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by Lisa Alther
About 9 pages (2,631 words)

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Although Bedrock is identified as a feminist novel, many different readers would find its particular brand of humor and its lively kaleidoscope of characters and settings entertaining.

The subject of women's wit, and how it may be different from men's, is always good, and pop culture buffs enjoy the allusions to 1980s trends. The openended finish to the novel with Clea and Elke in Roches Ridge, Terence and Turner in New York, and the possibilities for their future left unresolved, offers opportunity for much speculation.

1. What is Alther's tone when she creates comic scenes or characters? Is it generous or mean? fair or unfair? Is anyone ridiculed unjustly? Who, or what, is most frequently.....

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Bedrock from Beacham's Encyclopedia of Popular Fiction and Beacham's Guide to Literature for Young Adults. ©2005-2006 Thomson Gale, a part of the Thomson Corporation. All rights reserved.



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