438 pages
English language
Published June 11, 2003 by New Signet.
This feministic classic is also hilarious, sad, and just a great story. I'm so glad I came around to it, even this late.
I see it has a lot of reviews accusing it of being self-indulgent, and it probably is. I liked it anyway (despite or because). Scathingly funny at times, enlightening about the past and present of feminism.
Exceptional and hilarious book by Jong that is not so strong for its story (the mild adulterous adventure of an anxious middle-class Jewish woman in Europe in the 1970s), but for its context (the role of women in contemporary society, and the belittlement of female roles as perceived through the protagonist's experiences). Said to have 'kick-started second wave feminism', the arguments presented through literature remain sadly relevant and are all the more powerful for this.
Raunchy and funny and startling- a classic.
