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21. Hello, I'm Erica Jong (Contact
 
22. Fruits & Vegetables Poems
 
23. Sexual revolution; photographs
$11.65
24. Feminism and the Politics of Literary
 
25. Fears Of Flying
$10.57
26. Becoming Light: Poems New and
$5.50
27. What Do Women Want?: Bread, Roses,
 
28. Les parachutes dicare
 
$25.00
29. Half-lives
$291.10
30. Fruits and Vegetables
$4.95
31. Witches' Brew
 
$9.49
32. Fear of Fifty: A Midlife Memoir
33. Der Buddha im Schoß. Über Sex,
 
$3.92
34. Ordinary Miracles (Plume)
35. Keine Angst vor Fünfzig.
 
$7.98
36. Parachutes & kisses
 
$11.95
37. Loveroot
 
38. La planche de salut
 
$10.50
39. Cancion Triste de Cualquier Mujer
 
40. Megan's Book of Divorce

21. Hello, I'm Erica Jong (Contact Publications Series)
by Kathy Acker
Paperback: 32 Pages (1982-06)
list price: US$3.00
Isbn: 0936556072
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22. Fruits & Vegetables Poems by Erica Jong ( Her First Book )
by Erica Jong
 Hardcover: Pages (1971)

Asin: B000JD1YDK
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23. Sexual revolution; photographs by Fred W. McDarrah, foreword by Erica Jong.
by Jeffrey, ed Escoffier
 Paperback: Pages (2003)

Asin: B0044MNBAQ
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24. Feminism and the Politics of Literary Reputation: The Example of Erica Jong
by Charlotte Templin
Hardcover: 240 Pages (1995-03)
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Asin: 0700607080
Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars
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Soon after its publication in 1973, Fear of Flying brought Erica Jong immense popular success and media fame. Alternately pegged sassy and vulgar, Jong's novel embraced the politics of the women's liberation movement and challenged the definition of female sexuality. Yet today, more than twenty years and several books later, literary reputation continues, for the most part, to elude Jong.

Typecast by her adversaries as a media-seeking sensationalist, Erica Jong has been unfairly side-stepped by academia, Charlotte Templin contends. In this carefully researched study augmented by personal interviews with Jong, Templin assembles and analyzes the medley of responses to Jong's books by reviewers, critics, writers, academics, and the media--by liberals, conservatives, and feminists. She examines the diverse opinions on the merit and relevance to contemporary life of Fear of Flying; the invocation of a high culture/low culture dichotomy to discredit How to Save Your Own Life; the anatomy of literary success with Fanny; Jong's reception in a postfeminist age, and the trivialization of Jong's works that is inevitable with mass media exposure.

Templin also shows how antagonistic reviewers tend to identify Jong with her fictitious characters--a practice more common when the author is a woman--and judge her to be guilty of the sin of not being a "proper woman." In turn she shows how reviewers reveal something of their own values and ideological biases in their critiques and how literary reputations are built, destroyed, and altered over time.

The first book to make a detailed examination of the reputation of a woman writer, Feminism and the Politics of Literary Reputation provides an excellent case study for the literary reception of women writers within a broad cultural context. Templin's analysis offers valuable insight into the reception of women writers--especially commercially successful women writers--and dramatically illustrates the relation of literary reputation to popular appeal and cultural mores. ... Read more

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3-0 out of 5 stars Well, let's talk about this, please...
The problem with Erica Jong's popularity is that so many white males (John Updike, Anthony Burgess, etc.) welcomed her book 'Fear of Flying'. On the other hand, without crediting those white males with any real discernmentof feminist daring, let's remember that it was such people who got the bookon the best seller list. Jong is infinitely more talented than thosewriters, but this book seems to be unable to articulate this simple truth.Let's remember, then, that it is clueless white males who advocate books byGeorge Orwell, John Steinbeck, etc. Erica Jong is courageous and challengeseurocentric patriarchy, something those other writers did not do, and arenow irrelevant because of it. Besides which, Jong isn't really *all that*radical a feminist anyway. She has been trivialized by being afflicted withwhite male enthusiasm, but no one can forget that her books are momentousbecause they are so individual, as all Women are. ... Read more


25. Fears Of Flying
by Erica Jong
 Paperback: Pages (1973)

Asin: B0044N4R08
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26. Becoming Light: Poems New and Selected
by Erica Jong
Paperback: 400 Pages (1992-10-07)
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Asin: 0060984201
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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An essential collection of poetry--the best of her creative body of work by the internationally celebrated and bestselling author of Fear of Flying and Any Woman's Blues.

