Book Overview
Barbie is an American icon. But Barbie becomes a problem when the adult fantasy collides with the child's fantasy. All that misplaced Barbie angst of our youth, all the childhood conditioning, and the adult results are revealed at last in Mondo Barbie.
"Barbie is in the air, all right "Since we began this anthology, we've seen articles on Barbie in magazines as wide-ranging as Parenting, People, and the Utne Reader. . . . We're not the only ones. Friends, acquaintances, and contributors (real and imagined) have flooded our mailboxes with clippings about Barbie look-alike contests, cable TV shows, photography exhibits, sculptures, you name it. "Everyone had an anecdote. . . . " Barbie] is an American icon. The product of an adult fantasy of a girl-child's toy. Or is Barbie the adult's toy and the child's fantasy? What happens when the adult fantasy collides with the child's fantasy? . . . "In the end the book divided into two definite strategies for dealing with the Barbie phenomenon--poems and stories from Barbie's point of view, or writings about Barbie's impact (as either doll or flesh and blood) on specific characters. These works are just a sampling of the vast array of material inspired by Barbie. Perhaps, as one writer suggested, we should start a Barbie hotline. A way to reach all those warped by Barbie. . . . After all, everyone loves Barbie, don't they?" --From the introduction by Richard Peabody and Lucinda EbersoleFormat:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0312088485
ISBN13:9780312088484
Release Date:March 1993
Publisher:St. Martins Press-3PL
Length:185 Pages
Weight:0.60 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
Love-Hate Barbie Relationship
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
Loved this book! It has wonderful stories that illumnate the reasons for our love-hate relationship with Barbie. She's just a doll for goodness sake, let's stop blaming her for anorexia!! I loved the 12-step Barbie story best of all. This book rocks!
What a great book!!!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
St. Martin's Press must be dumber than a bag of hair to discontinue this book. It's a wonderful mix of Barbie-ania and will certainly be read and discussed among the intelligensia for decades to come. Stupid bastards (St. Martin's, I mean)
A fantastic book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
I'll never look at Barbie in quite the same way again. The poems and stories in this book are wonderfully twisted, picking and probing at Barbie from her tip-toe feet to her perfect smile. A demented tour de force.
This is the best book ever written!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
Okay, maybe I'm exagerating a bit because I have two poems in there (Hell's Angels Barbie and Confederate Barbie are mine) but there's no two ways about it -- Mondo Barbie rules! Buy this book!!
Shocking, Hilarious, Essential!!!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 27 years ago
An excellent anthology of short fiction and poetry concerning the perfect, ever-smiling Barbie. Some of these pieces involve Barbie in suprising ways! Gently explores the vast gap between the doll's vapid perfection and the very imperfect world that we mortals inhabit. Entertaining, thought provoking and fun!
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