All Fours - Miranda July

All Fours

By Miranda July

  • Release Date: 2024-05-14
  • Genre: Family Fiction & Literature
Score: 3.5
3.5
From 652 Ratings

Description

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.

Reviews

  • Can’t use this

    1
    By Stent2
    Unable to use this. Can’t open on Kindle, can’t covert via Calibre. I wish I could return for a refund.
  • Wise, slightly too long

    4
    By albvuo
    A wise and funny book - good for fans of Big Swiss. Goes too long past when the magic happens though.
  • All Fours

    4
    By Jabberjabberjabber
    So complex. Irritating. Selfish, self centered heroine. Fragile personality. Or maybe not. I am long past menopause. Didn’t go through it like she did. Disdain. Queasy re the lesbianism. But compelled to finish the book. Not sure I want to read this author again.
  • Pathetic and Confusing!

    1
    By cruz.johan
    I love reading and this was the worst book I have ever read. Started a book club and tonight we get together to discuss! Should be interesting! Left me just perplexed that it never went anywhere!
  • Hot

    4
    By jj_taylor_22
    I mean the romantic scenarios are insane and I love it. A little disjointed in some parts
  • Awful

    1
    By cl bb
    Not sure how this is even a book
  • Exhausted

    2
    By TGMT does Get You Thinking
    Couldn’t finish it. Enjoyed the first part but got bored very quickly after that. The book tried way too hard - it was exhausting after a bit.
  • Worst book ever

    1
    By KKHawaii
    Can’t understand why this book is on the best seller list. So bad.
  • Waste of time

    1
    By F15 Mom
    Terrible.
  • A sad tale of misery

    3
    By Donwanone
    This book would test Freud Jung and Adler and none would sort out such a dysfunctional human being. One wonders how Sam turned out having been raised in such an environment.