- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Warner Books; New edition edition (19 Nov 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0446673811
- ISBN-13: 978-0446673815
- Product Dimensions: 20.4 x 13.4 x 1.7 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,123,926 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Tara McCarthy has done her share of kissing. The product of an Irish-American household and Catholic girls' school, she is not prudish about sex. She has had many dates and many suitors and has done pretty much everything there is to do - except for the one act she values most. Years have gone by, boyfriends have come and gone, and virgin friends have dropped like flies, but time and again Tara has decided to save herself for someone she truly loves, content to this day to wait for her prince no matter how long it takes. Her litany of courtships in years to come would follow the same pattern: relationships begin with idealism and hope and end with the sobering realization that the man she is with just isn't "the one." Because for Tara, love and sex are intertwined and she will not have one without the other; this belief has been unwavering throughout her journey of self-awareness. From high school to Harvard, from New York to Dublin and back, her intercourse-free amorous adventures would leave her sometimes heartbroken, often wiser, and always more determined than ever to wait for the right man. Now Tara candidly recounts her experiences on the battleground of the sexes. She recalls with sardonic wit the men she loved and the creeps she didn't, and why none of them became her "first." Been There, Haven't Done That is the honest account of one woman's insightful coming-of-age. Shattering traditional concepts of virginity, it offers an insightful look into the modern dating scene and tells what it means to be an independent woman in the nineties.
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They say that you have to kiss a lot of frogs to find a prince and I am living proof. Read the first page
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I totally loved this book and was sad that it came to an end. I never wanted to put it down. I totally related to her story. Although, the non-virgins out there might not agree to Tara's testiment, I feel that she did great at telling her story and revealing her feelings on sex to the world ( something I know a lot of us could not do) I reccomend this book highly to anyone.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
This book goes on and on
18 Jun 2002
Format:Paperback
Tara McCarthy's memoir was refreshing to find on the shelves and even entertaining to read...in the beginning. The first couple of chapters are interesting and somewhat funny. However, as the book continued, I quickly grew tired of hearing about exploit after exploit. If you are looking to use McCarthy as a role model for your children, I would should suggest otherwise. McCarthy has documented a fairly promiscious life, despite not actually having intercourse along the way. I think it is fantastic that she has decided to wait until she is love, but it is exhausting reading about the thirteen or so times she thought she might have been.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Great idea, weak development.
29 Jun 2000
Format:Paperback
Although I felt I had much in common with the author, I could not identify with her. This book is like a long rambling letter from someone you went to school with but didn't really care about. I think she displays great courage in bringing up the issue of virginity in our sex-saturated society. She also brings up the virgin/whore sexual dichotomy felt by many women. She just doesn't address these issues with any kind of depth. It seems that she doesn't address the relationships in her life with any kind of depth either. She's indignant at men who want to have sex with her without examining her own actions and motivations which led her to be physical with them in the first place. Overall this brings up some excellent issues and ideas that should be expored, unfortunately she addresses them in a shallow and at times immature way. Perhaps if she rewrites this book when she is older and has more perspective it will be worth reading... this book however just isn't.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
I have read more profound and witty graffiti
4 April 1999
Format:Paperback
Who knew that a book on something so potentially thought-provoking, even inspiring, could be shallow? It reminds me somewhat of the question put to Oscar Wilde in his indecency trials: "Sir, in your opinion, is this book immoral?" "Oh, it's much worse than that, sir. It's badly written." Truly awful.
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