Is There Still Sex in the City? by Candace Bushnell, review: It’s disconcerting that this former sexpert sounds so out of touch

The wit that made this former girl-about-town's columns so appealing is gone, replaced by poisonous tropes about single women and bizarre attempts to coin new slang

It is a fact universally acknowledged that every list of great books must include Pride and Prejudice. Don’t be fooled by the bonnets and balls: beneath the sugary surface is a tart exposé of the marriage market in Georgian England. For every lucky Elizabeth, who tames the haughty, handsome Mr. Darcy and learns to know herself in the process, there’s a Charlotte, resigned to life with a driveling buffoon for want of a pretty face.

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