RaveThe Nashville SceneAll Grown Up is a novel about a single, childless woman on the verge of turning 40 in New York with a life she’s no longer sure she still wants … What does it mean to be an adult, Attenberg asks, if you have none of the traditional trappings that signify adulthood — no spouse, no kids, no property, no ambition, no emotional maturity? … I found that parts of All Grown Up felt all too real. But to imply that you need to be single or female to appreciate All Grown Up would be a severe disservice to Attenberg.
