Kate Millett: C/D;S/D

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I'm more familiar with and interested in her as a memoirist than as a critic (though the excerpt of Sexual Politics that I read was pretty interesting). My favorite book by Millett is The Loony-Bin Trip, which continues the extremely honest, confessional tone of Flying, but feels a bit more organized. I also enjoyed Flying and her book about Iran. I haven't finished any of her other works, but her more recent things have either been so poorly reviewed that I haven't looked at them, or I have started them but been unable to finish. (I've also started The Basement, but have never been able to finish.)

― Rockist Scientist, Monday, 3 February 2003 16:34 (twenty-two years ago)

I only read the Loony Bin Trip, which was excellent - probably the best book on psychiatric confinement that I've read. I'm ashamed that I haven't read Sexual Politics.

― Kerry (dymaxia), Monday, 3 February 2003 17:07 (twenty-two years ago)

At about the time I read The Loony-Bin Trip I was close friends with a woman who had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and whose mind reminded me of Millett's in some ways: very intelligent and funny, but under enormous pressure.

― Rockist Scientist, Monday, 3 February 2003 17:24 (twenty-two years ago)

she lost much under the whole lesbian panic thing, and pointed out how restricted our sexual ethics are.

― anthony easton (anthony), Monday, 3 February 2003 17:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Sexual Politics angered me to no end for being wrong and somewhat ignorant about it, but its been a long time since I've read it so I might have a different opinion now.

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Monday, 3 February 2003 18:42 (twenty-two years ago)

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