Carol Schlanger

Carol Schlanger’s Hippie woman wild: a memoir of life & love on an Oregon commune brought back my own memories of communal life in Wisconsin during those wonderful tumultuous times. Although written from a woman’s perspective I could identify with many of her challenges and ofttimes contradictory opinions as she came to terms with what she wanted out of life and love. Don’t we all. I admire her honesty in telling us her intimate story of interpersonal relationships, including sexual activity, which is too often left out, whitewashing history. It leaves the following generations to think we didn’t. I love her self-revelation, conflicts, and love-hate relationships with other women. She’s very human. I’m glad that she gives us updates on each of her fellow communards at the end of the book. My only problem with her writing is she packed too much into a single paragraph. I do hope Clint writes his own version of those times. I’m still working on mine.… (meer)