Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Looking for Mr. Goodbar by Judith Rossner is a reissue published by Simon and Schuster on July 8, 2014, featuring 288 pages in English. This novel is based on a true story and explores themes of love, power, sex, and death during the sexual revolution of the 1970s. The narrative follows Theresa Dunn, a schoolteacher whose strict Catholic upbringing shapes her quest for happiness through romantic relationships, leading her into a risky nightlife filled with alcohol and drugs.
Readers will find a portrayal of Theresa’s struggle against societal expectations and her descent into a world of dangerous encounters in singles’ bars. The book delves into the complexities of her character as she navigates her desires and fears, ultimately confronting the consequences of her choices. With its focus on women’s experiences and the cultural shifts of the era, Looking for Mr. Goodbar presents a significant exploration of personal freedom and the darker sides of liberation.
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Based on a harrowing true story, the groundbreaking #1 New York Times bestseller, Looking for Mr. Goodbar, is a story of love, power, sex, and death during the sexual revolution of the 1970s.
Theresa Dunn spends her days as a schoolteacher whose rigid Catholic upbringing has taught her to find happiness by finding the right man. But at night, her resentment of those social mores and fear of attachment lead her into the alcohol-and-drug fueled underworld of singles’ bars, where she engages in a pattern of dangerous sexual activity that threatens her safety and, ultimately, her life.
Looking for Mr. Goodbar is “uncommonly well-written and well-constructed fiction, easily accessible, but full of insight and intelligence and illumination” (The New York Times Book Review). With more than four million copies in print, this seminal novel—a lightning rod for controversy upon its publication—has become a cultural touchstone that has forever influenced our perception of social rebellion and sexual empowerment.
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