Curse of the Singles Table: A True Story of the 1,001 Nights Without Sex
- Book Review,
by Suzanne Schlosberg
From Publishers Weekly
Schlosberg (Fitness for Dummies; Weight Training for Dummies; etc.) tackles husband-hunting in this often side-splitting, occasionally poignant memoir. Humiliated by being seated at the dreaded "Singles Table" at weddings and pressured by crossing the "Great Divide" from "single" to "still single," Schlosberg embarks on a quest, not necessarily for "Mr. Right," but at least "Mr. Remote Possibility." She tries a jaunt to a Kenyan game park, a week at Club Med and a millennial New Year's Eve celebration in Jackpot, Nev. When her travels fail to do little more than help her avoid family gatherings fraught with awkward questions about wedding dates, she moves on to experimenting with feng shui and volunteering for Habitat for Humanity, chimpanzee research and wheelchair athletes. She even submits her photo to hotornot.com, but draws the line at psychotherapy. Succumbing to the inevitable online dating experience, Schlosberg develops an efficient but ineffectual system of screening candidates, which she then tries out at the eight-minute Starbucks Speed Date. To celebrate her 1,001 days without sex, she sets off for the Arctic Ride of Pain, a mountain-bike trip to Deadhorse, Alaska, unexpectedly finding herself stranded in the dying town of Provideniya, Russia, where, finally giving up hope, her spirits improve. It's only then, of course, that Schlosberg finally meets her future husband, bringing her story to a sentimental but satisfying conclusion. Singles in their 30s will get the most out of this book, but anyone can appreciate Schlosberg's wacky humor. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
From Booklist
Schlosberg puts in perspective a sensitive topic--exile to the singles table at a major social event--for those women older than 30 who have experience of it. She is an expert on the subject, with 1,001 sexless nights under her belt, so to speak. She calls her dubious achievement The Streak, and this is the hilarious story of how she strove to end it. In it, Schlosberg becomes an Everywoman, and her journey will resonate with heterosexual women everywhere whose loving relatives are certain they are cursed to die old maids. From its beginning with her search for the nation's most date-friendly town to the pitfalls of Internet dating to the well-intentioned blind date to a disastrous week at Club Med and on to a happy conclusion, Schlosberg's sex travelogue is funny and real, warm and engaging. Paula Luedtke
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT SEX...Suzanne Schlosberg calls it "the Streak": 1001 days without sex (just 36 days shorter than the Kennedy administration). She's on the mother of all dry spells...a Sahara devoid of intimacy, one-night stands, and committed relationships. The question is, Why? Is she too picky, too bitchy, or too shy? Does she have chlamydia? Really bad foot fungus? No. She's a smart, good-looking freelance writer who, at thirty-four, has inexplicably crossed that dreaded line from single to...still single.Now, in hilarious detail, Suzanne chronicles the true story of the Streak and her outrageous attempts to end it. She embarks on a nationwide search for the most date-friendly town. She analyzes her Internet dates like an FBI profiler. And when all else fails, she goes global, taking her hunt from the South Pacific to the Arctic tundra. Ultimately she is forced to ask herself: Do I really need a man to find happiness?For every woman who has endured the indignity of the "singles table" at her friends' weddings, THE CURSE OF THE SINGLES TABLE is a real treat.
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