The Museum of Dr. Moses: Tales of Mystery and Suspense

The Museum of Dr. Moses: Tales of Mystery and Suspense
by Joyce Carol Oates

The Museum of Dr. Moses: Tales of Mystery and Suspense
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Author: Joyce Carol Oates
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-08-06
ISBN: 0151015317
Number of pages: 240
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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Book Reviews of The Museum of Dr. Moses: Tales of Mystery and Suspense

Book Review: Macabre Deluxe
Summary: 5 Stars

"The Museum Of Dr. Moses" is perhaps one of Joyce's greatest efforts in the milieu of the macabre. Unlike many of her previous books and stories on the theme, this book actually discusses situations that are much more day to day occurring and much easier to empathize with than are some of her most gruesome stories of the past.

In many ways, this technique brings the world of the macabre in coincidence with the world of daily life. In her story "Hi! Howya Doin!" she describes a jogger who in his physically fit and nonchalant manner becomes an irritant to others. It is easy to imagine this irritation, and how some others might react to it. In fact, it is interesting for the reader to imagine, that even the somewhat unexpected and macabre end is something they can actually empathize doing.

Other stories are even more detailed and more graphic in illustrating the macabre. Yet each of them are tied enough to regular daily life, that it can be imagined by the reader. It can even be imagined that the reader could be in that position. For example, in her story, "Valentine, July Heat Wave" the story involves a couple that have recently separated and a final meeting prior to the inevitable divorce. Yet this meeting is not like any other in the past.

Once again, Joyce's style of portrayal is such that the reader can imagine being in such a similar situation, without that much of a stretch. Only an assumption that their spouse is a little crazed. That in fact probably covers about 96% of marriages in America. Using this new style, Joyce allows the reader to come close to the macabre experience through her articulation.

The book is recommended for all readers interested in tales of the grotesque and macabre. It is also highly recommended for JCO readers in general as it is a new stylistic metamorphosis on the theme for the author.

Summary of The Museum of Dr. Moses: Tales of Mystery and Suspense

In "The Man Who Fought Roland LaStarza" a woman?s world is upended when she learns the brutal truth about a family friend?s death—and what her father is capable of. Meanwhile, a businessman desperate to find his missing two-year-old grandson in "Suicide Watch" must determine whether the horrifying tale his junky son tells him about the boy?s whereabouts is a confession or a sick test. In "Valentine, July Heat Wave" a man prepares a gruesome surprise for the wife determined to leave him. And the children of a BTK-style serial killer struggle to decode the patterns behind their father?s seemingly random bad acts, as well as their own, in "Bad Habits."

In these and other stories, Joyce Carol Oates explores with bloodcurdling insight the ties that bind—or worse. The Museum of Dr. Moses is another chilling masterpiece from "one of the great artistic forces of our time" (The Nation).

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