readers • 464 pages • 3.5

                                                                                                        The Female of the Species: Tales of Mystery and Suspense

                                                                                                        The Female of the Species: Tales of Mystery and Suspense
                                                                                                        ByJoyce Carol Oates

                                                                                                          2005 • 5 Readers • 275 pages • 3.5

                                                                                                          Cover 4

                                                                                                          The Rise of Life on Earth

                                                                                                          The Rise of Life on Earth
                                                                                                          ByJoyce Carol Oates

                                                                                                            3 Readers • 3

                                                                                                            Cover 8

                                                                                                            The Assignation

                                                                                                            The Assignation: Stories
                                                                                                            ByJoyce Carol Oates

                                                                                                              1 Reader

                                                                                                              The Man Without a Shadow

                                                                                                              The Man Without a Shadow
                                                                                                              ByJoyce Carol Oates

                                                                                                                2016 • 9 Readers • 384 pages • 3

                                                                                                                The Waste Lands

                                                                                                                #3 of 7 in The Dark Tower

                                                                                                                The Waste Lands
                                                                                                                ByStephen King

                                                                                                                  1991 • 650 Readers • 498 pages • 4.2

                                                                                                                  The Doll-Master and Other Tales of Terror

                                                                                                                  The Doll-Master and Other Tales of Terror
                                                                                                                  ByJoyce Carol Oates

                                                                                                                    10 Readers • 2.6

                                                                                                                    Cover 5

                                                                                                                    Faithless

                                                                                                                    Faithless: Tales of Transgression
                                                                                                                    ByJoyce Carol Oates

                                                                                                                      1 Reader

                                                                                                                      Lovely, dark, deep

                                                                                                                      Lovely, dark, deep
                                                                                                                      ByJoyce Carol Oates

                                                                                                                        2014 • 5 Readers • 420 pages • 3

                                                                                                                        Cover 3

                                                                                                                        The Life and Prayers of Saint Therese of Lisieux

                                                                                                                        The Life and Prayers of Saint Therese of Lisieux
                                                                                                                        ByWyatt North

                                                                                                                          1 Reader

                                                                                                                          Neverland

                                                                                                                          Neverland
                                                                                                                          ByDouglas Clegg

                                                                                                                            1990 • 9 Readers • 388 pages • 2.6

                                                                                                                            Cover 1

                                                                                                                            Last Days

                                                                                                                            Last Days
                                                                                                                            ByJoyce Carol Oates

                                                                                                                              1 Reader

                                                                                                                              Wives and Daughters

                                                                                                                              Wives and Daughters
                                                                                                                              ByElizabeth Gaskell

                                                                                                                                1866 • 96 Readers • 720 pages • 4.1

                                                                                                                                Cover 0

                                                                                                                                The Contemplative Writer

                                                                                                                                The Contemplative Writer: Loving God through Christian Spirituality, Meditation, Daily Prayer, and Writing
                                                                                                                                ByEd Cyzewski

                                                                                                                                  1 Reader

                                                                                                                                  Cover 4

                                                                                                                                  A Bloodsmoor Romance

                                                                                                                                  A Bloodsmoor Romance
                                                                                                                                  ByJoyce Carol Oates

                                                                                                                                    3 Readers

                                                                                                                                    The Triumph of the Spider Monkey

                                                                                                                                    The Triumph of the Spider Monkey
                                                                                                                                    ByJoyce Carol Oates

                                                                                                                                      3 Readers

                                                                                                                                      What's Wrong with the World

                                                                                                                                      What's Wrong with the World
                                                                                                                                      ByG.K. Chesterton

                                                                                                                                        1910 • 9 Readers • 4

                                                                                                                                        Cover 7

                                                                                                                                        Uncensored

                                                                                                                                        Uncensored: Views & (Re)views
                                                                                                                                        ByJoyce Carol Oates

                                                                                                                                          1 Reader

                                                                                                                                          The Falls

                                                                                                                                          The Falls
                                                                                                                                          ByJoyce Carol Oates

