Review by grumpyreading - All Fours

grumpyreading 's review for:

All Fours by Miranda July

4.5

dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

🗽 All Fours by Miranda July 🗽

MY RATING: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

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, beds down in a nondescript motel, and immerses herself in a temporary reinvention that turns out to be the start of an entirely different journey.

This book was very interesting to read. I went in not knowing what it was really about, and I was immediately hooked by the stream of consciousness/unhinged but interesting writing style. I love this kind of writing. It reminded me of Imogen Binnie and Melissa Broder. This book centred a lot around themes of connection, and what it means to be human and to be in a body. Even though the characters and their decisions were unhinged and not necessarily likeable, they felt authentic and certain aspects of them felt relatable. I did find at times I wasn’t reaching for this, but overall I really enjoyed this and the writing style. I will definitely be reading more by Miranda July.

Read this if you like:

Melissa Broder
weird books
perimenopausal crises

Vibes: 🛏️🏩⛽️🗽🚘

Song that matches the vibe: Sexy to Someone by Clairo

Full review including content warnings on my StoryGraph.

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