The Last Best Word on Caitlin Flanagan
June 15th, 2006 Caroline
I know, I know, we’re all a little tired of the housewife chic shtick. So don’t read Flanagan, read Jen Lawrence’s thoughtful, balanced review of
To Hell With All That and her fascinating profile of Caitlin Flanagan.
Here’s a taste of Jen’s essay:
[Flanagan] writes the way she writes — gorgeous, inclusive prose, followed by a surprise sucker punch to the kidneys — because she knows it will incite rage, generate buzz, increase her stock, and allow her to call the shots with her publisher and the media. She presents the way she presents so that she can, in fact, have a successful writing career and still be at home in time to make a hot meal. She has constructed a persona that works for her; that her words leave deep wounds among her fellow mothers is irrelevant. Heat sells better than light.
And now I’m going to post some more recipes here so you aren’t stuck making Flanagan’s burritos.
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1. Libby | June 15th, 2006 at 1:01 pm
Flanagan’s burritos are just like the rest of her stuff: cheap, superficial, filling, but somehow (I’m afraid) unsatisfying. (Of course, I didn’t make them, so I’m just guessing…)