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The Tattooed Girl por Joyce Carol Oates
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The Tattooed Girl (original 2003; edição 2004)

por Joyce Carol Oates (Autor)

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Joshua Seigi is a celebrated but reclusive author. Young but in failing health, he reluctantly admits that he can no longer live alone and launches a search for an assistant. He is dissatisfied with everyone he meets until he encounters Alma. A young woman with synthetic-looking blond hair and pale, tattooed skin, she stirs something inside him. Unaware of her torturous past and the hatred that seethes within her, he has no idea that he is bringing an enemy into his home: a virulent anti-Semite who despises him. With her unique, masterful balance of dark suspense and surprising tenderness, Joyce Carol Oates probes the tragedy of ethnic hatred and challenges accepted limits of desire.… (mais)
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Título:The Tattooed Girl
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Informação:HarperPerennial (2004), Edition: New Ed, 336 pages
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I have read a lot of books by Joyce Carol Oates, and “The Tattooed Girl” is one of her best. The book engaged me from page one. The book was a quick read, despite being over 300 pages long. But I chose to read it slowly so I could take it in and think about the story before moving on. The prose flowed well and the writing was rich. Most of the characters were deep and well developed, especially Joshua Seigl and Alma Bush, the tattooed girl. I felt Seigl’s sister Jet could have been developed more.

My only quibble with the book was the ending. It was rather sad and unexpected based on what we had been told about the characters throughout the book. Despite this minor issue, I highly recommend this book.
  dwcofer | Dec 13, 2021 |
Not my kind of story because of the characters. The writing was elegant, visual, and detailed. ( )
  JoniMFisher | Sep 19, 2019 |
Years ago, I fell into Oates. It started with a short story that I really loved, “Shopping”. From there, I jumped into one novel, then another and another. It seemed like I was going to read a lot of Oates in my lifetime. But I could tell her writing was a bit hit or miss, a consequence likely from her prolificacy.

So I told myself years ago that the next Oates I would read would be the collection that contained the story that got me into Oates's writing originally. I had a copy of Heat on my shelf and, despite the best intentions, it remained unread. Year after year it sat on my “to be read immediately” pile, never to be read. More than eight years have passed since I last read Oates. I was fed up with looking at Heat in my to-read pile, so I decided to do something about it: I read The Tattooed Girl. I don't know why, but at least it delivered me from my Oates drought.

So here's the thing about The Tattooed Girl: it has some problems right away. First and foremost, there are some cliches about that are probably best left alone at this point. We're talking renowned bachelor Jewish author who is a recluse kind of cliché. Sure, these people exist—I'm sure Oates herself knows quite a few of them—but reading about them is almost as painful as reading any novel about an author. (If there's ever an author in my own fiction, he or she will be an object of satire and nothing more, I swear.) But even with the overwrought author and the sexy, sexualized girl who shows up at his door to be an assistant, the book holds some promise. The dynamics are interesting enough. The characters show some potential for growth. And the mystery and tension build steadily.

But then Oates does what she does best: she moves onto the next novel. I mean, when Oates has a great story and takes the time to develop it, it is a magical thing. That said, I've read enough to know that the greatest care is not put into all of her novels. Look at how often she publishes and you get an idea of why this may be—she's just not taking ample time with some stories that deserve more. The result in The Tattooed Girl is that despite building some fabulous (albeit cliched) characters, Oates could care less about them. They don't really develop, certainly not naturally. It feels as though these are merely character sketches that are quickly thrown on the page with very little affection. Good ideas abound, but the self-indulgence of a good idea does not breathe life into a story. The Tattooed Girl is chock full of ideas, but it lacks the pulse to make it a thing of beauty. ( )
  chrisblocker | Jul 7, 2016 |
100 pages in and the book had failed to grab me. Part of the problem is that none of the characters are remotely likable. I ultimately finished it, and I'm still not sure why. It wasn't awful, just a struggle. Nowhere near the level of "We Were the Mulvaneys" or other Oates winners. ( )
  VashonJim | Sep 5, 2015 |
This is a difficult book to read because of the disturbing characters and topics in the story. The main character, Joshua Seigl, is the only character that you can have empathy for in the story. I suppose the story is cross between a tragedy and realistic horror. Regardless, the author is highly talented and tells an intersting story. Joyce does not shy away from the more humor issues such as bowel movements, menstrual bleeding, and sexual desires. She also has talent for describing the outlets of hateful thoughts, self doubt, and cruelty. ( )
  GlennBell | Jul 30, 2015 |
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Joshua Seigi is a celebrated but reclusive author. Young but in failing health, he reluctantly admits that he can no longer live alone and launches a search for an assistant. He is dissatisfied with everyone he meets until he encounters Alma. A young woman with synthetic-looking blond hair and pale, tattooed skin, she stirs something inside him. Unaware of her torturous past and the hatred that seethes within her, he has no idea that he is bringing an enemy into his home: a virulent anti-Semite who despises him. With her unique, masterful balance of dark suspense and surprising tenderness, Joyce Carol Oates probes the tragedy of ethnic hatred and challenges accepted limits of desire.

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