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Fear of Dying by Erica Jong

Fear of Dying

by Erica Jong

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  • Sep 2015, 288 pages
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Nancy L. (Denver, NC)

Fear of Dying
Now I remember why I dislike Erica Jong's writing. She gets into a meaningful conversation, then slams you with sex. And not nice sex - words no one I know would use. Trying to get around that part, you continue reading. It gets better - almost understandable when you get hit again! Besides the fact that the main character is filthy rich so that her life is foreign to normal people, her language is sickening. Her fear of dying is ridiculous since she's mainly concerned about her ninety-some parents' dying.
Teresa H. (Mechanicsville, VA)

A Reminder That Life is Short
I would not say this book is a humorous romp. I found it a rather dark look at how we define ourselves when we reach 60 in a society that is obsessed with youth. How do we prove to ourselves that we are still living the life we want as we age? It is a look at how we deal with death once we realize that no matter what we do death is going to come get us or our loved ones some day. It looks at the things that make life worth the effort. This was a good reminder that we are alive to live not just sit and fear death.
Cheryl M. (Marco Island, FL)

Fear of dying or not having enough sex?
First I must say 'sex' ruined the book for me!
What could have been a poignant and realistic look at death and aging appeared to be less important than the protagonist's sexual needs. This tainted whatever serious point Jong is trying to make. Take away the persistent sex and there could be a universal, feminine message about what it means to see ourselves aging and those we love dying.
Joyce W. (Rochester, MN)

Fear of Dying
This book should be titled fear of aging and loss of sex. It should be marketed to Jewish mothers as a beach read and comedy. I give it 2 stars. Erica Jong gives women a bad name, wallowing in self pity and martyrdom. As her father and mother are dying, her husband is recuperating (but he is 83) she goes on line to find sex. Many women have much worse problems than she, what a pathetic person.
Jeanne B. (Albuquerque, NM)

Erica, what have you done?!
This was a hugely disappointing read! It's barely a novel, more a 60-year old woman's long, whiny monologue about not wanting to get old and die. There are other characters in the book, two-dimensional at best, and things are described as happening from time to time - parents dying, a husband's heart attack - but they don't come alive, they're just pieces of the scaffolding on which to hang the monologue. Which is just embarrassing. A gorgeous 60-year old actress (retired now only because she refuses to play women her age!), married to a billionaire who loves her deeply, basically has a temper tantrum becausemore
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