Life Force by Fay Weldon (1992)
6/10
Fay Weldon has been a key feminist influence on me throughout my adulthood. She seemed to be saying just what I needed to hear, as I went through my 30s, especially. So I thought it was time I revisited her, and I had this on my pile, bought, I expect, from a charity shop, but I can't remember when or where.
I'm afraid that I found it a very slow book, which I had to force myself to plough through (but how can I tell whether that is the book or my mood / ability to concentrate?).
Life Force is about married couples, and a wild-card called Leslie Beck, who takes the women to bed, one after the other, impacting on their lives in various ways. Didn't really say much relevant to me, but maybe that's because it is nearly 20 years old.
BUT - I'll tell you what is interesting . . . Fay Weldon has a gift for hitting the nail on the head with an observant phrase or two. How is this - taken from page 25 . . .
'...it is not proper to say, 'Oh, women are like this' and 'men are like that', because the more we emphasise gender differences the more they are used against women, and to men's benefit . . .'
6/10
Fay Weldon has been a key feminist influence on me throughout my adulthood. She seemed to be saying just what I needed to hear, as I went through my 30s, especially. So I thought it was time I revisited her, and I had this on my pile, bought, I expect, from a charity shop, but I can't remember when or where.
I'm afraid that I found it a very slow book, which I had to force myself to plough through (but how can I tell whether that is the book or my mood / ability to concentrate?).
Life Force is about married couples, and a wild-card called Leslie Beck, who takes the women to bed, one after the other, impacting on their lives in various ways. Didn't really say much relevant to me, but maybe that's because it is nearly 20 years old.
BUT - I'll tell you what is interesting . . . Fay Weldon has a gift for hitting the nail on the head with an observant phrase or two. How is this - taken from page 25 . . .
'...it is not proper to say, 'Oh, women are like this' and 'men are like that', because the more we emphasise gender differences the more they are used against women, and to men's benefit . . .'
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