All Fours: A Novel
A NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR
A WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR
ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S TOP 10 FICTION BOOKS OF 2024
ONE OF NPR’S “BOOKS WE LOVE” 2024
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY:
THE NEW YORKER ● VOGUE ● FINANCIAL TIMES ● OPRAH DAILY ● VULTURE ● VOX
The New York Times bestselling author returns with an irreverently sexy, tender, hilarious and surprising novel about a woman upending her life
“A frank novel about a midlife awakening, which is 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.
A WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR
ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S TOP 10 FICTION BOOKS OF 2024
ONE OF NPR’S “BOOKS WE LOVE” 2024
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY:
THE NEW YORKER ● VOGUE ● FINANCIAL TIMES ● OPRAH DAILY ● VULTURE ● VOX
The New York Times bestselling author returns with an irreverently sexy, tender, hilarious and surprising novel about a woman upending her life
“A frank novel about a midlife awakening, which is 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.
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Community Reviews
This book put me through the ringer! The first part read like my mind when I'm having an anxiety attack, so It was overwhelming. As we moved out of the main characters head and into the story, things got much better. The book was weird, the book was kinky, but at the end, I decided the book was good and I enjoyed the laughs It gave me.
DNF. I tried...read to page 60, 6 entire chapters. Really don't like the main character, what she's about and what she has to say...
I heard All Fours on audible in Miranda July’s own voice. Initially I thought it to be too open but definitely got engaged eventually, certainly made me take a pause and think of so many dimensions of a mid life woman.
nunca pensei gostar tanto desta leitura completamente absurda das ideias. mas já devia saber que a premissa na qual "uma mulher fica louca" me atrairia. ri-me bastante. as cenas fortes que muita gente não gostou eu achei momentos extremamente íntimos e de grande conexão com o físico. acho mesmo que é uma leitura obrigatória para qualquer mulher 40+ (ou que esteja a caminhar para os 40, que é o meu caso) espero lembrar-me dele daqui a 5,10 e 15anos !! importantíssimo
o meu único se não, é ter achado páginas a mais no final. acho que o wrap-up devia ter chegado mais cedo. não precisava de tanta monta russa emocional
o meu único se não, é ter achado páginas a mais no final. acho que o wrap-up devia ter chegado mais cedo. não precisava de tanta monta russa emocional
This book took my breath away. As many have written, the main character is truly self-absorbed and certainly not a likable character in many places in the novel. However,her fallibility helps us see that what she is going through—the jarring and unpredictable vicissitudes of menopause—can level even the most grounded, level headed and privileged.
I love the dichotomies July creates—parkers/drivers and body focused/mind focused sexuality. The metaphor of falling off a cliff and the back story of her mother and aunt say so much about what menopause can do to an unsuspecting woman who, having reached pinnacles in personal and professional achievement, finds herself uncontrollably declining.
An important book for women of all ages (and men who are willing to learn). We need to start talking about these issues.
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