Comments on: Marilyn French has died.

Marilyn French has died.

Morrigan — Tue, 05 May 2009 16:32:17 -0800

Marilyn French, author of The Women's Room, among other works, has died.

By: jammy

jammy — Tue, 05 May 2009 16:41:47 -0800

By: localroger

localroger — Tue, 05 May 2009 16:44:51 -0800

Beyond Power was a life-changing read for me. .

By: Rumple

Rumple — Tue, 05 May 2009 16:46:51 -0800

By: MarioM

MarioM — Tue, 05 May 2009 17:16:30 -0800

By: box

box — Tue, 05 May 2009 17:23:32 -0800

By: dog food sugar

dog food sugar — Tue, 05 May 2009 18:35:10 -0800

Aw!!! I remember reading The Women's Room around 1987 - I was 10 years late but it influenced me greatly. Thank you Ms. French. Thank you so much. .

By: limeonaire

limeonaire — Tue, 05 May 2009 18:40:23 -0800

Whoa! I was just thinking a couple days ago about how much The Women's Room influenced my view of what it means to be a wife and mother. At least she lived a long life! .

By: mnb64

mnb64 — Tue, 05 May 2009 18:43:26 -0800

Both "The Women's Room" and "Her Mother's Keeper" have been, and will always remain in my permanent collection.

By: mnb64

mnb64 — Tue, 05 May 2009 18:46:34 -0800

Sorry - I meant, "Her Mother's Daughter".

By: transona5

transona5 — Tue, 05 May 2009 19:19:11 -0800

By: tarantula

tarantula — Tue, 05 May 2009 20:21:01 -0800

. "The Women's Room" was one of the most influential books for my college days, and is a big part of who I am today.

By: rtha

rtha — Tue, 05 May 2009 21:53:07 -0800

She changed my life. .

By: brujita

brujita — Tue, 05 May 2009 22:48:59 -0800

By: obloquy

obloquy — Tue, 05 May 2009 23:03:53 -0800

By: velvet winter

velvet winter — Tue, 05 May 2009 23:43:19 -0800

By: goo

goo — Wed, 06 May 2009 01:23:17 -0800

Oh, no! Love her. .

By: runincircles

runincircles — Wed, 06 May 2009 04:11:17 -0800

By: languagehat

languagehat — Wed, 06 May 2009 05:11:12 -0800

By: mygothlaundry

mygothlaundry — Wed, 06 May 2009 07:06:22 -0800

The Women's Room blew my teenage mind. I wouldn't be who I am today without it. Even though a second reading in my thirties didn't go as well, passages from it are etched permanently on my brain. .

By: tiny crocodile

tiny crocodile — Wed, 06 May 2009 08:04:12 -0800

By: cybercoitus interruptus

cybercoitus interruptus — Wed, 06 May 2009 08:28:05 -0800

By: notreally

notreally — Wed, 06 May 2009 09:51:33 -0800

Whoa! I was just thinking a couple days ago about how much The Women's Room influenced my view of what it means to be a wife and mother. At least she lived a long life! Perspective and relativity are interesting cousins.

By: essexjan

essexjan — Wed, 06 May 2009 11:36:20 -0800

I was greatly moved by "The Women's Room" when I was in my early 20s. Reading it some years later, it seemed hackneyed in parts, but as a product of its time it was astonishing.

By: Substrata

Substrata — Wed, 06 May 2009 15:14:46 -0800

By: cda

cda — Thu, 07 May 2009 05:39:09 -0800

By: Liffey

Liffey — Sat, 09 May 2009 07:56:30 -0800

Reading The Women's Room in my teens has meant years of thinking, "well, DUH," when listening to women who weren't so lucky. Thank you, Marilyn, for writing the rare book that replaces actual experience; with your words, I dodged bullets.