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4-0 out of 5 stars Beans & Coffee
Erica Jong. How *do* you do? Hey, who cared about that? Well, as an accurately special poetess, in these poems, she happens to notice a method and discerns how life is mirrored in the author, and the poetess in her reader, so which one has the true nature here? This bilateral quality did not terminate unpractised by the place or, indeed, practice this specification in other countries. No, not at all. A few are about the quality--in possibility, it is expert or maybe even what can be described as a research occurrence. "Either/Or" is urgent, and by its extremely fast form we see what is temporary from the viewpoint: Genuine as always, the common human descendants take their peace, which, it is suggested, always discovers some form of commentary concerning intelligence and all the fundamental rules which this "people" generally favors over subtle influence. The life, the overall system, which rejects this option in order to continue through either movement or behavior, can take a "mere" fact as a sign of bankruptcy.

Frequently she writes with too potent a quality to the "person". This--these--generally apply a kind of fertilizer to the sweet, new Vishnu in it. If there must be amends, then let us commend the speech, the change, in everybody.Like an iridescent opal, it describes our own story by the outstanding achievement derived from typical specifications. This new "voluntary" discrimination is ultimately nothing more than this left-over "person": A case in the road, the big digital form, argument and novel--all of it is injured by length. The exact placement is irrelevant. Solemnity models change. Intelligent commentary that attempts to expound something only fosters in the poems a natural atrocity about these laughable feelings in the other person--and these feelings, can they bend nearby, so that you are "You"?

Solemnity. Hmmm. The quality of recent time frequently continues *in* time, and forms the plural number exhibant of life itself (specifically, the switch method). Is it true, Is that what it really looks like, Is there no escape, etc., etc., etc. Ah, well. "Froehlichkeit vytyagivano" as the Greco-Russian poet once declaimed (or was he Russo-Greek?). Upward in the extreme with that dementia, then. Recovering that lustrous opal which pliably, sadly fills the upward center, affects the appearance.Various natural methods are essayed and discarded, despised by the Furchtgeck chapter. Pooling blood into the fluid, cooling weather, we publicly dispatch the only possible sweet release, so that we might hope to be accurate, to hit the mark. But, alas, poetry continues to be essential to The Cause.

4-0 out of 5 stars Sensual Poetry
This was the first time I read Erica Jong's poetry.What is most evident after reading this collection is that she is a woman who truly celebrates and experiences life, particularly the sensual things of the world.She presents the knowledge she has gained through relationships with men both tragically and beautifully.These poems are essentially about love:love of poetry, love of men, love of her life as a woman, and love of nature.Certain poems seem perfect in their construction, as if each word falls exactly where it should.My only misgiving is Jong's use of more crude language, at times, when discussing sex acts.In a different context I might find such words appropriate and necessary to relay a point, but in this collection, I found her choice of rough language as tiny rips in the symmetry of the poems.I know such language is characteristic of her work, but still felt the poems would be stronger without this harsh element.My criticism should not prevent others from reading this collection though, since most of the poems are passionate and amazing without the harsher tone.

5-0 out of 5 stars Something to keep
Jong's poetry is smart, sassy and shocking. Historically her directness informed the poetry world of the previously unspoken subjects that was only hinted at with whispers and sweet metaphors, instead Jong shouted it outstories of pain, love, secrets and periods for all to read.

I have hadthis collection for about five years now, and still on a rainly afternoon,I will occasionnally pick it up and flip through it. Each time I do, I findsomething new, something honest, and something funny.

Unlike Slvia Plathand Anne Sexton, Jong is hunourous about the life and painful parts ofbeing a woman. Her poetry reminds us that each person has their ownsecrets, but does not have to be ashamed and yes, you can laugh about it.

I love the way she references people, facts, and things we can relateto. In some ways, these poems are a series of essays about women, life, andthe time it was written because it is a collection, you can also feel andsee the changes of the times through it.

