astroandbooksbyjess's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Quiero que todos mis amigos lo lean, lo comenten, puedan sanar sus heridas, ser vulnerables. Porque su sanación contribuiría a que las cosas mejoren y son temas que no se discuten tanto.
Realmente un excelente libro que aborda el sexo , las relaciones, la relación con el porno, la relación padre e hijo y más.
Realmente un excelente libro que aborda el sexo , las relaciones, la relación con el porno, la relación padre e hijo y más.
ermt520's review
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
I am not the target audience for this book (a woman) but I thought it was an important concept to explore. I did feel that the book got a little schmaltzy at times, a little buzzword-y, more religious than I thought. I know he did a TedTalk but sometimes that sort of phrasing doesn’t flow the same in print. I think the book dragged in parts and that it’s message could have been conveyed in less pages. Felt repetitive at times, though important subject matter.
starereads's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
carissa15's review
4.0
I have finally finished this book!
I'm going to be completely honest. There were points within this book when I thought, I am not a man. Should I even be reading this book? Would Justin Baldoni WANT me to read this book? And then I read a part in which he said something along the lines of 'women can read it too'. (I'm not going to lie...I was too lazy to find the exact sentence).
Anyway, after questioning if I should even read it, I thought, "Justin Baldoni WROTE A BOOK!!!! I need to read it because he was the hot guy in 'Jane the Virgin'." After I finally calmed down, I realized that I didn't really care if he had a major role but that I wanted to learn more about this topic. I had never really understood the male mind and this was a wonderful insight into what goes on inside of a guy. This book was kind of slow at points but it was a necessary read. I learned a lot and I am so glad that I decided to follow through with reading this book. I hope it makes its way into the hands of many many MANY guys, and gals, and all humans. This book was really inspiring and I highly recommend reading it!
I'm going to be completely honest. There were points within this book when I thought, I am not a man. Should I even be reading this book? Would Justin Baldoni WANT me to read this book? And then I read a part in which he said something along the lines of 'women can read it too'. (I'm not going to lie...I was too lazy to find the exact sentence).
Anyway, after questioning if I should even read it, I thought, "Justin Baldoni WROTE A BOOK!!!! I need to read it because he was the hot guy in 'Jane the Virgin'." After I finally calmed down, I realized that I didn't really care if he had a major role but that I wanted to learn more about this topic. I had never really understood the male mind and this was a wonderful insight into what goes on inside of a guy. This book was kind of slow at points but it was a necessary read. I learned a lot and I am so glad that I decided to follow through with reading this book. I hope it makes its way into the hands of many many MANY guys, and gals, and all humans. This book was really inspiring and I highly recommend reading it!
danicapage's review
4.0
I’m not the target audience of this book. But I greatly enjoyed it.
There’s nothing wrong with masculinity. There is nothing wrong with being a man. But I do wish we did a better job at teaching men and boys that they are enough just as they are.
They don’t need to be strong enough, smart enough, sexy enough, a good enough provider, etc. That them being themselves is enough.
We could do with tearing down stereotypes and instead focus on building up men.
I wish more men would read this. Even if turned off, and do what he says—keep what feels right.
Warning: instances of strong language, discussion of negative effects of pornography, vague references of suicide
There’s nothing wrong with masculinity. There is nothing wrong with being a man. But I do wish we did a better job at teaching men and boys that they are enough just as they are.
They don’t need to be strong enough, smart enough, sexy enough, a good enough provider, etc. That them being themselves is enough.
We could do with tearing down stereotypes and instead focus on building up men.
I wish more men would read this. Even if turned off, and do what he says—keep what feels right.
Warning: instances of strong language, discussion of negative effects of pornography, vague references of suicide