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The Rise of Life on EarthSelected by The New York Times Book Review as one of the most notable books of 1991, Joyce Carol Oates's The Rise of Life on Earth is a memorable portrait of one of the "insulted and injured" of American society. Set in the underside of working class Detroit of the '60s and '70s, this short, lyric novel sketches Kathleen Hennessy's violent childhood shattered by a broken home, child beating, and murder and follows her into her early adult years as a
Selected by The New York Times Book Review as one of the most notable books of 1991, Joyce Carol Oates's The Rise of Life on Earth is a memorable portrait of one of the "insulted and injured" of American society. Set in the underside of working-class Detroit of the '60s and '70s, this short, lyric novel sketches Kathleen Hennessy's violent childhood shattered by a broken home, child-beating, and murder and follows her into her early adult years as a hospital health-care worker. Overworked, underpaid, and quietly overzealous, Kathleen falls in love with a young doctor, whose exploitation of her sets the course of the remainder of her life, in which her passivity masks a deep fury and secret resolve to take revenge."Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Published: 09/17/1992
ISBN: 9780811212137
Pages: 142
Weight: 0.41lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.29w x 0.37d
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/20/1992
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Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2025
★★★★★ 5
Great book series
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Great book series! Can't wait for the new one!!
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Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2025
★★★★★ 4
Better than the first
Format: Kindle
The art is amazing, just like in the first installment. There are less jumps in the story, making it flow better than the first, which seemed disjointed at times. The word bubbles still need work making clear exactly who is talking, but it’s better than on the first volume. I’m looking forward to the third volume.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2026
★★★★★ 5
good buy!
Format: Paperback
daughter loved the book! one of her faves now !
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Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2025
★★★★★ 5
Great books! Hope there are more!
Format: Paperback
My 10 year devoured both books 1 & 2 in two days! She loves them so much and can’t stop talking about them. She is telling all her friends they HAVE to read them! I’m sure she will read them again and again. Thank you Sylvia Douye!
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Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2024