Anchor: Feminists approve of the novel, about an aging rock star and her two abandoned children, because it coldly documents the woman's abuse and is clear-eyed about the economic forces that shape women's lives (Valerie Sayers, the New York Times Book Review ). Others say Allison leans precariously toward melodrama and tries too hard for gut-wrenching emotion (Phyllis Richardson, the Los Angeles Times Book Review ).
Entailed: Feminists thought the movie was a good portrayal of women's issues.
Contradiction: Feminists were outraged over the movie's topic.
Contradiction: The people are in bed.
Contradiction: He was in the crags for two days going between the mountains.
Contradiction: No one seems to be interested in the news about Kennedy.
Contradiction: Anse's face was green-white under the weathering, save for the wound on his jaw, he said to give them room, an' they'll do it again now!