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True, funny, thoughtful Jan 02, 2010
As a long-time middle-aged Internet dater myself, I can relate to Sunny Chanel's escapades. Brave, vulnerable Sunny navigates the post-divorce waters in search of love, discovering heartache and hilarity but ultimately herself along the way. Partly told through email exchanges, this story will entertain and inform any woman who dates, middle-aged or not.
Reader's Recommendation Jun 11, 2009
Whether you're middle-age and single, or just want to be, MIDDLE-AGE CONFIDENTIAL will put things in perspective and make you feel good enough to take this book to bed. A light, enjoyable read.
Essential for middle-age daters! Oct 24, 2008
This is a remarkable book, filled with wonderful romantic moments that don't always work out the way you want them to. But this book gives us the full story on what we go through when we start dating in middle age, and how the whole scene is nothing like what we might have imagined it to be. I see this as a Frommer's Guide to the entire experience, so if you are anticipating dating or dating already, you'll find this a great place to catch up on reality.
Loved the humor and honesty Oct 23, 2008
The thing about Middle Age Confidential: My Life as a Date is how much the character's experience is like dating these days. Because I've done it, that is, dated a lot on the internet, I wanted to read this book and I was glad I did. Not only does it have its hilarious moments, it shows the angst of online meetings, especially when it comes to connecting with a stranger you may have very little in common with. I'll admit we all want to find someone handsome (or pretty). At this point in life, we'd settle for a guy/woman with a decent job who can laugh at our jokes and keep us company on those cold winter evenings.
What makes the story work is the voice of the main character, her sense of the absurd, and her ability to laugh at herself. Who else would have a positive take and a rather good time with a date who weighs over 300 pounds and has kept that little detail a secret? The main character, Sunny Chanel, is brutally honest with herself, and that isn't easy. It isn't easy to keep going when your heart's broken either. I don't want to spoil too much by giving away the plot--personally, I don't like reading reviews that tell too much about the storyline.
I want to mention, though, that it really gets up my nose, the kind of movie where the main character gets dumped and almost immediately meets someone new. Not just someone new, but a superior someone new, a lawyer or physician with a heartwarming personality and a big fat wallet. I could name a few movie titles, but this is a book review, and Middle Age Confidential has none of that.
Dating Is "Difficult" at Best Oct 21, 2008
The main character of this novel, Sunny Chanel, meets man after man and man, and oh, man, what a crew. These guys just don't get it. Like the men you meet in YOUR real dating life or on the internet, they haven't got a clue, no matter how old they are, no matter how long they were married. Yup. Dating doesn't get any easier when you're older.
This is the real life picture of how it is dating after divorce. It's the whole numbers game thing, where you'll probably have to meet and make nice with dozens of men before (if you're lucky) you hit upon one you can enjoy dinner with--much less breakfast.
Read it because the Sunny character is funny and smart and dumb all at once, sort of an older Bridget Jones the second time around. She has the same vulnerability and maybe that's what I related to in the end. It's not just about dating. We're all trying to do the best we can--in our jobs, with our friends, in our lives. And it ain't easy.
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