Forever Fifty (Judith Viorst's Decades)

It was agift to a family friend and she enjoyed very much.

The book is a great gift for those turning 50. I was just disappointed that I did not know it was inscribed by Judith Viorst to a specific person thus making it not appropriate as a gift. I must not have read the entire description. The seller offered to take it back with no problem, but I decided to keep it.

I love Judith Viorst. Starting with Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, and I've been a fan of her work ever since. Her age related books, from How Did I Get to Be 40 and Other Atrocities all the way through Unexpectedly Eighty and Other Adaptations are wonderful! With her astute observations of the realities of aging, her sharp wit softens the blows of reality with humor. As Viorst points out the poignant pains and inconveniences of each stage of life, she manages to make me laugh at myself. I use these books often as gifts for milestone birthdays.

It wasn’t exactly what I expected. I wish there had been some sample pieces to judge the book by before purchasing.

They are a little bit white and middle/upper class, but you write about what you know. I enjoyed them. The ones that were about children returning and people changing certainly gave my wife and I a chuckle and acted as a good point to consider our own life changes. Please pardon this short review; I have to go back to shopping for my mid-life crisis convertible.

I have bought Forever Fifty for many of my friends as they have reached the half century mark. Not only is it poignant and filled with chuckles, it is true. If you are worried about turning fifty, Judith Viorst will help you through it by helping you identify with the age as well as letting you know you are not alone. Her other books, Suddenly Sixty and I Am Too Young to be Seventy, are good as well, but maybe not quite five stars, but that maybe because I am only sixty-four!

A gift for my daughter in law...A classic

I love all of Judith Viorst's work. I think this little book, with both humor and wisdom, makesa great 50th birthday present for certain of my friends and daughters in law.

Less interesting and more formulaic than previous books

A gift

A very enjoyable book, to be read and re-read.

Love it

For all you 50+ women out there