The Resume

(June 16, 1938- )
Wrote ‘With Shuddering Fall (1964), ‘A Garden of Earthly Delights (1967),’ ‘them (1969),’ ‘Wonderland (1971),’ ‘The Assassins (1975),’ ‘The Childwold (1976),’ ‘Cybele (1979),’ ‘Unholy Loves (1979),’ ‘Bellfleur (1980),’ ‘A Bloodsmoor Romance (1984),’ ‘Mysteries of Winterthurn (1984),’ Marya (1986),’ ‘American Appetites (1989),’ ‘Because It Is Bitter, and Because It Is My Heart (1990),’ ‘Black Water (1992),’ ‘Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang (1993),’ ‘Zombie (1995),’ ‘We Were the Mulvaneys (1996),’ ‘Man Crazy (1997),’ ‘Blonde (2000),’ ‘Middle-Age (2001),’ ‘Big Mouth and Ugly Girl (2002),’ ‘Freaky Green Eyes (2003)’ and ‘The Falls (2004)’
Teaches creative writing at Princeton University

Why she might be annoying:

She is stereotyped as a ‘women’s writer.’
She is friends with Mike Tyson.
She was a teacher’s pet as a child.
She looks like Shelley Duvall.
She wears what might be the biggest pair of eyeglasses ever created for serious use.

Why she might not be annoying:

She grew up poor.
She is one of the most prolific contemporary writers.
Her books are popular with both readers and critics.
She’s won many writing awards and prizes.
She says she thinks most writers are full of themselves.
She never accepts payment for doing readings and lectures.
She’s written several good horror stories.

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Buddy Holly Look-alikes
• Entertainment Weekly's 100 Best Books [1983-2008] (Ranked: 14)
• Grain Names
• Guggenheim Fellowship Grant Recipients
• Huge Eye Wear
• I Attended Syracuse University
• I Attended University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Jack Magic’s Bitch of the Day
• Members of Mensa
• My Middle Name is Carol/Carroll
• Oprah's Book Club Selections (Ranked: 2001)
• Pale Faces
• Playboy Interview Subjects [1990s] (Ranked: 1993)
• Profiles 14501-14750 (Ranked: 14518)
• Teachers
• Wieland Kalligaro's Profiles [Series 5]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 19 Votes: 57.89% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 28 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 33 Votes: 51.52% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 81 Votes: 71.60% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 119 Votes: 55.46% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 149 Votes: 67.79% Annoying