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Summary: Hilarious, and a bit scary (if you're a woman)
Review: Gotta read this. Guy walked straight out of a Nick Hornby novel. If you're female, you might want to rethink your approach/attitude towards the opposite sex; this book's gonna make you nervous.
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Summary: Boring and over hyped
Review: He's boring and superficial. His ending girlfriend is worse. They come off as conceited and arrogant.
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Summary: Witty, yet self-indulgent and pointless
Review: I bought this book for my husband (not that he is a cad by any definition) and wound up reading it myself. Based on the gushing on the dustjacket, I expected "Cad" to really blow the lid off the whole dating ritual/mess and instead got a series of vignettes about one (usually neurotic) woman after another. As for this book being a tool to understand the male psyche, please..there's nothing new here. I never really got Richard's motivations other than he was bored, noncommittal, and into the chase. Gee, tell us something we women don't already know from reading all those silly women's magazines that the main character himself wrote for! I enjoyed Marin's writing but was about halfway through when it finally dawned on me that this book wasn't really *going* anywhere. I started losing track of which woman was which. I started feeling like I was reading a thinly-veiled autobiography of a guy who was probably pretty geeky as a kid and now fancied himself a playah. Oh! And he messed up on some time-related details...the first Austin Powers movie didn't come out until 1997, and Carolyn Bessette didn't marry JFK Jr. until 1996! References to both are made in this chapter which begins January 1995. Maybe *a lot* of time elapsed in that chapter, or maybe it's sloppy fact-checking (kind of ironic when the whole book revolves around publishing and media!) Maybe if I'd lived in NYC I would have appreciated this more - but after reading this I felt the same way I do after seeing Sex in the City - intrigued by the hype, but ultimately not really caring about these couture-clad name-droppers. (The only people in the book I really cared about were Rick's parents!) Good, light read to take with you on the commute, to the beach, etc. but don't expect to see any epiphanies about male-female relationships in here. And don't expect a really toxic cad either - while this guy had his caddish moments, he really is no different than the average, confused single guy out there who asks for your number and then never calls.
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Summary: Greatest Book of all Time
Review: I devoured this book like a bag of Viagra-laced gummi bears. Mmm-mmm good! Yes Rick is pompous, insensitive, surrounded by lame "friends", and ridiculously unappealing in his back flap photo - but hooray for the smirking, macho honesty! Chicks need to know what most guys are like - they're like Rick! Check it schizzz-out!!
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Summary: The mind of a shallow man
Review: I found this book depressing in an unenlightening way. Aren't "cads" supposed to be charming and, well, good looking (I saw him interviewed on TV)? I was expecting something fun and sexy but this book is about a judgemental creep with terrible values. That can be interesting. See Bret Easton Ellis or early Jay McInerney but I always got the feeling those guys knew what they were.Marin seems clueless. Could be redeemed by Hugh Grant starring in movie version. There's a cad who deserves the moniker.
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Summary: Toxic but funny
Review: I know this guy! Or guys like him. Dated a few in my time. Not the kind of guy I'd want to marry, but fun to know 'cause he'll make you laugh. Hard core feminists may not like this, though.
Another funny book about a "toxic bachelor" is 'No One's Even Bleeding'.
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Summary: My favorite book of the year
Review: I loved this book, it is well written and very funny. I purchased 3 copies as gifts for friends, and my friends truly enjoyed this book. Don't just take my word, ask my friends.
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Summary: Memoir or Fiction?
Review: I noticed that Amazon has paired this book with How to Lose Friends and Alienate People. I hope this author is married by now because no one who has read this book would ever date him, not because he's a cad, but because he's clearly dishonest. One look a the photo on the book jacket will tell you that this guy is not in the habit of dating beautiful women, although perhaps he tries and tries again. His self-indulgent tales of one woman after another throwing themselves at the irresistible hipster-doofus writer with a seemingly inexhaustible number of esoteric references lack the detail that actual experience would have allowed, and which would have made those tales far more interesting. The funniest stories in the book are of his encounters with celebrities, a status that he would clearly relish if not for his Canadian mediocrity. Because this memoir is clearly fiction, the book lacks any depth at all, another reason you should never read autobiographies. Memoirs always have an agenda, and its not thoughtful analysis of one's life.
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Summary: I want my Cad
Review: I read nonstop until there wasn't another word to savor. I felt like I knew so many of the people in Cad, especially the author. It was almost as if I could imagine being a character in the book myself, that's how well I could picture the world Marin described. He's got a gift, that's for sure. I laughed, I cried. Cad does everything but sing and dance to entertain and amuse. Well done, Rick.
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Summary: Some wisdom from a wanna be CAD
Review: I read this book, but like the other reviewers, there was a lot that did not ring true. I believe that most CADS are not really this cerebral. If you aren't their target, I love the way they sort of "look past" you at parties. I am always reminded of Warhol's quote from his diary "looking at you like a gay guy looking for something better."Marin's jacket photo does not qualify him as a classic CAD--who is handsome/boyishly cute. I remember a girlfriend who joked about her boyfriend who had a large nose--"Do you think I'm going to pass that down to my kids?" Nonetheless, since the real CADs can't be bothered to expose themselves or their fraternity, Marin's book offers insight into the mind of a pseudo-CAD.
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