tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25137929.post6082926581319428663..comments2023-08-26T02:27:21.897-07:00Comments on Frisbee: A Book Journal: Roast Beef, MediumFrisbeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07394353185610393979noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25137929.post-84159754927651892722009-08-13T11:19:07.402-07:002009-08-13T11:19:07.402-07:00The fascinating thing about Emma McChesney is that...The fascinating thing about Emma McChesney is that she ISN'T particulalry self-deprecating, though she is very funny. She's confident in the workplace, has had to fight for her place among men, and is philosophical about her role in life. But she does sometimes yearn to be home, though she is a charming barracuda in sales and loves her work.<br /><br />I adore Betty MacDonald and Bridget Jones's Diary, and their humor does run to self deprecation. Making fun of themselves is one of their keys to survival. Emma McChesney is probably a little more like Mrs. Tim and Delafield's Provincial Lady. Those two are witty and cope beautifully, and the Provinical Lady works as a housewife and writer. In Mrs. Tim Takes a Job, Mrs. Tim works in a hotel and becomes indispensable. <br /><br />Yes, food is very much at the heart of Roast Beef, Medium. On one of Emma's days off, she takes an actress she has met on a train to lunch at the home of a department store manager, and the three women make a fabulous lunch and share the secret of caramel frosting.<br /><br />I want to read Julie & Julia. I loved the character Julie. I read that Julia Child's cookbooks are sold out in stores. I imaging Julie & Julia is also enjoying a good run!Kat at Thornfield Hall Reduxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525125671217787722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25137929.post-57946781397678828292009-08-13T04:10:03.645-07:002009-08-13T04:10:03.645-07:00Is it the sort of self-deprecating humor so common...Is it the sort of self-deprecating humor so common to women's novels from _The Egg and I_ and Delafield to today _Bridget Jones's Diary_? If so, then the attraction is it's applied to going out to work for money instead of staying in to work for money (or support).<br /><br />I like these when I enjoy what's being made fun of -- identify with it on some level and have a cathartic experience.<br /><br />Julia and Julie is all about food too. Women have long been identified with food; that's one reason it's so ironic they should be driven to anorexia.<br /><br />EllenEllenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14979942382683140531noreply@blogger.com