Re: Is it just me?

From: tina carson <tina_carson@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue Jun 24 2003 - 12:58:22 EDT

Welll, you have to admit growing up under a nazi father and jewish mother
would have warped anyone. Too bad she didn't latch on to Ted Hughes more.
He was a marvelous man and could have been her savior had she needed one and
been willing to accept one
tina

>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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