This is perhaps the new over 50 single woman's manual. It gives fresh insight to the "oh shit how did I get here" dilema faced when you certainly don't feel old but then there is that awful mirror. I loved the interaction with her and Max, the blue man group wanderer. As well as the part about the hawkers at the face cream spot - I feel for it too, and it did work just hated paying so much for it. So that there won't be any spoilers, the best part was that she did indeed find what she was seeking. Thank you NetGalley for the advance review copy. Great read, comes out on August 6, 2019, buy it and pick up a few copies for your friends!!

I was so excited to get this book, as I have long been a fan of Candace Bushnell, and I have read most of her previous books. I spent a snowy day reading this book. I almost gave it up after the first half of the book, but it was a bit more cohesive in the second half. It was a good premise, but I am sad to say that the book fell flat. 2.5 rounded up to 3.

My problem with this book was the title. This book is mis-titled and misleadingly introduced in the first chapter as a book about whether, quite literally, there is "still sex in the city". Being divorced and in my late 30s myself, I chuckled at the author's first chapter. She loses a dog (although I agree with other reviewers that this was too heartlessly described and borderline sociopathic), a husband, and her home in short order. She flees to her second home, presumably in the country, to chill out, raise poodles, and write terrible novels that her publisher won't publish. She hasn't had sex in ages, doesn't think about it, doesn't worry about it. At the end of the Chapter, she decides to move back to the city because of the lack of men, excitement, sex. In Chapter 3, she's approached to write about Tinder. The depressing truth about Tinder. She creates an account, and I braced myself for what's to come (pun intended).

The problem is that this book isn't about whether sex still exists in the city. That question is answered right away, when the author sits down with a group of women to discuss the merits of Tinder. It's all laid out for her then: guys swipe yes to every woman, of all ages, on Tinder, they meet them in person, and they all want sex. It's a numbers game. This is no secret or surprise at this point. So, yup, there is sex in the city, even for women in their 50s with men in their 20s and 30s. What the author really wants to know, from her discussions with her Tinderella roundtable, is whether there is still DATING in the city. The Tinderellas have practically never been on proper dates, and their eyes glaze over when the author recounts her prior dates. THERE'S THE RIGHT TITLE! Is there still dating in the city?

It seems that the book is titled to bank off the prior success of Sex and the City, reminding readers that Candace Bushnell is, well, Candace Bushnell. It's condescending, especially when the book changes tone and premise about 40 percent in and becomes a discussion of shopping in the city, skin care in the city, shoes in the city, etc. What happened to the hysterical Tinder dates I was waiting for? Where's the dating? I will readily admit that I wanted to read this book because of the dating and sex "research". I have no interest in reading about women in Manahattan in general. I don't care about their expensive shoes or purses. That's not how the book is introduced, so that's not what I expected.

Also, I found it distracting that the author had to use fake names, when Queenie was clearly the Countess and Joanne was clearly Carole from the Real Housewives of New York. She uses a very prominent storyline from the Bravo series to describe the ladies. She even mentions the Bravo series multiple times throughout the book. Yes, their names are fake.

What worked for me was Candace Bushnell's writing. I do love her style. Her stories are filled with her signature wit, sarcasm, flare, and a certain Pollyanna-hopefulness. Her stuff is never a chore to read. In fact, I'd love to get my hands on the manuscripts rejected by her publishers that she references in Chapter One.

My criticism of this book is based on the title, the overall format and structure, and the theme. It's like that scene in the Sex and the City when Carrie was confused when she was asked to draft a theme to set the tone for her articles. Same thing here.

Thanks to NetGalley for the advance copy of the book, Is There Still Sex in the City?
Wow, Not a very good read. I felt very sad and uncomfortable about this whole thing. It seemed the writer was trying far too hard to make everything funny....everything. It became desperate and a rolling mess.I am in the 50s and please know, I have never seen anyone so out on a limb like this. I could not recommend this at all. Not fun, not comedy.
The Description of the book was not even close to making this a "fun read".

Entertaining and engrossing read from Candace Bushnell, as usual. In this memoir, she discusses her post-divorce life and her close friendships with her female friends. There are many enlightening and humorous vignettes, as well as being thought-provoking and insightful..

Yikes. This was not funny, entertaining or anything that I'd come to expect. It started off depressing and continued to get worse.

