Becoming Light (Hardcover)

by Erica Jong (Author)

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Hardcover: 378 pages
Publisher: Harper (Sep 26 1991)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0060183160
ISBN-13: 978-0060183165
Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.5 x 4.1 cm
Shipping Weight: 817 g

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--Los Angeles Times

"A lyrical voice of eloquence and splendor. She can bring peace or wry laughter, shatter illusions or dispel loneliness." --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Includes poems written in Jong's teens and 20s as well as selections from her previous books and new poems. Erica Jong is the author of six novels including "Any Woman's Blues" and "Fear of Flying".

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4.0 out of 5 stars Sensual Poetry, Jan 13 2003

By	Stacy (Southern California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Becoming Light (Paperback)

This was the first time I read Erica Jong's poetry. What is most evident after reading this collection is that she is a woman who truly celebrates and experiences life, particularly the sensual things of the world. She presents the knowledge she has gained through relationships with men both tragically and beautifully. These poems are essentially about love: love of poetry, love of men, love of her life as a woman, and love of nature. Certain poems seem perfect in their construction, as if each word falls exactly where it should. My only misgiving is Jong's use of more crude language, at times, when discussing sex acts. In a different context I might find such words appropriate and necessary to relay a point, but in this collection, I found her choice of rough language as tiny rips in the symmetry of the poems. I know such language is characteristic of her work, but still felt the poems would be stronger without this harsh element. My criticism should not prevent others from reading this collection though, since most of the poems are passionate and amazing without the harsher tone.

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