...from the Atlantic:
It is amazing only for its meanspiritedness, its tedium, its awkward prose, and its stunning self-absorption. Literature can bear a great deal of self-absorption, but Jong may well have overshot the mark. Literary aspiration, at the end of the day, is a limited plot device. Especially in the absence of literary talent. Muses—like men—tend to eschew those who chase them exclusively; single-minded pursuit frightens as often as it flatters them.Update: Obligatory disclaimer: I am in no way suggesting that Jong was unfairly ripped. I would not read her books if they were the last ones on earth.
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