All Fours: A Novel

Nice book, great writing, in a very original way. Not good for People who likes stories normally told.

The best thing about reading Miranda July's books is that she gives you a sense that it is perfectly okay to be you, as you are. This book was a bit intense at times for me as the protagonist experiences some heavy preoccupation mentally and the writer takes you right along with her. But it was relatable as are the self reflections she has that help her get through. It is a book about trauma and transitions and it explores a lot of themes that in the past were taboo. It is so refreshing to read a book that acknowledges the struggle of going through menopause candidly and follows a woman experiencing those struggles compassionately. One of my favourite parts of the book was spending some time studying the cover art after finishing the read. It's really a beautiful experience to see so much intelligence and beauty worked into the cover, and how poignantly it expresses the message of the story.

Loved it! Fantastic beach read, I found it super relatable and I had a hard time putting it down. Got me daydreaming about little escapes... Bonus, (not a spoiler) all the talk of the fragrance of Tonka beans had me putting the book down just long enough to buy Tonka bean soap, lotion AND fragrance. I'm obsessed :)

Buena y entretenida novela, aunque esperaba mucho más por todo el revuelo que generó.

Sometimes it feels like everyone is talking about a book. Then you realise that everyone is only the small sample of reviewers from papers you regularly read and the radio station you listen to on your commute, and a few literary inclined friends, which in this case were predominantly female. This narrow everyone was talking excitedly about, and hyperbolically extolling the merits of this book. I felt compelled to read it, to be part of the conversation. Once I had finished reading, it became apparent that I went through it dispassionately, and found it neither as transgressive, daring, bold, funny, revelatory, insightful, profound, or “for our time and age” as the previously described everyone claimed it was. Am I the odd one out? It is possible.