Re: Is it just me?

From: tina carson <tina_carson@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue Jun 24 2003 - 12:29:18 EDT

Rather than take issue with your decidedly different take on Plath, Jim,
allow me to remind you that Prozac Nation is about how detrimental
anti-depressants are.
tina

>Not having much respect for Sylvia's self centered emotional life, I
>think it's entirely appropriate ;). She could have used a nice long run
>on prozac.
>
>Jim
>
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Perhaps I am just being too sensitive, but is it me or is the following
>a tad crass? I was gathering ISBN numbers in order to
> > order books for the coming semester and so I went to Amazon to check for
>new editions. One of the books I needed was
> > Sylvia Plath's *The Bell Jar*. As most of you probably know, often on
>their pages Amazon will offer bargain deals for book
> > combos. For instance, if you order *Crime and Punishment* together with
>*The Brothers Karamazov* you get a discount on the
> > price of both books.
> >
> > So I call up the *Bell Jar* page, and scrolling down I find the
>following:
> >
> >
> >
> > *********************************************
> >
> > Buy this book with Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel today!
> >
> > Total List Price: $26.95
> > Buy Together Today: $21.56
> >
> > *******************************************
> >
> >
> >
> > Is it just me, or is this in slightly bad taste?
> >
> > Just wondering,
> >
> > --John
> >

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