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All Fours

By Miranda July
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Publisher Description

A 2024 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD LONG-LIST FINALIST 

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

The New York Times
bestselling author returns with an irreverently sexy, tender, hilarious and surprising novel about a woman upending her life

“A frank novel about a midlife awakening, which is funnier and more boldly human than you ever quite expect . . . nothing short of riveting.” —Vogue

All Fours has spurred a whisper network of women fantasizing about desire and freedom. . . . It’s the talk of every group text."—The New York Times

All Fours possessed me. I picked it up and neglected my life until the last page, and then I started begging every woman I know to read it as soon as possible.” The Cut


“A novel that presses into that tender bruise about the anxiety of aging, of what it means to have a female body that is aging, and wanting the freedom to live a fuller life . . . Deeply funny and achingly true.”
LA Times

“July’s novel is hot and weird and captivating and one of the most entertaining, deranged, and moving depictions of lust and romantic mania I’ve ever read.” New York Magazine


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, checks into a nondescript motel, and immerses herself in an entirely different journey.

Miranda July’s second novel confirms the brilliance of her unique approach to fiction. With July’s wry voice, perfect comic timing, unabashed curiosity about human intimacy, and palpable delight in pushing boundaries, All Fours tells the story of one woman’s quest for a new kind of freedom. Part absurd entertainment, part tender reinvention of the sexual, romantic, and domestic life of a forty-five-year-old female artist, All Fours transcends expectation while excavating our beliefs about life lived as a woman. Once again, July hijacks the familiar and turns it into something new and thrillingly, profoundly alive.

242 Reviews

3.5
Diverse charactersMulti-layered charactersThought-provoking
Surprised Face with Open Mouth“This book is probably not for everyone however I enjoyed the ride! I especially appreciated the brutally honest discussions around menopause and how the author completely went there on several taboo subjects. I will never have my own hotel room but I totally bought some Tonka Bean hand soap off of Amazon!!”
Original writingThought-provoking
Thinking Face“All Fours was authentically Miranda July through and through. I’ve loved her work from back when I first watched ‘Me and you and everyone we know’. This book was a more mature version of the themes in the movie. Being a mom of two young children and also married, I truly resonated with the ups and downs portrayed in the book. Miranda uncovers what it would be like if we gave into our true selves, breaking down the barriers traditional society has placed upon us and as a result become an unapologetic version of ourselves. I was at time jealous of her main character and the way she leaped off into the unknown. If we only all could be so free. One can only hope and try. 5 stars.”
Characters change and growDiverse charactersMulti-layered charactersDescriptive writingFunny writingOriginal writingUnpredictableRealistic settingThought-provoking
Slightly Smiling Face“it is a privilege to grow older!!!”
Believable charactersLikable charactersMulti-layered charactersDescriptive writingOriginal writingThought-provoking

About Miranda July

Miranda July is a writer, filmmaker, and artist. Her debut novel, The First Bad Man, was an instant New York Times bestseller, and her collection of stories, No One Belongs Here More Than You, won the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award. Her writing has appeared in The Paris Review, Harper’s, and The New Yorker. July lives in Los Angeles.

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