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Girl [Maladjusted]: True Stories from a Semi-Celebrity Childhood
Molly Jong-Fast grew up in a town house with a pink door and paintings of ladies playing naked Twister. There were world-famous therapists living in her cellar, a secretary with a brain tumor, a nanny who was a numbers runner, and grandparents who revealed that they had sex on their first date.
Leading therapists agree: a normal childhood.
In Girl [Maladjusted], Molly Jong-F...more
Leading therapists agree: a normal childhood.
In Girl [Maladjusted], Molly Jong-F...more
Paperback, 208 pages
Published
December 18th 2007
by Villard
(first published January 10th 2006)
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Molly Jong-Fast’s memoir chronicles her childhood and young adulthood as the daughter of famous writer Erica Jong (Fear of Flying) and grandfather Howard Fast (Spartacus), with all the aspects, good and bad, of that celebrity existence. Living in a “townhouse with a pink door and paintings of ladies playing naked Twister,” her childhood also featured many visits to therapists, numerous nannies, and private schools where she felt like a misfit most of the time.
Much of what she descri...more
Much of what she descri...more
Very funny book about a privileged NYC girl's young life with a famous mom. Somewhat snarky, witty essays on private school, her mom's multiple romances and marriages, dealing with famous people, drugs, dysfunctional family, etc. She's self-aware enough to know that the behavior she's describing is at times ridiculous, so the tone is right. Enjoyed reading about all her escapades.
A maladjusted semi-celebrity childhood sounds exhausting, and sometimes reading the volley of one-liners in this book is as well. But it is also engaging, funny and interesting. Molly Jong-Fast is still quite young, but shows the potential to fill the literary shoes of her mother --Eriica Jong, to whom she is never resentful in print--as well as those of her grandfather, Howard Fast..
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If I had to hang out with Molly Jong-Fast for more than about fifteen minutes I would probably want to strangle her vapid, entitled neck. The book was amusing, though.
If I had to hang out with Molly Jong-Fast for more than about fifteen minutes I would probably want to strangle her vapid, entitled neck. The book was amusing, though.
I read this book because it is an autobiography (and I am hoping to read more autobiographies this year) and because Molly Jong-Fast is the daughter of Erica Jong.
It was an interesting fast-paced read. Jong-Fast is, at times, very funny (and knowledgeable of pop culture...) and a good story-teller, but the book lacked depth.
It was an interesting fast-paced read. Jong-Fast is, at times, very funny (and knowledgeable of pop culture...) and a good story-teller, but the book lacked depth.
This book is a bit manic in the beginning, but there's some funny stuff in there. Molly is the daughter of Erica Jong, who wrote Fear of Flying, if ya didn't know. She has some interesting tales because of it. And oh, her grandfather wrote Spartacus. Quick read.
Funny as hell.
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