                                                                                                                                            16 Readers • 4.1

                                                                                                                                            Cover 4

                                                                                                                                            Will You Always Love Me? and Other Stories

                                                                                                                                            Will You Always Love Me? and Other Stories
                                                                                                                                            ByJoyce Carol Oates

                                                                                                                                              2 Readers

                                                                                                                                              A Garden of Earthly Delights

                                                                                                                                              #1 of 3 in Wonderland Quartet

                                                                                                                                              A Garden Of Earthly Delights
                                                                                                                                              ByJoyce Carol Oates

                                                                                                                                                1967 • 7 Readers • 406 pages

                                                                                                                                                Cover 8

                                                                                                                                                Crossing the Border

                                                                                                                                                Crossing the Border: Fifteen Tales
                                                                                                                                                ByJoyce Carol Oates

                                                                                                                                                  1 Reader

                                                                                                                                                  The Art of Memoir

                                                                                                                                                  The art of memoir
                                                                                                                                                  ByMary Karr

                                                                                                                                                    2015 • 23 Readers • 225 pages • 4

                                                                                                                                                    Cover 1

                                                                                                                                                    The Marble Faun

                                                                                                                                                    The Marble Faun: Or, The Romance of Monte Beni
                                                                                                                                                    ByNathaniel Hawthorne

                                                                                                                                                      1 Reader

                                                                                                                                                      Cover 3

                                                                                                                                                      All the Good People I've Left Behind

                                                                                                                                                      All the Good People I've Left Behind
                                                                                                                                                      ByJoyce Carol Oates

                                                                                                                                                        1 Reader

                                                                                                                                                        Cover 5

                                                                                                                                                        Three Ghost Stories

                                                                                                                                                        Three Ghost Stories
                                                                                                                                                        ByCharles Dickens

                                                                                                                                                          2 Readers • 3

                                                                                                                                                          Marya: A Life

                                                                                                                                                          Marya
                                                                                                                                                          ByJoyce Carol Oates

                                                                                                                                                            1986 • 3 Readers • 424 pages

                                                                                                                                                            Give me your heart

                                                                                                                                                            Give me your heart
                                                                                                                                                            ByJoyce Carol Oates

                                                                                                                                                              2011 • 3 Readers • 358 pages

                                                                                                                                                              Cover 1

                                                                                                                                                              New Heaven, New Earth

                                                                                                                                                              New Heaven, New Earth: The Visionary Experience in Literature
                                                                                                                                                              ByJoyce Carol Oates

                                                                                                                                                                1 Reader

                                                                                                                                                                Do With Me What You Will

                                                                                                                                                                Do With Me What You Will
                                                                                                                                                                ByJoyce Carol Oates

                                                                                                                                                                  1973 • 2 Readers • 541 pages

                                                                                                                                                                  Interrupted: An Adventure in Relearning the Essentials of Faith

                                                                                                                                                                  Interrupted: An Adventure in Relearning the Essentials of Faith
                                                                                                                                                                  ByJen Hatmaker

                                                                                                                                                                    2009 • 4 Readers • 5

                                                                                                                                                                    A Modern Girl's Guide to Bible Study

                                                                                                                                                                    A Modern Girl's Guide to Bible Study
                                                                                                                                                                    ByJen Hatmaker

                                                                                                                                                                      2 Readers

                                                                                                                                                                      Cover 5

                                                                                                                                                                      Falling Free

                                                                                                                                                                      Falling Free: Rescued from the Life I Always Wanted
                                                                                                                                                                      ByShannan Martin

                                                                                                                                                                        2 Readers

                                                                                                                                                                        Doing Good Is Simple

                                                                                                                                                                        Doing good is simple
                                                                                                                                                                        ByChris Marlow

                                                                                                                                                                          2016 • 1 Reader • 225 pages

                                                                                                                                                                          Cover 1

                                                                                                                                                                          Tune in

                                                                                                                                                                          Tune in: Hearing God's Voice Through the Static
                                                                                                                                                                          ByJen Hatmaker

