Fear of Flying

This erotic classic by Erica Jong tells in raw honesty the struggles of a young Jewish-American female poet to find herself and find balance after several failed relationships. Jong has sliced open a woman's head and shown everything happening inside. With a shocking sense of frankness, she has revealed the sexual fantasies of women--her imaginary "zipless fuck" having gotten almost an enshrined status. Describing a woman's sexual fantasies in such an open way was unprescedented at the time the book was published 30 years ago. But even today, many of the questions it's raised on sexuality, infidelity, the gender war, marriages, childbirth, career, etc, are still current. I found myself struggling with many of the issues that the protagonist, Isadora Wing, struggles with. At the same time, I cracked up at many humorous scenes sprinkled throughout the story. It's definitely worth reading, both for women and for men who are looking to understand women better.