Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang by Joyce Carol Oates

Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang

Joyce Carol Oates

313 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

fiction historical young adult adventurous dark tense medium-paced
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Confessions of a Girl Gang is a novel by Joyce Carol Oates about a group of teenage girls in upstate New York in the 1950s who form a gang called Foxfire.

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Moods

adventurous 79%
tense 62%
dark 58%
reflective 55%
emotional 34%
sad 24%
challenging 17%
inspiring 17%
mysterious 10%
funny 6%
hopeful 6%

Pace

medium 75%
fast 12%
slow 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 52% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 16%

Strong character development?

Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 17%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 52% | Yes: 34% | No: 13%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 68% | Yes: 22% | It's complicated: 9%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 31%

Average rating

3.83

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