Wifey
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I bought this book in a grab bag box from "Books Covered" in Woodstock, GA. The aim is to read it and then trade …
c. 1978 First Pocket Books printing July, 1979
From back cover:
"You will enjoy reading this book ... Sandy is a very likeable heroine ... a nice, upper-middle-class housewife - with a very dirty mind.. Hide it where the children won't see it!" -- Cincinnati Enquirer.
c. 1978 First Pocket Books printing July, 1979
From back cover:
"You will enjoy reading this book ... Sandy is a very likeable heroine ... a nice, upper-middle-class housewife - with a very dirty mind.. Hide it where the children won't see it!" -- Cincinnati Enquirer.
I'm getting a little bit ahead of myself here. I'm currently reading Sweet Revenge by Nina Bruhns, c. 2002. This is almost finished, and Home To You by Muriel Jensen is next. And then this one!
Why such an oldie? I am passionate about buying books in bulk on ebay, especially those boxes that are of mixed genre and age. I like to be surprised and don't judge a book by it's cover. Anyhow, this book came in one of those boxes.
I'm pretty sure I read this one in college but it's worth a reread ... Judy Blume is an awesome author.
I collect quotes as I read. These ones are fun, poetical, or even philosophical. Take what you like, and leave the rest.
What Norman liked best about The Club was that it wasn't one hundred percent Jewish. Besides Lee Ann Fong, there were nine Japanese members, all from Manhattan, three Italian families, all in the disposal business, two ordinary Christians, and a black assistant pro named Roger. Norman felt it was good for the children to meet all kinds of people. Not that they'd actually met any of the Japanese members because they kept pretty much to themselves but they had, at least, seen them eating dinner in the Grill Room along with everybody else. p95
[comment: read in the context of 1970s -- something to ponder -- do we feel the same way today? I must admit I have never set foot in a Country Club so really I have no idea]
"Keep busy, Sandy... when you're busy you don't have time to brood.."
"Life should be more than keeping busy."
"Maybe it should be, but for most of us, it's not." Myra stood up. p202
Why such an oldie? I am passionate about buying books in bulk on ebay, especially those boxes that are of mixed genre and age. I like to be surprised and don't judge a book by it's cover. Anyhow, this book came in one of those boxes.
I'm pretty sure I read this one in college but it's worth a reread ... Judy Blume is an awesome author.
I collect quotes as I read. These ones are fun, poetical, or even philosophical. Take what you like, and leave the rest.
What Norman liked best about The Club was that it wasn't one hundred percent Jewish. Besides Lee Ann Fong, there were nine Japanese members, all from Manhattan, three Italian families, all in the disposal business, two ordinary Christians, and a black assistant pro named Roger. Norman felt it was good for the children to meet all kinds of people. Not that they'd actually met any of the Japanese members because they kept pretty much to themselves but they had, at least, seen them eating dinner in the Grill Room along with everybody else. p95
[comment: read in the context of 1970s -- something to ponder -- do we feel the same way today? I must admit I have never set foot in a Country Club so really I have no idea]
"Keep busy, Sandy... when you're busy you don't have time to brood.."
"Life should be more than keeping busy."
"Maybe it should be, but for most of us, it's not." Myra stood up. p202
It's off to Guinavere in Ohio. Lucky book.
Thank you, tania-in-nc!
I thought this was a good book, not the Judy Blume I remember as a kid.
I was disappointed in the main character, Sandy, several times throught the story. She seemed to want to be a more "modern" woman and sometimes had "modern" ideas, but she repeatedly relied on a man to make herself feel more free. For me, that didn't take away from my enjoyment of the book, it kept me interested. I kept wondering if she would realize what she was doing and, if so, how she would fix it.
reserved for eureka79 who has this on wish list
I thought this was a good book, not the Judy Blume I remember as a kid.
I was disappointed in the main character, Sandy, several times throught the story. She seemed to want to be a more "modern" woman and sometimes had "modern" ideas, but she repeatedly relied on a man to make herself feel more free. For me, that didn't take away from my enjoyment of the book, it kept me interested. I kept wondering if she would realize what she was doing and, if so, how she would fix it.
reserved for eureka79 who has this on wish list
Journal Entry 5 by guinaveve at Fellow BookCrosser in By mail / post / courier, By Mail/Post/Courier -- Controlled Releases on Friday, February 4, 2005
Released 19 yrs ago (2/4/2005 UTC) at Fellow BookCrosser in By mail / post / courier, By Mail/Post/Courier -- Controlled Releases
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Enjoy!
Enjoy!
guinaveve-Thanks so much for sending this! I read Judy Blume as a kid, then started reading her more adult stories. I liked Summer Sisters and Forever (I wished I'd readthis one as a teenager) I look forward to reading Wifey.
