Kissing the Hag is a wonderfully intelligent, earthy, cosmic diary of the feminine life... this life-soaked book remains close to the fluids of ... read full description
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Oct 14, 2011
Celestial
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As a male reader, I particularly liked the moral in the Arthurian Marriage of Gawain at the start. Beautifully, almost poetically written at times, with a very interesting mix between analysis and personalized accounts. I found Orr's exploration of the seven Goddesses, which I do consider as underlying female archetypes, to be sensitive and insightful. Personally however, I would have enjoyed this work more if I had read it at a younger age when so much of which she speaks was still shrouded in
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Feb 23, 2011
Elizabeth
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Starting with a well-told retelling of the Arthurian tale “The Marriage of Gawain,” Orr explores seven goddesses (I keep thinking of them as archetypes): the virgin, the whore, the mother, the bitch, the witch, the old bag, and the hag. The book is written for a female audience, but the author welcomes male readers in the hopes that the book will help them understand the women they know a little better, and because under these various goddesses there’s a “current” that is common to human nature
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Aug 08, 2011
Sidhe
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Very good but it peters out a little at the end and, although the author really gets to the heart of the dark side of the feminine, there's a few little faux pas throughrout that bring the rating down (such as referring to Down Syndrome by the archaic mongolism.) Despite its flaws, it's worth a read and you'll almost certainly find something that speaks to you here.
Apr 09, 2009
Sarah
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This is another wonderful book by Emma Restell Orr. Her beautiful prose lulls you into a false sense of security and then she makes you think about subjects you were intending to consider until you have formed your own viewpoint.
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Feb 14, 2009
Bryn
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A thoughtful, challenging, inspiring book exploring the unnaceptable aspects of femininity, and how to live with them! This is now my Favourite ERO book, I expect will be re reading it. It's not just for women, blokes may find this really helpful too.
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