Real Men Don't Eat Quiche

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Summary: Real Men Aren't Morons
Review: "Real Men Don't Eat Quiche" strains hard to be a funny book, but is at best boring and at worst insulting. It's a celebration of the dregs of the masculine gender, the sort of guys who end up getting thrown out of bars and arrested for harrassing their girlfriends.

The definitions of masculinity in this book are basically the traits of knuckle-dragging Neanderthals: Sexism, mindless brutality, a lack of acknowledgement of civilization, and a not-too-well-hidden hostility towards women in general. Wasn't this supposed to be funny? (These guys remind me of the man-hating uber-feminists, except they hate women instead) And even while doing this, the author can't manage to make it anything but dull -- the blustering, chest-beating attitude gets tired after the second page. The most entertaining aspect of this book is the cartoons, which are sprinkled throughout the pages, but not frequently enough.

If you want a humorous look at masculinity, men, guys and interactions between the sexes, check out Dave Barry's uproariously funny "Guide to Guys." But if real men don't eat quiche, then people with real brains don't read this book.

Rating:
Summary: Anyone who gives this book less than 5 stars must eat quiche
Review: Classic book highlighting all that is masculine.
A must have for any teenage male about to take off for college - guaranteed to address any problem you'll encounter both at school and in your professional career.

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Summary: Hilarious! A real scream...
Review: This book is not for everybody, but if you are a typical guy who upholds a macho ethic, this is for you. The pictures and material will have you laughing hard and I remember a few ripoff books came out after this one to capitalize on the fame of the original. This is the original and the best.

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Summary: Dim-Witted Masculinity
Review: This book is so ludicrous that I suspect that it was intended to be satire. The gist of it is that American men have been losing their masculinity over the last 20 years or so. "Masculinity" here is seen as something that I consider pathological, i.e., brutality, insensitivity, sexism and so on. It does have some value in that both males and females in our society are having to cope with changing gender roles and their attitudes towards traditional roles must be altered to a degree. This is something that the public has not heard a great deal about . . . we have often heard of the plight of females having a hard time in their roles of mother, provider, employee and wife in that they often feel conflicts as to how to remain "feminine" while using traditionally masculine traits that are necessary in today's work environment. Nevertheless, I really hope that most men don't take this atavistic crap too seriously.