Cute. Definitely written for a woman, by a woman, although I bought it spur-of-the moment as a joke for my husband's 70th birthday.
Viorst wrote fun stuff, although I have never been in her demographic. No child-raising, suburban life, etc. in my life, so some of her humor I certainly "get", although it really doesn't resonate much to my own experience.

This was just a one sitting read about the role of "Seventies" and how their life is and was and may be in the future. Just a fun read.

The title of the book “I’m too young to be 70 and other delusions “ is definitely about delusions.

Very very humorous delusions - one is entitled erotic options. Quote:”I never greeted my husband at the door, naked, except for a necklace and high heeled shoes …if sex starts to become a fully a bore, I intend intend to consider letting loose.”

Some of the poems are a little silly and are hard pressed for rhyming.

But hey, let’s take it lightly and laugh all the way to our 90s.

If you are seventy or more, you will enjoy this book. Anyone younger will not understand but Viorst says it so well.

I enjoyed the book very much. I want to read more books by her.

Fun and thoughtful as usual.

Light, easy to read book describing some of the woes of aging. I related especially to the story about getting to the airport 2 hours ahead of time.

This is fun, with a few unique insights, but didn't have as much depth (or even quirky wit) as I would have liked. Very quick to read, though, so worth picking up if you have some spare moments to dabble. Pleasant enough.

Another collection of witty, astute, and insightful poems by Judith Viorst. Fun to read with quite a few laugh-out-loud moments!

At Seventy
Instead of "old"
Let us consider
"Older"
Or maybe "oldish"
Or something, anything. . .
At seventy.

Then there's the title piece:

I'm Too Young to Be Seventy
In the life that I'm living I'm
Too young to be seventy.
The woman I see in the mirror is not the real me. . .
As long as we can agree I'm
Too young to be seventy.
Too young in my heart and my soul

I'm so glad I found this at the library!! It's charming, hilarious, and full of truth about aging but not dead!

Very charming. A writer who writes all kinds of things! Other favourites by Viorst: Necessary Losses, the Tenth Good Thing about Barney,...

Lovely book of poems by a favorite author dealing with the challenges of getting older while still feeling young. Short and easy to read but so much to think about in these compact, insightful poems. Highly recommended for those in the " targeted" age group...and those rapidly approaching!