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Bellefleur
Bellefleur
Author: Joyce Carol Oates
An elaborate series of interlocking tales of six generations of the Bellefleur family and more than a century of American history. By mingling actual historical events - such as the War of 1812, John Brown's abolitionist activities, and the building of the Erie Canal - with the magical and surreal, Joyce Carol Oates creates a world we recognize ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780525063025
ISBN-10: 0525063021
Publication Date: 8/11/1980
Pages: 708
Rating:
  • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
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3.2 stars, based on 6 ratings
Publisher: E P Dutton
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 0
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Helpful Score: 3
One of the most pretentious, tedious, and over-written books I have ever tried to slog through. About 400 pages too long. Undecipherable use of flashbacks and flashbacks within flashbacks. Wanton over-use of the parenthetical phrase to the detriment of the improbable storyline. Dreadful.

Rather than post this book, I threw it away. Save your credits.
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