Re: Is it just me?

Since I haven't read _Prozac Nation_, it isn't so much a reminder as it is a
dispelling of my ignorance.

Thank you :).

Given where Plath wound up, I don't see how taking Prozac could have made things
any worse.

And yes, I hae enough respect for her as a human being to think she was capable
of some agency, that she was more than just a poor, pitiful victim of daddy and
all other males who crossed her path.

Jim

tina carson wrote:

> Rather than take issue with your decidedly different take on Plath, Jim,
> allow me vto remind you that Prozac Nation is about how detrimental
> anti-depressants are.
> tina
>
> >Not haing 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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