Reviews
PRAISE FOR THE FEMALE OF THE SPECIES "Suspense fiction is like a powerful drug: one page, one taste, can induce such a tingly, speedy feeling that it takes an almost superhuman effort not to finish everything off in just one sitting. At least, that's how it is with Joyce Carol Oates's new collection . . . You can't put this book down."-- The New York Times Book Review "As ever, Oates shocks, delights and amuses because she's so good at what she does."-- The Baltimore Sun, PRAISE FOR THE FEMALE OF THE SPECIES "Suspense fiction is like a powerful drug: one page, one taste, can induce such a tingly, speedy feeling that it takes an almost superhuman effort not to finish everything off in just one sitting. At least, that's how it is with Joyce Carol Oates's new collection . . . You can't put this book down."- The New York Times Book Review "As ever, Oates shocks, delights and amuses because she's so good at what she does."- The Baltimore Sun, PRAISE FOR THE FEMALE OF THE SPECIES "Suspense fiction is like a powerful drug: one page, one taste, can induce such a tingly, speedy feeling that it takes an almost superhuman effort not to finish everything off in just one sitting. At least, that's how it is with Joyce Carol Oates's new collection . . . You can't put this book down."— The New York Times Book Review "As ever, Oates shocks, delights and amuses because she's so good at what she does."— The Baltimore Sun, PRAISE FOR THE FEMALE OF THE SPECIES "Suspense fiction is like a powerful drug: one page, one taste, can induce such a tingly, speedy feeling that it takes an almost superhuman effort not to finish everything off in just one sitting. At least, that's how it is with Joyce Carol Oates's new collection of mystery and suspense stories . . . You can't put this book down." -- THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW "As ever, Oates shocks, delights and amuses because she's so good at what she does."-- THE BALTIMORE SUN --, PRAISE FOR THE FEMALE OF THE SPECIES "Suspense fiction is like a powerful drug: one page, one taste, can induce such a tingly, speedy feeling that it takes an almost superhuman effort not to finish everything off in just one sitting. At least, thate(tm)s how it is with Joyce Carol Oatese(tm)s new collection . . . You cane(tm)t put this book down."-- The New York Times Book Review "As ever, Oates shocks, delights and amuses because she's so good at what she does."-- The Baltimore Sun, PRAISE FOR THE FEMALE OF THE SPECIES "Suspense fiction is like a powerful drug: one page, one taste, can induce such a tingly, speedy feeling that it takes an almost superhuman effort not to finish everything off in just one sitting. At least, that's how it is with Joyce Carol Oates's new collection . . . You can't put this book down."-- The New York Times Book Review "As ever, Oates shocks, delights and amuses because she's so good at what she does."-- The Baltimore Sun, PRAISE FOR THE FEMALE OF THE SPECIES "Suspense fiction is like a powerful drug: one page, one taste, can induce such a tingly, speedy feeling that it takes an almost superhuman effort not to finish everything off in just one sitting. At least, that'e(tm)s how it is with Joyce Carol Oates'e(tm)s new collection . . . You can'e(tm)t put this book down."'e" The New York Times Book Review "As ever, Oates shocks, delights and amuses because she's so good at what she does."'e" The Baltimore Sun, PRAISE FORTHE FEMALE OF THE SPECIES "Suspense fiction is like a powerful drug: one page, one taste, can induce such a tingly, speedy feeling that it takes an almost superhuman effort not to finish everything off in just one sitting. At least, that's how it is with Joyce Carol Oates's new collection of mystery and suspense stories . . . You can't put this book down."-The New York Times Book Review "As ever, Oates shocks, delights and amuses because she's so good at what she does."-The Baltimore Sun , PRAISE FOR THE FEMALE OF THE SPECIES "Suspense fiction is like a powerful drug: one page, one taste, can induce such a tingly, speedy feeling that it takes an almost superhuman effort not to finish everything off in just one sitting. At least, that's how it is with Joyce Carol Oates's new collection . . . You can't put this book down."-- The New York Times Book Review "As ever, Oates shocks, delights and amuses because she's so good at what she does."-- The Baltimore Sun, PRAISE FOR THE FEMALE OF THE SPECIES "Suspense fiction is like a powerful drug: one page, one taste, can induce such a tingly, speedy feeling that it takes an almost superhuman effort not to finish everything off in just one sitting. At least, that's how it is with Joyce Carol Oates's new collection of mystery and suspense stories . . . You can't put this book down." -- THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW "As ever, Oates shocks, delights and amuses because she's so good at what she does."-- THE BALTIMORE SUN, PRAISE FORTHE FEMALE OF THE SPECIES "Suspense fiction is like a powerful drug: one page, one taste, can induce such a tingly, speedy feeling that it takes an almost superhuman effort not to finish everything off in just one sitting. At least, that's how it is with Joyce Carol Oates's new collection . . . You can't put this book down."-The New York Times Book Review "As ever, Oates shocks, delights and amuses because she's so good at what she does."-The Baltimore Sun