ALL FOURS by Miranda July

My first book during summer reading! Miranda July’s All Fours is a wild ride — she is a provocative and racy writer who I mucho enjoy. The story is pretty hilarious — the protagonist, a semi-famous writer/artist, is meant to drive across country– LA to NYC– for work. However, she only makes it about 30 minutes away from home to a town called Monrovia. She spends the $20,000 she had made off of one line that a whisky company purchased on renovating a motel room in Monrovia instead of on her cross-country trek and stay in NYC. There’s a lot of personal, sexy details — some wild sexual encounters — and some sad outcomes for her and her marriage, though for some it might be ‘a sign of the times’. I had a great time reading this book– it kept me engaged and uncomfortable and delighted all at the same time.

Fellow reader Michelle sent me the Summer Bingo Card from the Seattle Public Library. You can fill it out electronically here: https://www.spl.org/programs-and-services/authors-and-books/book-bingo/2024-book-bingo

I put this book under my “Queer Joy” square.