Sex and the City
by Candace Bushnell
★ Top 25 book of 1997 · #14 on Best Books of 1997
This chronicle explores the mating habits and rituals of America's cultural elite. Topics include sex clubs, suburban sexuality and celebrity affairs.
Best for: Readers curious about dating culture and the social lives of the elite
Sex and the City is #14 on BookWard's Best Books of 1997, out of 27 1997 books that cleared our data bar.
What Sex and the City is about
Before it became a television phenomenon, Sex and the City was a newspaper column. Candace Bushnell wrote it for The New York Observer from 1994 to 1996, drawing on the lives of her friends and herself in 1990s New York. This 1996 book gathers those columns into an anthology.
Bushnell watches the mating habits and rituals of America's cultural elite with a sardonic eye, moving through sex clubs, suburban sexuality and celebrity affairs. The result is glossy, observational and curious about status, money and friendship as much as romance. can see where it all began, and anyone who enjoys sharp social commentary on dating and city life will find plenty to savor.
Sex and the City on the Best Books of 1997
Sex and the City came out in 1997. Of the 27 books first published in 1997 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #14 on our Best Books of 1997 list.
Why it made the list: 267 readers have shelved it on Open Library; 21 are reading it right now. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 1997 list
- The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down Anne Fadiman, #12
- A Walk in the Woods Bill Bryson, #13
- Out of the Dust Karen Hesse, #15
- Cat & Mouse James Patterson, #16
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 224 want to read it, 21 are reading it now and 22 have read it, according to Open Library.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 52 | 55% |
| Reader love | 11 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 70 | 20% |
Questions about Sex and the City
When was Sex and the City published?
Sex and the City by Candace Bushnell was first published in 1997.
Was Sex and the City one of the best books of 1997?
Sex and the City is #14 on BookWard's Best Books of 1997, out of 27 1997 books that cleared our data bar. 267 readers have shelved it on Open Library; 21 are reading it right now.
Why is Sex and the City on the Best Books of 1997 list?
267 readers have shelved it on Open Library; 21 are reading it right now.
More of the best books of 1997
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone J. K. Rowling, #1
- Rich Dad, Poor Dad Robert T. Kiyosaki, #2
- Guns, Germs, and Steel Jared Diamond, #3
- The Adventures of Captain Underpants Dav Pilkey, #4
- The Power of Now Eckhart Tolle, #5
- Into Thin Air Jon Krakauer, #6
See the full Best Books of 1997, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
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