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Wifey

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"Wifey" was a great book, and a fast page-turner. I have been a fan of Judy Blume since I was in elementary school, and she has never disappointed me. "Wifey" is a story about the extracurricular and sexual activities of the well-off in suburban New Jersey, during a summer in the early 1970s. Sandy Pressman has been bored with her life and marriage, until the morning a man on his motorcycle rides onto her property. With her children away at summer camp, Sandy finds herself getting into certain situations that will forever change her "good girl" image. Meanwhile, life goes on for her husband, family, and friends, most of whom are clueless about Sandy's activities. Written in a humorous prose, "Wifey" will leave you laughing, and you will not want the story to end. Just be careful not to leave this book where a child will find it, because it is very sexually explicit. "Smart Women" will be my next read.

I enjoyed this read about a bored housewife. She has settled into a routine of children and saturday sex. When her children go off to summer camp she begins to wonder why her life is not fullfilled emotionally and sexually.

I was drawn into the book by the very first chapter when a motorcycle man drives up early in the morning and pleases himself on Sandy's lawn while she idly watches him from her bedroom window. Sandy begins to wonder what she is doing with her husband Norman and begins fantasizing about her old boyfriend Shep. The entire summer showcases Sandy's sexual awakening and extra marital affairs. But like all things there are emotional and physical consequences.

This book was very Jong-like (Erica Jong author of fear of flying) full of emotion and personal exploration as another reviewer also mentioned. This book was well written by a talented woman, Judy Blume. I never had the privledge to read her childrens books but I imagine they were good.

I too was disappointed in the ending but the book definetly demontrated the importance of communication and tenderness in marriage. All in all I read the book from cover to cover and enjoyed Sandy's journey.

Judy Blume captures yet another mundane suburban life and puts a candid and humorous spin on it with Wifey. One can't help but identify--or at least sympathize--with New Jersey housewife Sandy Pressman and her strained marriage, repressed husband, and demanding extended family. All 33-year-old Sandy wants is to live a little, burst her protective bubble, and earn some respect from her condescending hubby Norm.

Blume's style is so honest and Sandy's fantasies are so vividly sexual--and often absurd--that Wifey, while a quick and easy read, holds some strong literary merits for its brazenness and commanding humor. Pick up this *adult* read (many of Blume's books are for young teens, but this is NOT one of them!) and escape into Sandy's fantasy world and exasperating reality.

My entertainment attorney has been talking about this book for more than a year and when I spotted one copy on the shelf, I had to pick it up and dig into it that very same night. I truly enjoyed the novel from page one, and I thought the main character was purely delightful. A woman that had been repressed sexually by her husband for the entire length of their marriage who finally decided to take a walk on the wild side. Norman, the husband that didn't believe in sexual adventure, was a study in what is wrong with dominant men who think they run the show. Judy Blume is a wonderful author and one of my personal favorites.

I've been reading Judy Blume since childhood and Wifey is absolutely one of her best!

This was a fun, sexy, fast read that me sad to see it end.

The characters and the storylines were easy to follow and believeable.

I highly recommend Judy Blume's Wifey. It would make a great summer beach read.

When I was a kid I read every Judy Blume book published including certain parts of Wifey! I've finally taken the opportunity to read the entire book and found it my favorite of her adult novels. The story pulled me right through and I read the whole thing in one day! That's tough with three kids running around, believe me! The book was sexy, honest and in many parts, hilarious. The characters were very believable, so much that I wanted to ring several of their necks! I highly recomend this book, especially if you've enjoyed her other books, but take my advice, if you have curious kids; HIDE IT!

This is Judy Blume's famous adult novel--you know the one that you heard about on the playground when you read her young adult books but thought that it was all lies. It tells the story of Sandy, a woman in an unfulfilling marriage who doesn't know how to make it better, is afraid of leaving, and is battered by the winds of change of the sexual revolution and women's liberation.

Although it is a fun read, Wifey is really most interesting now as a time capsule--a time in the late-70s in which people were trying on casual sex for size. Although there are no "key parties" here, there are open marriages and affairs at a drop of the hat. There is also casual racism, and the beginnings of white flight from the inner-ring suburbs that has become a major trend and helped create the "exurbs" as the current growth region. Finally, Blum portrays the time as a time when the last bit of Jewish upper-middle class integration had not yet occurred.

There is not much to the plot other than Wifey's unhappiness and her hope for a way out. But it was an interesting read.

I read this book a while ago, even before I was married, but it always stuck with me, because it was just so much fun to read! But then again, Judy Blume books are always entertaining and fun to read, so what else is new? In the other reviews I read, people expressed disappointment over the characters in the novel, but hey. That's reality for you! People are only human,and do not always act in ways we wish they would in real life, so why should it be any different in a novel ABOUT real life? Just as in all Judy Blume books, the book is bursting with dialogue, which makes it a fast read; very hard to put down! A must-read for all Judy Blume fans!

Wifey was Judy Blume's first attempt at adult fiction, and I think it's among her best work. Even though I'm a guy, I was completely engrossed in the story of Sandy Pressman. It's so refreshing to read about real-life situations and real feelings, and Judy Blume is a master at making the reader feel an emotional connection to her characters. First-rate dialogue...likeable characters...what more could you want from a book? Read this book! You won't be sorry.

I really loved this book it made me laugh the whole time! It is about a women that lives a very boring life with her husband what he doesnt know is that this women yearns so much to explore her body and mind but he is just too traditional and will not try a thing especially in the bedroom! So she explores all right just with out him! You will go through a fun journey into a dirty housewifes mind. It took me 2 days to read this its a great read.