Sex and the City and Us, Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
Sex and the City and Us, Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
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Sex and the City and Us
How Four Single Women Changed the Way We Think, Live, and Love

Author: Jennifer Keishin Armstrong

Narrator: Joy Osmanski

Unabridged: 8 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/05/2018


Synopsis

The bestselling author of Seinfeldia offers a fascinating retrospective of the iconic and award-winning television series, Sex and the City, in a “bubbly, yet fierce cultural dissection of the groundbreaking show” (Chicago Tribune).

This is the story of how a columnist, two gay men, and a writers’ room full of women used their own poignant, hilarious, and humiliating stories to launch a cultural phenomenon. They endured shock, slut-shaming, and a slew of nasty reviews on their way to eventual—if still often begrudging—respect. The show wasn’t perfect, but it revolutionized television for women.

When Candace Bushnell began writing for the New York Observer, she didn’t think anyone beyond the Upper East Side would care about her adventures among the Hamptons-hopping media elite. But her struggles with singlehood struck a chord. Beverly Hills, 90210 creator Darren Star brought her vision to an even wider audience when he adapted the column for HBO. Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte, and Samantha launched a barrage of trends, forever branded the actresses that took on the roles, redefined women’s relationship to sex and elevated the perception of singlehood.

Featuring exclusive new interviews with the cast and writers, including star Sarah Jessica Parker, creator Darren Star, executive producer Michael Patrick King, and author Candace Bushnell, “Jennifer Keishin Armstrong brings readers inside the writers’ room and into the scribes’ lives…The writing is fizzy and funny, but she still manages an in-depth look at a show that’s been analyzed for decades, giving readers a retrospective as enjoyable as a $20 pink cocktail” (The Washington Post). Sex and the City and Us is both a critical and nostalgic behind-the-scenes look at a television series that changed the way women see themselves.

About Jennifer Keishin Armstrong

Jennifer Keishin Armstrong is the author of Sex and the City and Us, Seinfeldia, and Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted. She writes about pop culture for several publications, including The New York Times Book Review, Fast Company, Vulture, BBC CultureEntertainment Weekly, and several others. She grew up in Homer Glen, Illinois, and now lives in New York City. Visit her online at JenniferKArmstrong.com.  


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bree on March 19, 2021

I’ve been binging an old podcast by Dolly Alderton called Love Stories and I’ve become obsessed with it! Anyway, another podcast was recommended to me called Sentimental Garbage based off my listening to Dolly Alderton, and I learned they are currently recapping the seasons of Sex and the City so I......more

Goodreads review by emma on June 29, 2022

i do not exaggerate when i say that i am who i am today because of sex and the city.to see four women, our carrie, our miranda, our samantha, and our charlotte, so different and yet so alike, who broke moulds and boundaries singularly and together, who taught us how to be, who introduced the conce......more

Goodreads review by Heather on June 14, 2018

Sex and the City was one of my all-time favorite shows so I would guess I am the perfect reader for this book. Armstrong provides an interesting story from the beginning of the series through the two somewhat sad movies. I haven't seen the second movie but I will take her well informed word for it.......more

I was a big fan of Sex and the City. Carrie Bradshaw was my ultimate fashion muse and her friends were definitely #squadgoals (my favorite character was Charlotte, though). It was interesting to read this new book by Jennifer K Armstrong. Learning about the back story of Candace Bushnell and the aut......more

Goodreads review by Michelle on June 15, 2018

I loved Sex and the City (still do!) so was excited to listen to this. Although it revealed very little that I didn't already know, it was a delicious romp down memory lane and I loved reliving the various scenes, characters, and, of course, outfits! One aspect that was super interesting was how har......more