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The Barrens
The Barrens
Author: Joyce Carol Oates
Matt McBride remembers the first victim. He was barely out of junior high when the mutilated body of the popular, pretty teenager was uncovered in the desolate New Jersey Pine Barrens and the horror haunts his memory still. Although Matt had hardly known the girl, he has long felt guilty at not having been able somehow to prevent the atrocity. ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780752842653
ISBN-10: 075284265X
Publication Date: 5/1/2003
Pages: 320
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Publisher: Orion mass market paperback
Book Type: Paperback
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bookaddict avatar reviewed The Barrens on
Helpful Score: 3
An eerie, suspenseful tale of a serial killer, centering on the abduction of a young woman in a wealthy community in New Jersey. A psychological thriller that moves at a quick pace to a surprising conclusion.
Bootsie avatar reviewed The Barrens on + 34 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
I prefer author's upstate New York locations, but this New Jersey location fitted the story. Like all of Oates's books, the whole thing comes together at the end. Also like her books, it is the characters and their emotions that intrigue the reader. Not my favorite of her books, but well written and certainly a worthwhile read.
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