PositiveThe New York Times... electrifying ... that’s where Daum’s going — right to the messy part, where dinner party conversations go to die ... there are few apologies in these \'eight chapters of method-driven meandering,\' with \'occasionally inflamed, possibly unhinged gut reactions\' (part of the fun, and terror) ... Daum’s analysis of college \'rape culture\' should make everyone (at least, Democrats of all ages) unhappy.
Erica Jong
MixedThe AtlanticJong’s newest novel is unabashedly chick lit of a certain age. At times frothy, at times poignant, Fear of Dying left me with a sense of relaxed cheer. Reading it is akin to enjoying a mimosa-filled brunch and then settling in to watch The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel with an old—but stylishly well-preserved—pal. And what’s wrong with that?
