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bibliobethreads's review against another edition
Excellent book for anyone who is interested in the human body and how it works. Complete guide from hair to buttocks to feet! Brilliant ancedotes and useless information also. Worth a read!
t_bone's review against another edition
2.0
My quest to read randomly has taken me to a strange place inhabited by The Naked Man. This, apparently, is the follow up to the international success, The Naked Woman, a book I thought I'd read in high school, though now I wonder if that was a different project altogether.
After the opening chapter breezes through human evolution, The Naked Man works its way down the male body, chapter by chapter, beginning with Chapter 2: "The Hair," then Chapter 3: "The Brow," Chapter 4: "The Eyes" and I think you get the idea. If you wish to skip ahead to what I think are the key distinguishing features of the male body I recommend heading straight to chapters 19 and 20.
Although if you have any insecurities concerning your own chapter 19, I would suggest skipping it altogether as there is information on average dimensions that will have you reaching for the measuring tape. Lucky for me I am a very, very secure person.
The opportunity for childish chapter 19 jokes aside, I found the book structure problematic. For one thing, the plot development is too obvious. I knew where this book was heading the whole time and the feet are no place to end a story.
For another thing, many parts of the human body seem rather the same for men and women, except maybe slightly larger in men on average. This meant that many chapters began with a few vague statements about advantages for hunting then delivered a series of anecdotes about cultural practices involving that part of the body.
You probably knew that Michael Jackson had the odd nose job in his time, but did you know that Tom Jones has also had work done? I didn't, but I do now thanks to chapter six.
While it's too early to tell if this book has changed my life, I would still hesitantly recommend it to people who are seeking additional dinner party conversation.
wendohendo's review against another edition
3.0
Incredibly dated despite only being published in 2008, has so much changed? His take on homosexuality at the end of the book is a tad bizarre.
It's an interesting and occasionally amusing book but it hasn't really stood the test of time.
It's an interesting and occasionally amusing book but it hasn't really stood the test of time.
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