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sisirasage's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
morgswilli's review against another edition
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
4.75
romcm's review against another edition
3.0
I do not recommend this book. But I think there's something important in it, which requires a thesis to be written by someone a lot smarter than me.
joelafond's review against another edition
2.0
Let me start by saying that I was laughing incessantly while I read...but I felt really guilty about laughing. Although the book was funny, I think its blatant misogyny painted all men with a pretty broad, shameful brush. Sure the book was mildly funny, but overall it was the lowest-brow piece of shit I've ever read. But, on the positive side, it certainly makes me believe that I can one day get a book published if all you have to do is write about female orifices, butt sex and how much you masturbate in a day - should be easy right?
kilcannon's review against another edition
2.0
Voice is not the same as character. While there were occasional moments of insight, the voice was too cartoonish (and the constant sex scenes too porny) to for the indictments to ring true.
That, and there's an overall sloppiness to the book that undercuts the whole. If you're going to include gamer and Internet culture, you need to get it right. Published in 2007, the book has protagonist who engages in Internet behaviors from the early 2000s at the latest, and he plays Halo 2 on his XBOX 360. The average American male knows better.
That, and there's an overall sloppiness to the book that undercuts the whole. If you're going to include gamer and Internet culture, you need to get it right. Published in 2007, the book has protagonist who engages in Internet behaviors from the early 2000s at the latest, and he plays Halo 2 on his XBOX 360. The average American male knows better.
catscantread404's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.75
piscesreader1111's review against another edition
dark
informative
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
it was a horribly gross and disgusting view into the mind of the average American male, but it was a good book lol got a good writing style
kandisteiner's review against another edition
3.0
Ugh. Bleck. I feel gross that I even entertained this book. However, I am giving it 3 stars because it hooked me enough to make me finish it, it made me laugh a few times with the offensive humor (before it grew extremely old and tired), and it gave an interesting insight not into the average American male, but the average American fuqboi. #byefelipe
antidietleah's review against another edition
4.0
So, I must start this "review" by saying I totally get why some people (especially women) would not like this book. But I thought it was great. It was raunchy and rude and hilarious and I totally get it. The reviewers that are going on feminist rants? Get over yourself. It's a novel. It's a work of fiction. And it is probably very accurate for a lot of 20-something single American male's minds. Once you can see past the crudeness, there is a story and there is a point and it is a valid one. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of his books now, that's for sure.
syddygal's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5