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365 Nights: A Memoir of Intimacy By Charla MullerBetsy Thorpe ( Berkley Trade )
Release Date: 2008-06-24
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When Charla Muller’s husband turned 40, she gave him something memorable. Sex. Every day. For an entire year.
The Mullers had a solid marriage and two wonderful children, but over the years sex had fallen low on their to-do list. The lack of intimacy wasn’t causing them to drift apart, exactly, but their connection didn’t seem as great as it could be. Charla decided she couldn’t go on pretending the relationship they once had wasn’t important.
The couple would embark on a year of scheduled sex, falling over Tonka trucks and piles of laundry in an effort to make time for each other. There were obstacles along the way (work implosions, faking it) and questions came to light. Will sex every day strengthen a marriage, or reveal the cracks? Pull a couple together or drive them apart? Does good sex (even mediocre sex) make up for things that aren’t so good?
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 Where WAS the sex?
I was so very disappointed with this book. I was hoping to be inspired, to take her lessons about sexuality and intimacy and see how they could translate into my own life. But she never seemed to get to the sex or any real message at all. Instead it was pages and pages of weird tangents. What do I care what color her mother's bikini was in the 70's? I was also revolted by the writing. Fine, she acknowledges she has never written much before, but that is why you need a good editor. She depended heavily brackets, italics and made up spellings and words. A total disaster of a book and a waste of my time.
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Great idea but not in the hands of Charla ( davideves )
Great idea - have sex everyday with your partner and then publish a diary. Unfortunately in the hands of Charla this good idea produces an effect akin to reading about your parents having sex. You just don't want to know. The endless asides such as 'Hey thanks Mom!' or messages to friends become increasingly irritating. Charla appears as sexy as the SUV she mentions almost every page. As for Brad he doesn't get a look in as the book is written from a single perspective and he is presented more like a loyal but boring labrador who is able to watch 3 sports channels simultaneously. It is odd for such a book theme that sex is hardly mentioned - in fact it is described throughout as 'The Gift' and I finished the book feeling Brad's first response to decline the offer of daily sex was no bad idea. Somewhere in the middle I decided Brad's view might have been more interesting but by the end I wasn't convinced anything these two bores could do would raise any interest at all.
The book reminds me of a joke which has the punchline 'she laid on the slab and said fill it'. For Charla the gift seemed to be based upon sacrifice and allowing Brad to get off once a day. Charla, I think Brad might have been happier if you had allowed him to have an affair for 12 months.
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wasted my money ( mardenronl )
This book said nothing about having sex or how they done it. I don't beleave it happened.Don't waste your money or your time reading this book. I can't beleave they killed trees to print this book.
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 This is a gem -- and not just for women ( hendershotm )
As a husband and father of two, I was intrigued with the title of this book. Is there a woman out there who would actually offer her man a full year of sex? I picked up this book with two thoughts in mind: 1) How did her husband get so lucky? and 2) How do I get my wife to read this book? I was soon to discover that this is not a "how to" book, and to be honest, I was a bit disappointed. But the more I read, the more interested I became. In fact, it was difficult to put down. Charla's observations and accounts are really quite humorous. There were a number of times when I couldn't help but laugh out loud because I'd been through similar situations. In fact, many of the trials and tribulations of her marriage hit extremely close to home (yes, my wife and I once had a heated discussion about whether Santa Claus wraps gifts or not). The more I read, the more I laughed and related. But tucked between the lines of humor is a sincere message--a marriage without regular intimacy is like two good friends raising kids together. And as we married folk know, a healthy dose of intimacy can improve an inconceivable (no pun) number of miscellaneous marital issues. Parents with kids realize that "alone time" in a marriage is a luxury that often gets a very low priority (behind soccer practice, scout meetings, and lawn care). Hey, this isn't supposed to be a guidebook for marital passion or an urban housewife's version of the Kama Sutra. It's a lighthearted look inside the marriage of a typical suburban wife and mother. It just so happens that the typical suburban husband and father can relate to it too. I really enjoyed this book. To be quite honest, I was sorry to come to the end of this one.
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A delightful read with insights on life as well as marriage ( jlfreeland )
Easy to read- enjoyable to the last page. This book isn't so much about sex as it is about relationships, self confidence and how doing just one thing can snowball into all sorts of other wonderful feelings and experiences. I thought it was well written and perfectly tasteful- for all audiences. If you are looking for smut this is not the book for you. Charla is just one of us- juggling family, self, partner and dreams. Well done!!!! A must read!
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