{"id":597,"date":"2018-12-11T15:06:39","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T20:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/engl113-f18\/?p=597"},"modified":"2018-12-11T17:23:09","modified_gmt":"2018-12-11T22:23:09","slug":"1973-new-york-times-review-of-fear-of-flying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/engl113-f18\/kramer\/1973-new-york-times-review-of-fear-of-flying\/","title":{"rendered":"1973 New York Times Review of “Fear of Flying”"},"content":{"rendered":"

On November 11, 1973,\u00a0The New York Times\u00a0<\/em>reviewed feminist author Erica Jong’s debut novel\u00a0Fear of Flying<\/em>. A book focused on female sexuality and freedom, Jong’s book was selling rapidly all around the country. Her honest views of sex outside of marriage were a hit with many, yet some found Jong’s work “filthy” and too erotic to digest. As one of the most influential newspapers in the nation, The New York Times <\/em>quickly reviewed the novel and gave it a certain level of credibility. The small bit of literary value that\u00a0The New York Times\u00a0<\/em>gave to\u00a0Fear of Flying\u00a0<\/em>was, no doubt, influential in sales and revenue for Jong and the publishing house, Henry Holt and Company.<\/p>\n

In his review of the novel, Terry Stokes called Jong’s book “energetic, bawdy, and well-conceived,” yet he also goes on to object to Isadora’s “whining,” which “reduce[s] the experience for the reader”. Stokes also makes an important statement about the men of the novel, which possibly turned many men away from reading\u00a0Fear of Flying\u00a0<\/em>altogether: that they were “either lifeless or fall guys for Isadora’s proclamations.” Stokes’ opinion of this is interesting, as this was, in a way, Jong’s intention. These men are just as lost as Isadora is, yet it is a female protagonist searching for the answers. This shift from the usual male leader being the hero to a woman doing the same thing was strange and it was shocking to male readers.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/movies2.nytimes.com\/books\/97\/07\/20\/reviews\/jong-flying.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Sources:<\/p>\n

Stokes, Terry. “Fear of Flying Review.”\u00a0The New York Times<\/em>, The New York Times Company, 11 Nov. 1973, movies2.nytimes.com\/books\/97\/07\/20\/reviews\/jong-flying.html. Accessed 29 November 2018.<\/p>\n

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