Sometimes Jong's work can seemsloppy if broken down under scrutiny, yet the essence of the poem is alwayfresh and creative.

I highly recommend this collection.

5-0 out of 5 stars inspiration for the soul
This book of poetry has brought me such peace. Jong's words mesmerize thesoul.She tangles you in her web of sex and pain.I've never readanything like it before.She is truly one of my favorite poets because ofher connection to the human soul. ... Read more


27. What Do Women Want?: Bread, Roses, Sex, Power
by Erica Jong
Paperback: 256 Pages (1999-12-13)
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Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars
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A kaleidoscopic collection of Erica Jong's provocative prose, covering politics, pornography, motherhood and writing, with turns from Hillary Rodham Clinton, Lolita, Princess Diana and Louise Woodward. It surfs the waves of feminism from the bold ancestors to the modern truce between the sexes.Amazon.com Review
Erica Jong burst onto the American literary and cultural scenewith her audacious bestseller Fear of Flying andhas been cast as a feminist spokesperson ever since--a curiousconundrum for a bawdy, sometimes raging intellectual who failed somiserably to repudiate men that she married repeatedly and worried somuch about growing older that she signed up for plastic surgery. Yetit's these very inconsistencies that have made her less didactic overtime. The brief essays in What Do Women Want? veer fromcontemplation of the impossible tightrope of motherhood, the accursednature of Hillary Rodham Clinton, and the unexpurgated Anaïs Ninto the damned-if-you-do, damned-if-you-don't life of literary womenand the fatal charm of Italy. There's also a surprisingly sweet paeanto that horny old goat, Henry Miller (the subject of Jong'sbiographical study TheDevil at Large).

This is Jong at her best and worst, alternately flailing wildly andlanding squarely on the mark. "It's hard to be a novelist in theage of soap opera," she observes, commenting on AmericanPresident Clinton's sexual peccadilloes. "The slow accretion of500 well-wrought words a day seems pointless beside the dizzying andbreathless plot lines served up by the evening news." Thedelicious irony of the book's title is no accident; it's a questionSigmund Freud asked and never satisfactorily answered. Neither doesJong, but her cultural commentary has flashes of brilliance and themoxie necessary to cut to the head of the line. --FrancescaColtrera ... Read more

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3-0 out of 5 stars If you like Jong, you'll like this book
This book of essays does hold your attention.You may not like her point of view, but you'll have togive her credit for being honest about it.She covers it all in bits and pieces, the only clue to what they all havein commom is the title.Havingsex is very important to her, and I foundthis theme tiring after a while.She does present herself as what I'd calla typical New Yorker.She seeks to impress the reader with her life, andit comes off sometimes as bragging.I'm a fan of Henry Miller so I enjoyedher first hand impression of him - they must have been soulmates, seekingsexual experiences where ever they could find them.I can see why givenher point of viewshe feared fifty as it gets harder to attract strangers- so I may read more of her yet.If you're a writer you'll probably beinterested in her struggles as an author and mother.

4-0 out of 5 stars Entertaining and likeable
This book is more entertaining and likeable than I expected.Jong'shonesty is admirable.She readily admits she didn't become pregnant tillshe could afford a nanny; most celebrities pretend they raised theirchildren with no help.I liked the essay Lolita at Thirty best and alsoher views on Jane Eyre are very acute. Her literary criticism is the bestthing in the book.Surprisingly erudite and sharp.Her essay on Anais Ninmade me want to read the journals which I never have.She's at her leastappealing when trying to show how wordly she is , i.e. 'My Italy' where shedoes an awful lot of name dropping as if all the famous people she knowsvalidate her own imporance.Her daughter, Molly,wrote an article forMode magazine where she relatedhow her mother's friend,Joan Collins,called her fat. I wouldn't be surprised if Erica didn't drop Joan, forall her cruelty, simply because she's a celeb.

1-0 out of 5 stars Politically Correct Feminist Ramblings
It is very hard to follow Jung's logic. Her book jumps around like a bungecord, never staying long enough to explain her unsupportable conclusions.Most distressing is her apologetic acceptance of the behavior of thePresident. In fairness, there are some amusing parts. ... Read more


28. Les parachutes dicare
by Jong Erica
 Paperback: Pages (2001-02-26)

Isbn: 2277220612
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29. Half-lives
by Erica Jong
 Paperback: Pages (1975)
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30. Fruits and Vegetables
by Erica Jong
Hardcover: 112 Pages (1997-10-01)
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Asin: 0880015691
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Here is thetwenty-fifth anniversary edition of Erica Jong's very first book: a surrealistic, funny, gastronomic, erotic, serious look at being human and female and American.

