She writes vividly about how awful the isolation of Covid was for the elderly ... Fussell’s book is about sex to the extent that she lovingly catalogs the handful of lovers she took in the decades after her divorce from Paul ... [A] vital conversation.
Comes as a refreshing relief ... Vivid ... Fussell relates stories with such intimate zeal that she starts to feel like an old friend. Her anecdotes are laced with comedy ... Hilarious and endearing ... Evocative ... Powerful.
Sardonic ... Burst[s] with memories of food, friendship, sexual passion, and globe-trotting adventures ... The book's 40 miniature essays are self-deprecating...and often employ a playful, inviting direct address to the reader ... These tongue-in-cheek essays remembering sensual joys are perfect for fans of Diana Athill, Ruth Reichl, and Abigail Thomas.
A spirited meditation on aging and mortality ... Vibrant ... She calls on readers to live fully and fearlessly, reinvigorating those clichés with a unique blend of lyricism and irreverence ... It’s a graceful, gutsy ode to the pleasures and pains of growing old.
A pleasure to read, although, as Fussell warns, we know how it’s going to end ... The title’s promised recipe materializes bit by bit throughout Fussell’s elegant and often funny narrative.
