Click on a thumbnail to go to Google Books.
Loading... A Round-Heeled Woman: My Late-Life Adventures in Sex and Romance (edition 2004)by Jane Juska
Work InformationA Round-Heeled Woman: My Late-Life Adventures in Sex and Romance by Jane Juska
None Loading...
Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Biography I bought this book on a whim because I thought it sounded light and I was in the mood to laugh. I mean, the misadventures of a retired grandma going on lots of blind dates? Shouldn't that be comical? Like, the female version of Grumpy Old Men or something? In actuality, this is a pretty heavy book and not for the reasons you might think (or not JUST for those reasons). The author had a rough life and a good portion of the book is spent documenting her most painful experiences. So, not the beach read I thought it was. A better title for this book would be: A Round-Heeled Woman: My Late-Life Adventures in Sex and Romance AND My Mid-Life Adventures in Alcoholism and Depression. Hilarious! and all the more so because it is a memoir/true. Laughed out loud throughout the entire book but not for the faint of heart re: descriptions of sex. Juska describes her life just as one imgaines the typical Berkeley resident (where she lived most of her adult life and raised her son). Fabulous description of the NY Public library. rounded up from 2.5 stars... It was OK, but I guess for me it didn't feel true somehow... it would not be the first book to deal with true sex that was not all true, although it is mostly irrelevant whether it is true or not. It didn't feel true to me. I did not "get" why she decided that she was looking for sex and not love, especially after long years of therapy, some of her motives must have been questioned in that process. Mildly uplifting, for her at least, but not something to emulate for me. no reviews | add a review
"Round-heeled" is an old-fashioned label for a woman who is promiscuous--someone who nowadays might be called "easy." It's a surprising way for a cultured English teacher with a passion for the novels of Anthony Trollope to describe herself, but then that's just the first of many surprises to be found in this poignant, funny, utterly unique memoir. Jane Juska is a smart, energetic divorcée who decided she'd been celibate too long, and placed the following personal ad in her favorite newspaper, The New York Review of Books: Before I turn 67--next March--I would like to have a lot of sex with a man I like. If you want to talk first, Trollope works for me. This closing reference was a nod to her favorite author, of course. The response was overwhelming, and Juska took a sabbatical from teaching to meet some of the men who had replied. And since her ad made it clear that she wasn't expecting just hand-holding, her dates zipped from first base to home plate in record time. Juska is a totally engaging, perceptive writer, funny and frank about her exploits. It's high time someone revealed the fact that older single people are as eager for sex and intimacy as their younger counterparts. Jane Juska's brave, honest memoir will probably raise eyebrows and blood pressure, but it will undoubtedly appeal to the very large audience of grown-up readers who will be fascinated and inspired by her daring adventure. No library descriptions found. |
Current DiscussionsNonePopular covers
Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)921History and Geography Biography, genealogy, insignia Philosophers and psychologistsLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |