"It's a fun commentary on an enduring pop culture touchstone." -- Publishers Weekly "Film studies and Dirty Dancing fans will find this monograph useful." -- Library Journal "Many people consider Dirty Dancing an absolute masterpiece, and The Time of My Life' s revisit is the deeper dive into Ardolino's film that we need. Andrea Warner is a down-to-earth, funny, and competent feminist arbiter of culture. What she has to say about Baby in Dirty Dancing is equally apt as a description of her own critical capacity to nail it in the here and now." -- PopMatters "When Dirty Dancing showed up on cable, I watched it only half-heartedly, but Andrea Warner's The Time of My Life brilliantly explains how wrong I was. With memoir, music criticism, reception theory, and feminist politics, she foregrounds how vital a movie this was and especially (but not only) how its depiction of abortion and bodily autonomy has today become even more radical." -- Steacy Easton, critic and author of Why Tammy Wynette Matters and Daddy Lessons "Andrea Warner is a gift to pop culture commentary, and The Time of My Life is even more proof.
Through her rich and thoughtful analysis, Warner reminds us that Dirty Dancing is more than a love story, it's an absolute triumph, just like this book." -- Anne T. Donahue, author of Nobody Cares "I had the time of my life reading Andrea's smart, funny, and insightful take on Dirty Dancing . Meticulously researched, this book expertly explains how Dirty Dancing is more than just a dance film or a love story. Like Baby, this book should never be put in a corner." -- Lisa Whittington-Hill, author of Girls, Interrupted "What Andrea Warner has achieved here is masterful: taking an iconic cultural touchstone and inviting readers into a timeless conversation on how it marked not only her own life, but also our collective hearts. The Time of My Life is heartbreaking and sweet, thoughtful and radical." -- Niko Stratis, culture writer "If you are a fan of Dirty Dancing and its significantly timeless story, this book is for you.
" -- The British Columbia Review "Andrea Warner opened my eyes to everything that I missed in the film. I can't wait to watch Dirty Dancing again, but this time.I am taking notes. Thank you, Andrea, for teaching an old dog new tricks." -- Biff Bam Pop! "Warner's prose reads like a conversation with a friend about all the ways this cultural comfort movie imperfectly captures the human experience in this authentic, frank love letter to Dirty Dancing ." -- Shelf Awareness.