Because It Is Bitter, and Because It Is My Heart

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Summary: Because its bitter....
Review: The best book by America's best author- indeed my favorite book. As someone who has read a great many books about race relations in the United States, this is by far the best - Ms. Oates abilities in understanding human nature, capturing the human soul, and critiquing American culture are put to fine use. Moving and gripping.

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Summary: The title wasn't stolen
Review: This book was ok. I bought it because the title was a direct quote from a stephen crane poem. Why no attribution anywhere to crane?
I guarantee less than 1% of Americans could attribute the quote. If you search the web now on "Because is is bitter.." you'll get Joyce Carol Oats 90% of the time. BOGUS. She robs Crane and gets away with it.