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All Fours

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By: Miranda July
Narrated by: Miranda July
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NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORKER, WASHINGTON POST, TIME MAGAZINE, VOGUE, NPR, FINANCIAL TIMES, OPRAH DAILY, VULTURE, AND VOX

The irreverently sexy, tender, hilarious and surprising novel about a woman upending her life“Funnier and more boldly human than you ever quite expect . . . nothing short of riveting.” —Vogue

“All Fours has spurred a whisper network of women fantasizing about desire and freedom. . . . It’s the talk of every group text." —The New York Times

“All Fours possessed me. I picked it up and neglected my life until the last page, and then I started begging every woman I know to read it as soon as possible.” —The Cut

A semi-famous artist announces her plan to drive cross-country, from LA to NY. Thirty minutes after leaving her husband and child at home, she spontaneously exits the freeway, checks into a nondescript motel, and immerses herself in an entirely different journey.

Miranda July’s second novel confirms the brilliance of her unique approach to fiction. With July’s wry voice, perfect comic timing, unabashed curiosity about human intimacy, and palpable delight in pushing boundaries, All Fours tells the story of one woman’s quest for a new kind of freedom. Part absurd entertainment, part tender reinvention of the sexual, romantic, and domestic life of a forty-five-year-old female artist, All Fours transcends expectation while excavating our beliefs about life lived as a woman. Once again, July hijacks the familiar and turns it into something new and thrillingly, profoundly alive. Family Life Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction
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I never had a book like this. It is quite a story, unique and intimate. Curious and crazy. The writer certainly goes to the end of her feelings.

Weird book keeping you awake

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So it was interesting to read what the challenges and new beginnings after 40 could look like for a woman. The story is original and funny at times, although the main character's self-absorption can be a bit irritating.

We don't read enough stories about women's lives in their 40s.

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You never know the protagonist’s next move, quite intertwining, but I don’t think that I got what the moral of the story was… a fine read, but didn’t really click for me

An interesting take on midlife crisis

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