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Because It Is Bitter, and Because It Is My Heart
Because It Is Bitter and Because It Is My Heart
Author: Joyce Carol Oates
In Joyce Carol Oates's twentieth novel, Little Red Garlock, the town bully, has been taunting Iris Courtney about her relationship with Jinx Fairchild. Iris is white, Jinx is black, and the two of them are close friends. Little Red persists in making rude hints about a physical relationship between them, and Jinx finally takes Little Red on in a...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780452265813
ISBN-10: 0452265819
Publication Date: 3/30/1991
Pages: 416
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  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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3.6 stars, based on 20 ratings
Publisher: Plume Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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Dartha avatar reviewed Because It Is Bitter, and Because It Is My Heart on + 102 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
Wonderful storyline. I will just assume that the struggle to read this book is the author's effort to make the reader 'feel' the struggles of the characters...I will also assume that I have missed the whole point of the work.
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Helpful Score: 2
This is story of two people, Iris Courtney,who is white and Jinx Fairchild, a black basketball player, who in protecting Iris, kills a white man. It is about growing up in the 1950's and how one irrevocable act changes their lives.
GroovyGlitterGirl avatar reviewed Because It Is Bitter, and Because It Is My Heart on + 45 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Very impacting novel involving racism and moral ambuigity. Well written and stays with you for quite a while after you finish the book!
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