Erica Jong, the best-selling author of Fear of Flying, and more recently, Fear of Fifty, began her literary life as a poet. Fruits & Vegetables, originally published in 1971, offers a glimpse into the daring, erotic imagination of a young author of great promise. Here is a writer who puts metaphors in her oven, fruits and vegetables in her bed. In her tide poem, Jong considers the character of the onion: "Not self-righteous like the proletarian potato, nor a siren like the apple. No show-off like the banana. But a modest, self-effacing vegetable, questioning, introspective, peeling itself away . . ."

Throughout her debut collection, Erica Jong demonstrates a remarkable adventurousness, erudition, lyricism, and command of the poetic form. At the same time, she examines many of the themes she will pursue in years to come. On the subject of desire, she writes: "The corruption begins with the eyes, / the page, the hunger. / It hangs on the first hook / of the first comma.... The corruption begins with the mouth, / the tongue, the wanting. / The first poem in the world / is I want to eat.

For the many fans who have yet to discover-or rediscover-where the literary career of Erica Jong began, this special anniversary edition of Fruits & Vegetables, complete with a new preface by the author, is a must.

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5-0 out of 5 stars Erica Jong has created another masterpiece collection!
It's hard to find poetry like this that is at once both erotic and sensual while remaining highly opinionated. Erica proudly wears her belief that women are just as fragile as men and yet can be just as hard as men. In her hands, the word "feminist" becomes a finely edged tool that can reshape how we think of ourselves and our interaction with each other in relationships. She begins the book with a series of poems that compare different vegetables and fruits to the anatomy of men and women. The book then goes on to talk about a variety of subjects. In "His Silence" there's an undercurrent of sadness as she explores the idea of someone you love still controlled by events in thier past. In "With Silk" she talks about a lover as if he were a spectral agent instead of a man made of mere flesh.

Never afraid to show her displeasure with life and love or her sheer delight of it, Erica's work is provacative and a joy to read. She calls to mind such other poets as Pablo Neruda and Sylvia Plath, both of whom are excellent in their own right.

As a male I find her work refreshing and brutally honest and in a age where those qualities are looked down on I'm delighted that Erica has remained true to that inner voice.

4-0 out of 5 stars excellent debut
Erica Jong's debute book of poetry is quite a fine collection of work. to be honest, i didn't realize a person could allude to so much with vegetables, especially onions.

5-0 out of 5 stars A MUST READ FOR ALL POETRY LOVERS!
Erica takes the ordinary and makes it extraordinary in this her first book of her poetry.I am sick and tired of reading poetry in textbooks by dead white male windbags that have absolutely no relation to my life as afemale.

Erica writes lovingly of the lowly Onion!"I am thinking ofthe onion again, with it's two O mouths, like the gaping holes in nobody. .. . " and it is pure ecstasy! I highly recommend this book to allpoetry lovers.Also visite her website for even more inspriation: ericajong.com. ... Read more


31. Witches' Brew
Paperback: 336 Pages (2002-10-01)
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Throughout history, witches have always enthralled us. Be they good witches or bad witches, ancient sorcerers or modern-day Wiccans, their aura of magic, nature, and power is irresistible. Here, some of the greatest authors of all time are gathered together to stir up a little trouble. These works of prose and poetry capture the witch in all her guises: wicked, empowering, romantic, and pagan.