Thank you to NetGalley and Grove Atlantic for a copy of Is There Still Sex in the City? by Candace Bushnell.
4* She’s back! Candace Bushnell shares the wild ride of life after divorce. This reality check has it all, the good, the bad and the horrible tales of midlife dating. This read felt like a hen party, all your girlfriends coming together and digging into some favourite topics; men and sex! A hilarious dissection of Tinder and the new dating rules. We follow Candace and her friends on their dating escapades which are either fall down funny or horrific, depending on your point of view. Who is actually out there for the middle aged woman restarting her life? And where have all the nice men gone? Of course there is fashion talk and expensive uncomfortable shoes and the crazy lengths woman go to, for whom is actually still undecided.
“ a relationship should be the icing on the cake of your life, not your life.”

I absolutely love Candace Bushnell, and have read all books she's had published. I, like so many other women, found the original Sex and the City to be a cultural landmark, and I was excited to get my hands on this book, which is basically Sex and the City After Fifty. Even though I am married and only 35, I found the content both relatable and hilarious. The title basically sums up the book-- IS there still sex/love to be found in New York after a certain age? Bushnell shares plenty of dating horror stories, both of her own and her friends, and deftly explores how dating has changed in this day and age. Reading this book was like settling in for a long conversation with a long lost friend, which made the reading experience both familiar and fresh. Candace Bushnell has a fan for life.

First off, the formatting of this ARC was terrible, and distracted me from reading. I feel the need to comment on this poor quality.
Right from the start I couldn't connect with Candace Bushnell's tone. Her story was too satirical for me, and it felt like she was trying too hard to convey her drama. I guess I was expecting a Sex and the City 2.0, but this new novel didn't deliver for me. It was a challenge for me to even speed through this.

This book did not impress me at all. Such a shame, since I loved Sex and the City.

I’m writing this review as I read as there is quite a lot to comment on!)
Well, I’m 3% in, and it’s so depressing! Her dog just died, she’s telling the tale of her mum dying, and her husband asks for a divorce! All of this is described factually and with no emotion! I’m just sat here, with my mouth wide open, thinking what on earth am I reading! This is all just a segue into why the book has been written; I can’t call it an introduction because so much unbelievable stuff happens within this first 3% and so quickly you could blink and miss it!
She sounds so bored as if she doesn’t want to be writing this? She’s been convinced to put pen to paper, so she’s doing it... reluctantly! She’s always saying she can’t afford things in the book, so it’s obvious from the vibe emanating from the pages that she has got to do this or face destitution. This kind of makes me feel bad that it’s not that good and already getting bad reviews as she evidently needs it to be a success!
She sounds like a washed-up version of Carrie if Mr Big had divorced her and she ended up right back at the beginning! I’ve not read the Sex and the City books, but I’ve watched the programme many times! I can hear Carrie’s voice through some of the comments. I do wonder if this is the same tone as those books or does this have its own unique dispiriting tone?
Ah, the abbreviations are driving me mad ‘irl’, ‘MAM’! You get to the end of a chapter and completely forget what they stand for!
The shoe buying incident is bizarre; she is waxing lyrical that she can’t afford things but then buys a pair of shoes two sizes too big for her just because she thinks she should because they’re fashionable!
Some of the stories weren’t too bad, still cringe-worthy but you get caught up in them! So the middle section when she is describing boob jobs, facials and kids by proxy were quite entertaining. However, then the book starts to draw to an end and we are dealt more deaths and philosophical musings that just make you want to curl up and die!
This book made me want to hold onto Morgan really tight and be very grateful that I’m not single. This book is depressing, desperate and sad and it made me sad reading it! It made me uncomfortable the majority of the time, and like I say it’s such a shame, it could have been good, but she needed to believe more in what she was writing and telling us.

After some personal criticism from the author via Twitter, and subsequently blocking me before I had a chance to respond I have decided to update my review. This is the response to the author I would have put on Twitter and a little more of an explanation as to why this book wasn’t for me:
“Thank you for responding to my review. Sex and the City, Lipstick Jungle and The Carrie Diaries have brought so much joy to my life, and I’m grateful to you for creating those worlds.
I’m really gutted that I didn’t enjoy this book, I was so happy to receive an ARC, but maybe I went in with too high expectations. I can’t lie in a review, and I’m sorry this book wasn’t for me!
I have read other autobiographies of women (just not via NetGalley) that may have suffered worse and they have received 5-star reviews.“

I wanted to love this book, however at times I felt uncomfortable. I can’t relate to this reflection / satirical text. I wanted to feel like I was gathering with old friends, but it just wasn’t there for me.

