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'This is the best book about sex I have read in a long time. It knocks The Sexual Life of Catherine M into (if I may say so) a cocked, er, cock' Sunday Times
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'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.' - Small ad in the New York Review of BooksJane Juska placed her ad in The New York Times and the response was overwhelming. She took a sabbatical from teaching just to have time to respond and meet some of the men - the result is this engaging, funny and utterly frank account of 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 and honest memoir raises eyebrows and blood pressure in what is undoubtedly an inspiring account of one woman's daring adventures in sex and romance. (20030815)
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Received this for a Christmas present and immediately dipped into it even though I was halfway through another book. I then had to finish it before going back to the original book! Initial thoughts - what on earth have I got in common with a 60-something woman? - were replaced by genuine entertainment and empathy with the feisty protagonist as she searches for 'a man I like'. She is honest, witty, open and refreshingly candid about the sex life of the over-60s (whoever knew they had it in them?!). The overriding impression is one of total honesty - she recognises her flaws but records them anyway.
This may not be Dickens but it is a very entertaining read.
This may not be Dickens but it is a very entertaining read.
20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Rather than pretentious, I found this book beautifully written from a perspective that I truly enjoyed! So much of what the writer wrote of her past and attitudes from childhood and puberty resonated with my history, and I hope I approach 67 with the same grace, insight, and courage.
Really a delightful book!
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I would very much like to think that meeting Jane Juska would be as challenging (...and rewarding?) as reading this book. Whilst I would question whether or not, on her own evidence, the author was actually seeking adventures in romance let alone sex; nevertheless the book is a warm, intelligent and humorous look at life both past and present.
Jane Juska dips into her past either to set the scene for her current situation or to explore her reactions to it. There is much to be made of a Californian scholar with all the psychological baggage (Hints of child abuse, loving parents with no tangible way of showing it, repressive/conservative community) one has come to expect of a West Coast inhabitant.
However ultimately the book is less about romance and sex than good old fashioned self discovery with a dash of "two fingers" at convention. For all that, Jan Juska has a wry humour, easy going writing style and an ability to hold this reader's attention throughout.
The intriguing juxtapositioning of a woman with a newly rekindled appetite for sex meeting men of roughly her age who are impotent, dying or just plain desperate to prove themselves before succumbing to the ultimate reward of age is proof that feminism is alive and well in the land of its birth.
Whether we learn anything new about sex and romance in our twilight years is doubtful but, having found herself and largely come to terms with the outcome, I will continue to imagine that meeting Jane Juska would be a pleasure - to discuss literature of course over a glass of wine.
To paraphrase Jane Juska, the book fails to hit the G spot but is far better than one's own company.
Jane Juska dips into her past either to set the scene for her current situation or to explore her reactions to it. There is much to be made of a Californian scholar with all the psychological baggage (Hints of child abuse, loving parents with no tangible way of showing it, repressive/conservative community) one has come to expect of a West Coast inhabitant.
However ultimately the book is less about romance and sex than good old fashioned self discovery with a dash of "two fingers" at convention. For all that, Jan Juska has a wry humour, easy going writing style and an ability to hold this reader's attention throughout.
The intriguing juxtapositioning of a woman with a newly rekindled appetite for sex meeting men of roughly her age who are impotent, dying or just plain desperate to prove themselves before succumbing to the ultimate reward of age is proof that feminism is alive and well in the land of its birth.
Whether we learn anything new about sex and romance in our twilight years is doubtful but, having found herself and largely come to terms with the outcome, I will continue to imagine that meeting Jane Juska would be a pleasure - to discuss literature of course over a glass of wine.
To paraphrase Jane Juska, the book fails to hit the G spot but is far better than one's own company.
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A good challenge
I was inspired to read the book having read a review of the play which had recently transferred from Hammersmith's Lyric theatre to the West End. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Chelsea
Please - too much information Jane!
This is a biography of a woman growing up in the
50s and 60s and the sexual mores of the time are
described in some detail if you are interested. Read more
50s and 60s and the sexual mores of the time are
described in some detail if you are interested. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Miss S. P. Wells
Dull, boring and mis-sold
I gave up on this book about 50 pages from the end as it's just not worth finishing. It is a self-indulgent, therapy-induced download of Jane Juska's life. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mrs. S. Biddulph
poignant but painful
i read this book when it first came out and loved it , but now on a recent reread I found it rather sad more than sexy . The men were all so unsympathetic and often cruel. Read more
Published 5 months ago by cartoon
Stupendously funny story
I purchased this book after hearing about in on morning TV. I received the book quickly and set about reading and didn't put the book down - read it in about 3 days (have to go to... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Tishybabe
Not what I had hoped!
Firstly I should say that I really admire the bravery and daring of Jane Juska; not only did she jump off the deep end after years of celibacy, but she acts as an inspiration for... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Sarah Durston
Where there's hope, there's life!
I found this an absorbing read. It wasn't just about sex, the back story of Ms Juska's life and diversions, such as her experiences in San Quentin, were interesting insights into... Read more
Published on 28 May 2010 by Woolgatherer
A Round-heeled Woman;My Late-life adventures in Sex and Romance
I had read, & thoroughly enjoyed this book, and its sequel, a few years ago. having made a new, 60 year old friend I bought it for her birthday, and she is loving it too. Read more
Published on 4 April 2010 by Jane Austen
An Infuriating And Pretentious Woman...
I cannot warn people off this book strongly enough.
This is a woman who supposedly set out to chart her late life sexual experiences, and what she learned from them. Read more
This is a woman who supposedly set out to chart her late life sexual experiences, and what she learned from them. Read more
Published on 4 Mar 2008 by Bluejam
OK-ish
Juska's memoir is certaily frank and a refreshing change from the sexploits of more youthful women. Although I would recommend it if you are looking for something with more depth... Read more
Published on 6 Feb 2008 by alimarcam
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