false 9654 20 Originally published in 1973, the ground-breaking, uninhibited story of Isadora Wing and her desire to fly free caused a national sensation--and sold more than twelve million copies. Now, after thirty years, the iconic novel still stands as a timeless tale of self-discovery, liberation, and womanhood. Originally published in 1973, this uninhibited story of Isadora Wing was a national sensation: fueling fantasies, igniting debates, and even introducing a notorious new phrase to the English language. In <i>The New York Times</i>, Henry Miller compared it to his own classic <i>Tropic of Cancer</i>, predicting, "This book will make literary history, that because of it women are going to find their own voice and give us great sagas of sex, life, joy, and adventure." It went on to sell more than twelve million copies. Today, <i>Fear of Flying</i> is a classic--a timeless tale of self-discovery, liberation, and womanhood. 2164933 1973 Fear of Flying total:2871|5:521|4:808|3:990|2:408|1:144| 2871 9767 3818 337 0 14 false false Tue Oct 09 13:09:47 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 02 12:35:21 -0700 2008 Mom!"

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But I don't know. I'm 35, newly separated, desperate to see the world, and so I think an Adrian Goodlove mig...more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed May 16 17:03:47 -0700 2007 Thu May 24 23:54:05 -0700 2007
At first it was slow, or maybe not slow, but I wasn't totally won over. I was like, "ok, grou...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 1978 Wed Mar 04 20:04:27 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 14:49:19 -0800 2009 3 1 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Oct 14 09:58:57 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 20 12:28:33 -0800 2007 Fear of Flying is a solid portrayal of female yearnin...more...]]> 2 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 26 20:46:31 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 26 20:54:29 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon May 25 21:03:30 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 21:03:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 03:02:47 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 08:27:20 -0700 2009
I really need to read more feminist lit. As oppressed and smothered as I can sometimes feel by current gendered expectations, apparently today has nothing on 30 years ago. I want to walk up to the next 5 middle-aged women I see and thank them. This book is loaded ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Apr 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 03:24:21 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 01:09:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Jan 04 16:26:41 -0800 2008 Mon Jun 16 12:23:36 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false true Fri Feb 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 06:46:01 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 16:42:03 -0800 2009
"The fact that greater minds than mine had pondered these issues and come up with no very clear answers didn't comfort me much either. It only made me feel that my concerns were banal and commonplace. If I were really an exceptional person, I thought, I wouldn't spend ...more...]]> 5 0 true false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 07:04:04 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 10:00:18 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Mar 18 13:43:06 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 18 16:35:05 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Wed Nov 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Oct 22 09:07:22 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 04 12:04:42 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 17:09:04 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 17:16:01 -0700 2009 more...]]>