Sex and the City of God
A Memoir of Love and Longing

This is a worthy sequel to “Surprised by Oxford”. Like the author’s first book, I loved this one, although there is nothing about the style of the book that I would have expected would appeal to me. The target audience (based on the early reviews) is female, and I am male. The author loves literatur......more

Carolyn Weber is one of my favorite authors. I have been waiting for a new book from her for years and was not disappointed with this one. Though the title is more attention-grabbing, it's the subtitle that most accurately describes the contents: a memoir of love and longing. It's her journey to und......more

"The course of true love never did run smooth." Nothing I can articulate about this book is as witty or well considered as Weber's own words. Her ability to look at life and - whether in the moment or at a later date - consider it in light of what others have written before is awe-inspiring to me. We......more

Carolyn Weber's first memoir, Surprised by Oxford, is one of my all-time favorite books, so I was quick to pick this one up when I heard it was coming out. Her love of literature, England, stories, and romance makes her writing extremely moving and understandable for me on a personal level, as I gre......more

Easy to read fast. I enjoyed the myriad literary allusions although sometimes the turns of. phrases and puns felt contrived. It was frequently hard to follow the crazy zigzag of her plot line because she jumps ahead and back in her story. Valuable insights about the human experience of desire, love,......more