Judy Blume was my savior as a lonely kid, sitting in the back seat,as my mom and me were homeless in 77. My hunch is that this book had it's heyday when it was released and wasn't meant to really stand the test of time. Here's what I love about the book: it's so seventies that it virtually leaves avocado green and burnt orange stains on your hands. are her only escape from her stultifying marriage to New Jersey dry cleaning magnate Norman Pressman.

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S. in education from New York University in 1961, which named her a Distinguished Alumna in 1996, the same year the American Library Association honored her with the Margaret A. I didn’t like Norman or his expectations of Sandy but I also didn’t care for her or many of the decisions she made. And I get that sex is the point of the story, but even in the lesbian adolescence scene, Blume describes one girl as the man and one as the woman, clear that the conduct is about preparing for later heterosexual sex, not about the relationship between the two girls. This one event seems to be the catalyst to the answer that Sandy didn't know she was looking for - what she needs more of, seemingly, is sex. Other recognitions include the Library of Congress Living Legends Award and the 2004 National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.

Similarly, the book presents a clear-eyed view of “white flight,” and the economic excuses whites used to cloak their racism. I hate that her husband is a jerk, that he ignores her few cries for help, that he does hit her when he finds out about her infidelity. now there are some strawberries that have been marinating on the champagne at the bottom of this glass that need my attention. One of my coworkers was absolutely aghast that I would even think of reading it without first reading this Judy Blume classic. I have been on the hold list for our e-book copy for months at this point, having been number three hundred something when I first joined.

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First, there is the encounter with her drunken brother-in-law who is perhaps feeling a little insecure about his life with his wife, her sister. The story follows the life of bored 1970s New Jersey housewife, Sandy Pressman, who decides to reinvigorate her life by having an extramarital affair with an old high school boyfriend. The naked man in full erection who arrives on Sandy’s lawn, like the Ghost of Christmas Future, does indeed “point” the way, as his actions are both metaphoric and prophetic.I was shocked by the ending, and it actually made me cry which was very unexpected for a book like this. I'm no prude but I found the vulgar language used to describe the main character's own anatomy offensive. Overall the novel is lightweight and superficial, and a far cry from the complexity of Erica Jong's 1973 ground-breaking "Fear of Flying. Mine were a bit different from the protagonist, Sandy's, whose bad-porn-like daydreams (fucking the plumber!

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i like my job just fine, but if i didn't have to work, if all i had to do was read all day and occasionally frost a cake?Blume’s novels have sold more than 85 million copies collectively and been translated into 32 languages. Ultimately, even if you look past all the garbage of Sandy’s fantasies and shallow turmoil, this book still commits the ultimate sin. Sandy isn’t really interested in these activities but gives them a half-hearted attempt to appease Norman.