Featuring:Erica Jong € Dean Koontz € Louise Erdrich € William Shakespeare € Ursula K. Le Guin € Harlan Ellison € Sir Arthur Conan Doyle € Shirley Jackson € W.B. Yeats € Brothers Grimm € Ben Franklin € Emily Brontë € Louisa May Alcott € Ray Bradbury € Anton Chekhov € Emily Dickinson € H.P. Lovecraft € Nathaniel Hawthorne € Ambrose Bierce € H.P. Blavatsky € Mary Coleridge € Rosemary Edgehill € P.N. Elrod € Anita Endrezze € Mary Wilkins Freeman € David Gerrold € M.V. Ingram € Mercedes Lackey € Cotton Mather € Charles Perrault € Kathryn Ptacek € Doreen Valiente € Evelyn Vaughn € Lady Wilde ... Read more

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4-0 out of 5 stars Broad Overview of Pop and Classic Witch Literature
Witches' Brew is a dense literary anthology broken into three chapters. The first chapter Something Wicked This Way Comes: The Wicked Witch takes it name aptly from a line in a spell from Shakespeare's Macbeth. I was pleased to find this piece as the opening work in "Witches' Brew" but disappointed that this beautiful piece is abbreviated.

Something Wicked This Way Comes also contains W.B. Yeats, "The Sorcerer."Jocks identifies Yeats as a Ceremonial Magician in addition to the revered Irish poet and playwright that most know him to be.Yeats was a member of the Theosophical Society, Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. H.P. Blavatsky cofounder of this order, is included with a piece titled "Can the Double Murder"Cotton Mather, a staunch supporter of the 1692 Salem Witch Trials work provides an account that will chill the bones of most witches.Mather's short piece "Bridget Bishop" concerns a witch trial that depends on "spectral" evidence.On the lighter side, Benjamin Franklin's (yes, that Benjamin Franklin)short story is a tongue in cheek critique of the "scientific" approach used in witch trials.Franklin's contribution written in 1730 is a short essay called "A Witch Trial at Mount Holly."Oscar Wilde's mother, Lady Wilde's piece "The Horned Woman" is a legend about Irish witches.Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, of Sherlock Holmes fame, is included with a dark look at magic in "The Leather Funnel."

Next, we find That's Witch with a "W": Witchcraft as Em-Power-ment.This chapter presents the powerful, omnipotent, witch and crone archetype.Beginning with a short poem by Emily Bronte, that uses nature as a metaphor for the spell that love casts."Snatcher" by Dean Koontz is a compelling piece that makes a delightful read aloud piece on a dark and stormy night.This is a classic crone revenge story that includes a repulsive villain and a hideous monster.Doreen Valiente, one of the founders of the neopaganism movement is appropriately included in the anthology twice.Her poem "The Witch's Ballad," provides an insiders experience of a Sabbat.Erica Jong's "Figure of the Witch" truly embodies the theme of this chapter.

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme: The Nature Witch is the last and my favorite chapter. Sandwiched between Doreen Valiente's basic course in witch craft "The Witches' Creed" poem and Erica Jong's potent warning against witch bias and anti-Semitism"Smoke," are wonderful pieces by the likes of Brothers Grimm and Emily Dickinson. A touching tale suitable to read tochildren "The Christmas Witch" by Rosemary Edgehill explains the significance of Yuletide. Evelyn Vaughn, (the pen name of the editor) contributes a lengthy story "Winter Solstice" that focuses on the semi-annual battle for dominance between the Oak King and Holly King.

It is pleasing that Native American voices are also included.Anita Endrezze's mythic tale, "The Humming of Stars and Bees and Waves," is an eerie Yaqui tale of a crone's epiphany after a retreat in a cave.Louise Erdrich, a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, offers a haunting shape-shifter poem "The Strange People."If more diverse voices were included the anthology would be stronger still, afterall, witch and magic are global.

Yvonne Jocks' anthology provides a broad overview of popular and classic witch literature, crossing continents, cultures and approximately 400 years. ... Read more


32. Fear of Fifty: A Midlife Memoir
by Erica Jong
 Hardcover: 485 Pages (1994-09)
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With intelligence, humor, and candor, the author of Fear of Flying explores what it means to be a woman in the 1990s in chapters including ""The Mad Lesbian in the Attic,"" ""Seducing the Muse,"" and ""How I Got to Be the Second Sex."" 150,000 first printing. $100,000 ad/promo. Tour. ... Read more

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3-0 out of 5 stars Fear of Reading
I read Fear of Flying many years ago, and it seems to me that this is just the same book rehashed.

Ms. Jong spends way too much time trying to show us how clever she is, and dropping the names of every famous person she has ever met.

The end result is that this book reads like a kind of blog. She makes many witty and very perceptive comments on the nature of relationships between the sexes, but comes across as a thoroughly obnoxious, self-absorbed individual whom one would NOT want to meet in real life.