                                                                                                                                                                            1 Reader

                                                                                                                                                                            Cover 1

                                                                                                                                                                            The Ghost Club

                                                                                                                                                                            The Ghost Club: Newly Found Tales of Victorian Terror
                                                                                                                                                                            ByWilliam Meikle

                                                                                                                                                                              2 Readers

                                                                                                                                                                              Cover 8

                                                                                                                                                                              Acts of God

                                                                                                                                                                              Acts of God
                                                                                                                                                                              ByEllen Gilchrist

                                                                                                                                                                                1 Reader

                                                                                                                                                                                A Partial History of Lost Causes

                                                                                                                                                                                A Partial History of Lost Causes
                                                                                                                                                                                ByJennifer duBois

                                                                                                                                                                                  2012 • 11 Readers • 402 pages • 4.5

                                                                                                                                                                                  La Belle Savage

                                                                                                                                                                                  #1 of 3 in The Book of Dust

                                                                                                                                                                                  La Belle Savage
                                                                                                                                                                                  ByPhilip Pullman

                                                                                                                                                                                    2017 • 451 Readers • 466 pages • 4

                                                                                                                                                                                    Lyra's Oxford

                                                                                                                                                                                    #3.5 of 3 in His Dark Materials

                                                                                                                                                                                    Lyra's Oxford
                                                                                                                                                                                    ByPhilip Pullman

                                                                                                                                                                                      2003 • 123 Readers • 112 pages • 3.4

                                                                                                                                                                                      Tell My Horse

                                                                                                                                                                                      Tell My Horse
                                                                                                                                                                                      ByZora Neale Hurston

                                                                                                                                                                                        1 Reader

                                                                                                                                                                                        File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents

                                                                                                                                                                                        #2.5 of 4 in All the Wrong Questions

                                                                                                                                                                                        File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents
                                                                                                                                                                                        ByLemony Snicket

                                                                                                                                                                                          2014 • 4 Readers • 86 pages

                                                                                                                                                                                          Steampunk!

                                                                                                                                                                                          #1 of 2 in Cwmlech Manor

                                                                                                                                                                                          Steampunk!
                                                                                                                                                                                          ByGavin J. Grant(Editor),Gavin J Grant Kelly Link(Editor)

                                                                                                                                                                                            2011 • 12 Readers • 432 pages • 2.5

                                                                                                                                                                                            The House at Riverton

                                                                                                                                                                                            The House at Riverton
                                                                                                                                                                                            ByKate Morton

                                                                                                                                                                                              2009 • 5 Readers • 473 pages • 4

                                                                                                                                                                                              Lair of Dreams

                                                                                                                                                                                              #2 of 4 in The Diviners

                                                                                                                                                                                              Lair of Dreams
                                                                                                                                                                                              ByLibba Bray

                                                                                                                                                                                                2015 • 108 Readers • 613 pages • 3.9

                                                                                                                                                                                                The House on Foster Hill

                                                                                                                                                                                                The House on Foster Hill
                                                                                                                                                                                                ByJaime Jo Wright

                                                                                                                                                                                                  2017 • 11 Readers • 364 pages • 3.8

                                                                                                                                                                                                  Drama

                                                                                                                                                                                                  Drama
                                                                                                                                                                                                  ByRaina Telgemeier

                                                                                                                                                                                                    2012 • 99 Readers • 233 pages • 3.6

                                                                                                                                                                                                    Two Boys Kissing

                                                                                                                                                                                                    Two Boys Kissing
                                                                                                                                                                                                    ByDavid Levithan

                                                                                                                                                                                                      2013 • 110 Readers • 210 pages • 4.1

                                                                                                                                                                                                      I Am Jazz

                                                                                                                                                                                                      I Am Jazz
                                                                                                                                                                                                      ByJessica Herthel,Jazz Jennings

                                                                                                                                                                                                        2014 • 7 Readers • 32 pages • 5

                                                                                                                                                                                                        This One Summer

                                                                                                                                                                                                        This One Summer
                                                                                                                                                                                                        ByMariko Tamaki

                                                                                                                                                                                                          2014 • 227 Readers • 3.5