tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post3503777045182362495..comments2024-03-27T18:28:32.102-07:00Comments on Rose City Reader: Review of the Day: Fear of FlyingGilion at Rose City Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-25540200561366305172009-05-24T12:09:25.520-07:002009-05-24T12:09:25.520-07:00This was the 'dirty book' of my youth, hidden unde...This was the 'dirty book' of my youth, hidden under parents beds or behind other books in their shelves. I remember it have the "f" word in it, quite shocking for my youth!, and I remember enjoying the empowerment Erica Jong gives women through her characters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-30212708963818638592009-05-14T17:46:00.000-07:002009-05-14T17:46:00.000-07:00I meant the link... somehow that got changed to th...I meant the link... somehow that got changed to think. Nice!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-57524184215510048102009-05-14T17:45:00.000-07:002009-05-14T17:45:00.000-07:00It wasn't so much that I didn't sympathize with Is...It wasn't so much that I didn't sympathize with Isadora, because to a certain extent I did. I guess it was just her reaction to her situation that got to me. <br /><br />Love hearing some different opinions though! Thanks for think :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-68789038464058614442009-05-14T16:59:00.000-07:002009-05-14T16:59:00.000-07:00Wow! How nice to be pleasantly surprised by this o...Wow! How nice to be pleasantly surprised by this one. I skipped it, too, but I guess it's a classic.J.G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02806805528636359436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-6279884500324146492009-05-14T16:36:00.000-07:002009-05-14T16:36:00.000-07:00It is now one of my favorites. I gave it five star...It is now one of my favorites. I gave it five stars, which I reserve for the very few books I really, really like and think have real literary or historic value. <br /><br />It is probably not for everyone, because it is about sex, divorce, and adultery. But it doesn't seem particularly scandalous these days, like it must have when it first came out.Gilion at Rose City Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-9002122864784861002009-05-14T16:10:00.000-07:002009-05-14T16:10:00.000-07:00Sounds good. I had heard of this, but now it sound...Sounds good. I had heard of this, but now it sounds like a must read.Nicole (Linus's Blanket)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12473607646939202824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-87689844558035535352009-05-14T13:24:00.000-07:002009-05-14T13:24:00.000-07:00How interesting. I thought the same thing you did....How interesting. I thought the same thing you did. Now I think I will read it sometime!Terri B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12215878121282668358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-27108896468150745472009-05-14T11:51:00.000-07:002009-05-14T11:51:00.000-07:00I love this book & it's wry sense of humor...I love this book & it's wry sense of humor. Plus she introduced the concept of the zipless f**k & that's always amused me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00374987261333318644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-46354847080980537202009-05-14T07:02:00.000-07:002009-05-14T07:02:00.000-07:00I admit to blowing this one off for a long time fo...I admit to blowing this one off for a long time for the same reasons. Maybe I'll rethink that!<br /><br />LezlieLezliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05747969193923246804noreply@blogger.com