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All Fours by Miranda July
2.25
challenging reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I fear I am not enough of a litfic girlie to *get* it. But what a weird af book about menopause! 

Towards the end I feel like I started to understand what the author was trying to communicate but my god. I had to suffer through some bizarre scenes to get there! For example,
I will never forget the scene where Davey pushes a tampon into her, she runs to feel his hot pee splash on her, and then later she has sex with his abuser and I kid you not starts transferring her vaginal lubrication... to her’s????? WTF????
Initially I was charmed and amused by the outrageous lines (who tf sends nude selfies to their group of friends as a “heyyy just catching up on life, here’s the kids, hubby, and oh hey, my nude selfie!”) but it quickly devolved into face scrunching annoyance. 

But. I DID stick with it, so that’s on me for not DNFing. I am curious to read more about older women’s perspectives on aging, perimenopause, and all the changes that come with that, but this was just…not my favorite way to explore that topic.