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Miao Dao

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Miao Dao

By: Joyce Carol Oates
Narrated by: Amy Landon
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A girl comes of age with a vengeance - and help from a friend - in a tale of unnerving suspense from National Book Award winner and literary master Joyce Carol Oates.

Bad things have been happening since Mia began to mature. Her dad left. Boys at school can’t keep their hands to themselves. A lecherous stepfather has moved in. Her only refuge is an abandoned lot on her suburban cul-de-sac, crawling with feral felines - one of which follows Mia home. Ghostly white and affectionate, she is Mia’s new companion and - as Mia’s tormenters will soon discover - her fierce protector.

Joyce Carol Oates’s Miao Dao is part of Dark Corners, a collection of seven heart-stopping short stories by bestselling authors who give you so many new reasons to be afraid. Each story can be read in a single sitting. Or, if you have the nerve, you can listen all by yourself in the dark.

©2018 The Ontario Review, Inc. (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Anthologies & Short Stories Genre Fiction Horror Literary Fiction Psychological Short Stories Supernatural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women's Fiction Scary Heartfelt Dark Horror
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Heartbreaking tale of a childhood shattered. Joyce Carol Oates always makes me think, and I love that.

Scary

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This is giving with a sastifying end though. Thoughts who may had trauma like this, the author makes it a great way to communicate how the pratogonist is feeling throughout.

The fear grown from being sexual harassed

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i loved this story and performance. it really puts the listener in the girl's shoes. i love the thought of my cats waiting for the moment to attack to protect me. ultimately empowering and more than a bit odd in a good way. unique with detailed description.

powerful and heart-wrenching

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I can’t believe I didn’t anticipate the ending - a pleasant surprise that good overcomes evil yet the innocence is lost nonetheless

Happy ending

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I struggled very hard to listen to the narrator read the words very disturbing

I couldn't listen to the narrator, to even finish

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Anyone who doesn’t like this doesn’t understand this. Great story and great reading. Highly recommend.

I like this

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i don’t normally leave reviews, but like the title says, the story was good yet the narrator was bad. i almost DNFed this book 10 minutes in simply due to the narration, but stuck through it because i wanted to know how it ended.

the narrator sounded automated but not in a good way, and mispronounced “feral” the whole book. if you’re going to read this book, i suggest doing so on kindle or physical as i’m sure it would be much more enjoyable that way. the only reason why i stuck with the audio was because i was working so i couldn’t sit and read the physical book.

overall though, the story was great and had good depth for it being 80 pages or so. following a 13 year old girl through the stresses of puberty, school, and a new step dad, she befriends a feral cat who quickly becomes her protector from the things that hide in the dark.
4/5 stars

great story, bad narrator

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Loved it !!!, the narration and story including how they described details were great not great but amazing definitely recommend you reading this story.

Loved it !!!!💜💜💜

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a tale of abuse and despair in the American suburbs. The focus is on a young adolescent growing up in a dysfunctional home.there are only two or three main characters but they are finely drawn and utterly believable. oates is a pro and knows exactly how to tell this simple but gripping tale. the narrator has trouble with male voices but it is not a serious problem.

excellent story, good characters

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this is the 3rd book in the "dark corners" series from Amazon that I've listened to and not a single one has disappointed.

another spooky edition to this series

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