Them by Joyce Carol Oates Summary & Study Guide

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Them Study Guide consists of approx. 44 pages of summaries and analysis on Them by Joyce Carol Oates.

This study guide includes the following sections: Plot Summary, Chapter Summaries & Analysis, Characters, Objects/Places, Themes, Style, Quotes, and Topics for Discussion.

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First published September 5, 2011

Reviews

[Ed Schneider · Rating 1 out of 5]

Totally depressing. If I wasn't reading it for my book club I would given it up at page 50 or so. Instead I slogged through the whole depressing mess.

[Paul Bigwood · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very moving story line. A book I had a hard time putting down.

[Danilo DiPietro · Rating 5 out of 5]

Proxy for ‘Late Love’ in the New Yorker - dark take of a woman experiencing the early signs of a breakdown.

[David Massey]

I got this summary by mistake. I'm reading the complete novel.

[Angela]

Depressing but interesting and well written. Cannot say I'd recommend it but understand why Oates is hailed as a great American writer.

[renee]

odd book that annoyed me but nonetheless made me think