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nikki_deanmarshall's review
3.0
3.5. Good book and worth a read. Would have been good to have known where he was getting the numbers from. Enjoyed the cartoons and he has an engaging and easy writing style
ellentaylor's review
3.0
I agreed with most of the points made, but I don’t think they were always communicated well and I would have liked to see more evidence to back up the claims. But overall an enjoyable read.
lottie1803's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
javinki_'s review against another edition
3.0
Not gonna lie, it's been so long since I finished reading this that I can't actually remember what I wanted to say in this review. I'm pretty sure some / all / a few of these are correct, though:
1. I was surprised that Grayson Perry was straight
2. The book seems pretty aimed at straight men
(Javi, some people are straight. Get over it. -Ed.)
3. The division of his arguments into the four categories seemed like a great idea in theory but felt quite muddled in practice - I literally cannot remember what any of the categories were because of how much overlap there was between each section
4. As someone who uses Capital Letters in Everyday Writing for Emphasis, I wasn't always the biggest fan of the Names he gave different categories of men (this is purely from a poetic point of view though lol)
5. That said, I did enjoy reading it, and I liked how focused it was on moving forwards / towards the future - it was less 'this is how X problem has existed in the past' and more 'this is how X problem might be solved in the future'
6. Haha funny doodle drawings :) art!
Apologies for the absolute state of a review - if you made it this far, you're a real fan, I see you, and I love you <3
1. I was surprised that Grayson Perry was straight
2. The book seems pretty aimed at straight men
(Javi, some people are straight. Get over it. -Ed.)
3. The division of his arguments into the four categories seemed like a great idea in theory but felt quite muddled in practice - I literally cannot remember what any of the categories were because of how much overlap there was between each section
4. As someone who uses Capital Letters in Everyday Writing for Emphasis, I wasn't always the biggest fan of the Names he gave different categories of men (this is purely from a poetic point of view though lol)
5. That said, I did enjoy reading it, and I liked how focused it was on moving forwards / towards the future - it was less 'this is how X problem has existed in the past' and more 'this is how X problem might be solved in the future'
6. Haha funny doodle drawings :) art!
Apologies for the absolute state of a review - if you made it this far, you're a real fan, I see you, and I love you <3
reality_x's review
4.0
This book's most intriguing idea is the contradiction between what one wants from a partner in the bedroom and daily chores. This problem occurred to me early during my love relationship. I'm just glad that I'm not alone in coping with this problem which I haven't got the answer to. But there's definitely some pondering to do with this aspect of relationship and masculinity. We should reflect more on what we need and want instead of going merely with our guts as it probably is ingrained by the society of masculinity.