In the end one has to feel thoroughly sorry for the various men who have loved her and married her, and sympathize totally with those who have dumped her. It would be really interesting (though impossible) to get THEIR inputs on what they thought was going on.

5-0 out of 5 stars Ageless Erica
Firstly, let me point out that I am 21 years old, and almost didn't buy the book because I was afraid it would be some paean to "mid-life" that I just wouldn't get. The Jongroupie in me won out, though - and I am SO glad she did.

Anyone who has ever read an Erica novel, anyone who ever plans to, anyone who yearns to hear a profoundly female voice speak honestly yet comfortingly into her/his mind's ear - this is a must-have. Besides answering every "Where does Isadora end and Erica begin?" question, this book contains a good dozen touching poems, countless anecdotes, and the sweetly detailed account of how Erica met her current husband. Erica writes about being a writer, a Jew, a feminist, a scholar, a daughter, a mother, a wife - a WOMAN. It is a novel, I believe, about WOMANHOOD, first and foremost, from the pen of a woman who has seen hell and high water during her 50 years.

Far from being a boring mid-life memoir, the book reads like a novel and a really fun one at that, with all the feminine feminism, the wry jokes, the clever commentary and the juicy sex scenes of Erica's other books. Unlike her novels, however, this book draws the bold authoress out from between the lines and places her right before the reader - beautifully unembellished, womanly, young enough to take another ride on the rollercoaster and old enough to truly appreciate it.

4-0 out of 5 stars Erica Jong Grows Up
Fear of Fifty is Erica Jong's best book.Fans will recognize all the memorable episodes of her life as she revisits them, this time through the eyes of a wiser woman.

It seems that Erica Jong has finally grown up.Gone is the obsession with sex and the dependence on men that characterized her earlier books.In this book, Ms. Jong comes to terms with the contradictions of her existence, and in so doing, very intelligently points out the wild contradictions of her generation and of our contemporary society.

The best section comes at the end, where Ms. Jong lays out her own personal feminist treatise.This section, although highly theoretical, is endowed with a clarity and passion that should rally every single woman reader, regardless of age, to the cause.

Ms. Jong quite rightly chastises women as well as men for causing and maintaining the feminist backlash.Encouraging harmony, comprehension and unity, she calls for a new feminism that would include all women regardless of class, race, age, sexual orientation or profession.She exalts the creativity and artistic or professional ability of women, as well as their capacity for motherhood and caretaking.In fact, she suggests that the two sides of a woman are complementary rather than imcompatible.

This book really clarified for me the situation of women in our Western society.I highly recommend it to anyone of any age interested in art, culture, literature, history or feminism. Although the content is highly intellectual in some respects, Ms. Jong's entertaining, passionate and humorous voice is always present. And it is absolutely not a "woman's book"; it is vital that as many men as possible read Fear of Fifty.

2-0 out of 5 stars the same old story
I've been reading Erica Jong's books for ages...probably a compulsion of some sort!! I find myself turning & returning to these books from time to time, when I'm feeling strange / down / lonely, because I feel as if I'm reading what an acquaintance or a far-away friend has written. This though doesn't mean that I appreciate all of her books the same, & it also doesn't mean that I think Erica Jong is an excellent writer. I just feel comfortable with her writing for some reason, although god knows why..

About "Fear of fifty": It seems to me that Erica Jong has written the same story, again & again. And again. And again, until frankly anyone, even the most well-intentioned person would get tired of it all. I was certainly enthusiastic about her writing at first. But what I think has happened is this-- beginning with "Fear of flying", & in all the books after that, what she has written really is her life story. As I said- really good & original to read the first time around (that's why "Fear of flying" is still Jong's best-selling book) but tedious after a while.

The heroine of "Fear of flying" seems to be in no waydifferent from the woman shown in "Fear of fifty", & I have no idea why Erica Jong thought she had to write an autobiography. In "Fear of fifty" she just re-wrote the same things she'd already written in other books. I'm sure I'm no exception when I say that I was already familiar with all the themes in the book, & I knew what was coming, all the way through. This is the reason that I found "Fear of fifty" unoriginal & repetitive, although I must say that there was some comfort to be had in returning to these familiar themes. My point is--Erica Jong's ideas are interesting & her writing is (sometimes) inspired. But reading her books has been like eating the same food again & again: the first time around it was tasty. After a while, it got boring.

