Book Review: Joyce Carol Oates' novel 'Butcher' is a reflection on women's agency over their bodies

The new novel “Butcher” by Joyce Carol Oates is a reflection on women's agency over their bodies. It tells the story of Silas Aloysius Weir during his years as director of New Jersey State Asylum for Female Lunatics in the mid- to late 1880s.

By: The Associated Press

Jun 03 2024
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Book Review: Joyce Carol Oates' novel 'Butcher' is a reflection on women's agency over their bodies — Book Review: Joyce Carol Oates

Now well into her 80s, prolific American author Joyce Carol Oates keeps cranking out the books, most recently the disturbing novel “Butcher.” The author of more than 50 novels, including “Blonde, ” a fictional account of the life of Marilyn Monroe, O... [2546 chars]