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Beasts
Beasts | Joyce Carol Oates
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Gillian Brauer, a college junior in the 1970's, falls in love with the bohemian lifestyle of Professor Andre Harrow and his wife, Dorcas, a sculptor, and as she becomes addicted to their world she learns the meaning of Dorcas's motto, "we are beasts and this is our consolation." Reprint.
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gregspuches
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😱 #creepycharacters (funnily enough these just happen to sit next to each other on the shelf) • #readingresolutions #photochallenge

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hardbackhoe
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Here's a sexy/sinister novella for your Friday: Beasts by Joyce Carol Oates! ?❤️ This quick read is set in a quaint New England college town in the 1970s. Gillian has the hots for her creative writing professor (obviously), and when she pursues the relationship, things get weird, dark, and lascivious. ? "We are beasts and this is our consolation." •



#bookrecommendation #bookstagram #joycecaroloates #novella #hardbackhoe

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Booksnchill
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Sometimes you stumble upon excellent pairings when reading- Apothic Inferno and Chopin's Concerto 2 in F Minor when reading the last 1/2 of this novella- so good. Try this trip into hell for the 20 year old Gillian and stay with her through the 138 pages - it was a ride! (Trigger warnings for sexual situations and manipulation). And don't forget the wine and Chopin!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

HippieChickHomeschool Beautiful photo! I can feel the atmosphere! 7y
Booksnchill @HippieChickHomeschool thanks- I love a good black/deep red composition! 7y
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The Penitent Magdalene by Donatello is one of the most powerful statues I have seen, carved in wood and unsparing in its vision of what the Magdalene might have been. I was repeatedly reminded of this during discussions of the wooden totems in this work- although they are of young, ripe women, this seemed apt.

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Booksnchill
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I love you rotten, Delicious rottenness. Catamount college, young women, a dashing professor quoting DHLawrence and Dorcas, the sculptress, temptress- all in novella format from the wonderful #JoyceCarolOates and lunch at Starbucks- Ahhhhh, Friday!❤️📕👍

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Joyce Carol Oates can be a little hit or miss for me but I was quickly drawn into this modern gothic tale. #24in48

Suelizbeth Joyce Carol Oates can be scary. 7y
CoffeeCatsBooks @Suelizbeth I'll have to look out for that one. 7y
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Vexingcircumstance
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britt_brooke 😂😂😂👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 8y
Booksnchill Wonderful!! 7y
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