Girl daydreams

Author: (English) Jeanne Ryan
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: This is a book without a reason, and yet a book with a history. It is a book for women, and also a book for men; it is a light book, and also a heavy book. The author describes herself as a woman, seemingly using "women's discourse" throughout, yet when expressing opinions, she cannot help but reveal a man's dominance. Though the number of essays is not large, the scope is broad. In its subtleties, it sees everything; in its recklessness, it often hits the mark. It subtly confirms what Milan Kundera said about "the unbearable lightness of being."
What a pity, you can't live your life like dancing. I have every reason to hope you can. For example, if you did, you could keep changing partners, wouldn't that keep you spirits high? You would hardly have time to grow tired of men. Stupid flattery is for foolish debutantes; idle talk is for silly women; witty remarks are for quarrelsome women; vulgar stories are for wanton women. Men often first find out what we women like to hear, and then talk to us according to our tastes, just like serving dishes. In this regard, men rarely make mistakes.
This is a book without a reason, and also a book with a history. It is a book for women, and also a book for men; it is a light book, and also a heavy book. The author describes herself as a woman, seemingly using "women's discourse" throughout, yet when expressing opinions, she cannot help but reveal a man's dominance. Though the number of essays is not large, the scope is broad. In its subtleties, it sees everything; in its recklessness, it often hits the mark. It subtly confirms what Milan Kundera said about "the unbearable lightness of being."
What a pity, you can't live your life like dancing. I have every reason to hope you can. For example, if you did, you could keep changing partners, wouldn't that keep you spirits high? You would hardly have time to grow tired of men. Stupid flattery is for foolish debutantes; idle talk is for silly women; witty remarks are for quarrelsome women; vulgar stories are for wanton women. Men often first find out what we women like to hear, and then talk to us according to our tastes, just like serving dishes. In this regard, men rarely make mistakes.