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A review by novabird
The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing
2.0
“What's terrible is to pretend that second-rate is first-rate."
This was a stark look at women's bitter use of their tongues and the author's stated goal was to move towards 'integration.' It may do this in a Jungian fashion, but I continue to work on my own integration and actualization. This means I still avoid the culture of women who are prone to backbiting/gossip and slander as a means of power in the world and I do not want to immerse myself in that world.
“Sometimes I dislike women, I dislike us all, because of our capacity for not-thinking when it suits us; we choose not to think when we are reaching our for happiness.”
I thought this through. And I can't pretend it is any more than a 2. I give this a flat 2 as it didn't help me, but I could see how it would help others.
This was a stark look at women's bitter use of their tongues and the author's stated goal was to move towards 'integration.' It may do this in a Jungian fashion, but I continue to work on my own integration and actualization. This means I still avoid the culture of women who are prone to backbiting/gossip and slander as a means of power in the world and I do not want to immerse myself in that world.
“Sometimes I dislike women, I dislike us all, because of our capacity for not-thinking when it suits us; we choose not to think when we are reaching our for happiness.”
I thought this through. And I can't pretend it is any more than a 2. I give this a flat 2 as it didn't help me, but I could see how it would help others.