I love her fiction, This was not my cup of tea. Thanks for the review copy, though. Maybe if I was an older single woman this would have been more appealing.

Not really my favorite by Bushnell. I feel like she was overcompensating and glorifying experiences throughout most of this.

Sometimes you can never go back, or you shouldn’t? Candace Bushnell is an all time favorite, but this book just wasn’t for me. It read more like ramblings and less like a story with an actual plot. I do believe that after the early success of Bushnell along with the cult like following of the Sex in the City television series, ant “sequel” would be difficult to pull off. I very much wanted to enjoy this book, but just didn’t.

I was a big Sex in the City fan since it was my age group at the time, as this is now. The story itself f was relatable on some levels and not on others but still a fun read that I think many will enjoy

I received this book in exchange for an honest review. This book is released on August 6, 2019. You can purchase your copy here : https://www.amazon.com/There-Still-Sex-City/dp/0802147267

I was so excited when I saw Candace Bushnell had a new book out. I thought we would be catching up on what Miranda, Carrie, Big and Miranda and have been up to, but this was not what this book is about.
This book follows Candace and dating in middle age. She talks about Tinder and how difficult it is to date in 2019. We learn so much about how the other half live and how important it is for people to look younger and do some pretty outrageous things to do this.
This book is filled with exciting events. I was laughing through a lot of the book and was like REALLY???? People really are outrageous. She addresses a lot of different things in this book including Bipolar diagnosis.
I am glad Candace came out with a new book. I cannot wait to read her next one!

I was excited to be approved for an ARC of Is There Still Sex in the City (Thanks NetGalley!) But reading it was a disappointment. I know this was partial bio and partial satire but in a way it almost seemed desperate. Were women really that desperate to allow themselves to be played as fools by guys half their ages? (Called cubs). There is a chapter on Tinder and the experience a 50 something year old has trying it out only because they are "working on a piece".
The book was entertaining at times and even funny but there were more parts where I was almost disturbed. I probably would have liked it more if I was single, however after reading it, I am thanking my lucky stars that I am NOT single regardless of how much mad my husband makes me!
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Thank you to both NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC of Is There still Sex in the City by Candace Bushnell, given in exchange for a fair and honest review.

Sex and the City has been a huge phenomenon. I remember when I was 17 and watching it on tv and my grandma saddled up next to me, eager to catch the show. She was a man Aiden fan, so we were doomed to disagree, but it was still slightly surreal seeing that this show—this silly, sexy show—really seemed to appeal to everyone. Because I remember the

Now having said that, I wasn’t really sure what to expect with “Is There Still Sex in the City.” Was it a sequel? The answer to that is no, so if that’s what you’re looking for, you won’t find it. What you will find is Busnhell’s own experiences with friendships, dating, and general life in the later years of life. You might have noticed a glaring absence in my above list: there was a notable absence of sex, so while there might still be sex in the city, Bushnell and her friends aren’t partaking much.

I gave this book a 2/5 on Goodreads and I am going to account for that now: the reason this book just didn’t work for me was that it felt like it lacked cohesion. There was a core friend group like in sex.1, but they were largely interchangeable blobs. There weren’t personalities explored through the little anecdotes and while some of them were funny, they were pretty one dimensional. They didn’t show insight or growth and were, overall, dull.

I can’t recommend this book for any reason other than familiarity. If you like Bushnell’s voice and style, you might enjoy this.

2/5

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Candace Bushnell does it again brings us into the mating rituals of Sex In the City types the only difference these women are no longer in their twenties they are no grown older many in their fifties.They are no longer the young women starting their adulthood in Manhattan.Candace and her friends start a new episode in their lives many divorced starting to date again.Candace shares with us their adventures the new world of dating from apps like Tinder young men who date older women the new reality.Candace takes us along as she enters this world after her own divorce this is a fun eye opening real look at the dating world for people of a certain age.Informative eye opening entertaining another fun adventure .in the world of more mature singles another tv series waiting to happen.
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Ahh Candace! This book is like catching up with a hilarious friend whose life is so much more entertaining than mine. It was good to catch up with you!

It was fun to sit down and read through all of the dating ordeals and types of people that are out there in the dating pool nowadays. It sounds horrible!!

This book was an enjoyable, quick read. I am sure it will do well!