5-0 out of 5 stars Ah, to be a Jewish American Princess. . . .
Having been born and spent my entire life in the South and being a lower middle class WASP, I envy those brash, brave, bold yankees who have the "ovaries" to speak their mind and lay their souls bare for allthe world to see!WHAT A BOOK!I already love Erica's poetry and now Ilove her, too!As I am a forty-something boomer, I read this inanticipation of some much needed road-trip advice and boy, did I get what Iasked for!Live your life according to your own conscience, follow yourdreams AND your heart and baby don't look back in regret.Thank you,Erica, for being the fabulous writer and woman that you are.You're aninspiration to us all.Keep on writing! ... Read more


33. Der Buddha im Schoß. Über Sex, Macht und Literatur.
by Erica Jong
Paperback: 285 Pages (2003-03-01)

Isbn: 342313058X
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34. Ordinary Miracles (Plume)
by Erica Jong
 Paperback: 1 Pages (1983-09-28)
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35. Keine Angst vor Fünfzig.
by Erica Jong
Paperback: 478 Pages (1996-09-01)

Isbn: 3423122706
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36. Parachutes & kisses
by Erica Jong
 Hardcover: Pages (1984)
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Asin: B00005WKE5
Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars
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3-0 out of 5 stars Trying too much
In this third part of Fear of Flying book, main character Izadora Wing is not the narrator, narrator is Erica. Since the frist two books were writen in a diary like manner, I don't see any reason why third book isn't consistent. Besides, it seems that Erica in this book is trying to hard to be even more provocative than in first two books, to the limit that it's becoming tiresome. Some sexual scenes and descriptions of sexual acts just don't have any reason to be in the book but to make it more provocative. I also think that story is too dragged, too many details and many too much personal parts which are not interesting for average reader.
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37. Loveroot
by Erica Jong
 Paperback: Pages (1976-01-01)
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Asin: 003014051X
Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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4-0 out of 5 stars Words of truth..................
Erica Jong wrote words of truth for her experiences and impressions in this small book of poems.Like all her work fiction and not she delivers a book laced with herself.You feel apart of her journey as you read her poetic ode to Whitman, Sexton, Shelley, and Collete.As soon as you think you know this woman from reading her she writes a poem of her husband, her mother, her daughter, herself and then you know her soul.

And yes she writes of sex and the sensual but what harm is that we only exist because of sex.

4-0 out of 5 stars scathing poetic realism from a woman's perspective
Many will find Erica Jong's writing shocking. This little book of poetry is no exception. The vantagepoint is wholly feminine, and not entirely happy. Deals primarily with the agonies of relationships, including many sexualized references. Wives, housewives, and rejected lovers will all find words to ponder here.

Some of the poems also address Jong's poetic predecessor's, such as Pablo Neruda, Colette, and Mary Shelley, and these little poems may probably cause you to re-evaluate the original authorsin light of Jong's unique viewpoint. Sometimes scathing realism. Graphic language.

3-0 out of 5 stars Loveroot Review
Loveroot is a wonderful book of poems writen in in the late 60's. The poems are very feminist, as Jong was a very strong and outspoken woman. The book is divided into 3 sections, each include a nice handful of poetry. Throught the book you'll find many poems written for or about otherwriters, such as Whitman, Plath, Sexton, and Keats. Some critics say thatJong uses language that is very sexual, not common for a woman, andsometimes just too pornographic. However, this collection is not that way.This is her 3rd book of poems, and her themes are the same, but they arepresented more lightly and with a bit more humor. Definately on collectionto have for you own! ... Read more


38. La planche de salut
by Erica Jong
 Mass Market Paperback: 414 Pages (1991-06-01)

Isbn: 2253057274
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39. Cancion Triste de Cualquier Mujer (Spanish Edition)
by Erica Jong
 Paperback: Pages (1990-12)
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40. Megan's Book of Divorce
by Erica Jong
 Paperback: 64 Pages (1985-04-25)

Isbn: 0246125314
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Irrepressible, four-year-old Megan gives her own views on divorce. ... Read more


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