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Summary: more, please.
Review: Yes, this book is inflammatory and somewhat repetitive. No, the author does not back up his facts too well, nor is it well-organized. And no, not all women are like the ones the author describes here.
And yet, I feel this book needs to exist as a howl of frustration in the face of an overly-PC world. Have you ever wondered why there are countless books on relationships about "what women want" and how men "need to change"? Matthew Fitzgerald claims here that it is because women essentially *don't* know what they want, other than money and any excuse not to have to work for a living.
You will not find an extensive bibliography or statistics here, but the author speaks from the gut, discussing the following points:
1. If a man acts like a jerk, he is a jerk. Except if he has a lot of money; then women consider him a "challenge".
2. Women are not interested in finding a true loving partner; they are only interested in finding a free ride through life, financed by a man.
3. Women are raised to essentially use their bodies as a bargaining tool.This is risky stuff to put in print, and although Fitzgerald is not a very skilled writer, I feel this book is important because someone has to fire a salvo in retaliation for years and years of books and TV shows which claim men are the ones doing everything wrong.
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Summary: A hearty affirmation for men who always suspected it...
Review: Several reviewers have pointed out that this book is nothing more than a rant, a letter to the editor. That is exactly what it is: a one hundred page rant. Not even that, really, since many pages are taken up with "man on the street" quotations that may or may not be the work of the author. However, for ten bucks, this book will give you a respite from the deluge of self-help nonsense, Oprah reruns, and venomous hatred spewing from Women's Studies types. Fitzgerald slams American women, those who claim to be "liberated" but switch back to good ol' tradition whenever it suits them (meaning most American women). If you're the type who thinks that women are goddesses then this book will either hit you like a freight train or you won't believe a word of it. If, on the other hand, you've always suspected that the PC hordes were reading from a script written by females, that all of this stuffabout men being responsible for everything bad in society and everything bad in women's lives may be hogwash, then this book will make you breathe a sigh of relief: you're not alone, after all. Some reviewers have complained that Fitzgerald doesn't back up his assertions with any kind of evidence. Get over it, folks. It's a rant. Sure, Fitzgerald writes about the history of the feminist movement, but I read that bit in the spirit in which it was written: it's one man's impression, not a meticulous research paper. The same goes for his slamming women for their greed. You have to read it as a rant: he's complaining about a quality of women, not their entire nature, not all that women are. Sure, he's susceptible to hyperbole but it comes with the territory... it's a rant, for heaven's sake! If you've read Vilar's "The Manipulated Man" then this book is much less wide-ranging (it deals with the trade of sex for money and security... not much more), but does do us the favour of bringing Vilar's examples up to date. Where Vilar is scholarly and theoretical, Fitzgerald is raw and right down to earth. Every young man should read this book, if only to rip the rose-coloured glasses from his eyes and help him see women more realistically. Not the way that Fitzgerald sees them, but then not the way the PC thought police want him see them, either.
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Summary: Whose fault is this?
Review: One must question whether this is the fault of the female, or the fault of the male for putting up with these nonsense behaviors. Sure, women use their bodies to extort money, but only because some of us men will PROVIDE the money they crave. Men stop providing the money, and BAM, problem solved. The moral of the story is this: Never compromise your self-integrity for women. I promise, you can still get _plenty_ without being a (...) supplicating loser.
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Summary: Superficial guys portrayed as victims
Review: Once, a group of male coworkers were complaining about their girlfriends. When I suggested that they choose girlfriends based on personality rather than beauty I got horrified looks from all of them. They explained to me that looks always come first and personality second. I then told them that if this is what they believe they deserve their unhappiness. I feel the same about the author of this book. He deserves his misery. The premise of the book is: superficial guy dates superficial girls. Superficial girls only want superficial guy's money and bod. Superficial guy believes he is a victim, and complains about how terrible all women are. My advice to superficial guy is grow up and find a nice girl even if she isn't good-looking. Don't blame half the human race for the consequences of your childish actions. As the famous Jimmy Soul song says:
If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life,
Never make a pretty woman your wife (girlfriend) Superficial guys will love this book because it portrays them as victims rather than fools. Superficial girls will see themselves portrayed quite accurately. The majority of the population who are not obsessed with looks will find it, well, superficial.
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Summary: Poorly written, unfounded rants
Review: Obviously, the author has some issues with women. However, you cannot generalize a whole group of people by your limited experiences with a few members of said group. Some women may say that men only want sex-does this make this true of all men? No, because not all men want sex. In the same vein, not all women are as described in this book. Sure, some are, but as I mentioned, you can't judge a whole group on the traits of a select few. Does the author also feel this way about his female family members? Is his mother a "prostitute?" That's doubtful, which would therefore disprove his idea that all women are this way, which I'm sure the author didn't think about. Actually, it seems the author did not think much through before writing this book. Sounds as if after coming home from a bad date, he wrote this book. Sorry to say, sir, but with that view, it sounds as if you will continue to have many more bad dates...especially if you obviously continue to seek out the same sort of women (the ones described in your book). I am also curious to find out how lesbians play into the author's ideals. They surely wouldn't use sex to get things out of a man, so would this also not disprove his idea that women as a whole are as he describes. If women are so bad, you should date men. Women everywhere will surely breathe a sigh of relief.
Also, I noticed that many of you who somehow enjoyed this book (did you think it was parody or humor?) felt the need to review it and praise its "brilliance" more than one time. This is both unnecessary, and a waste of space. We have heard your praise once, whether earned, and do not need it again.
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Summary: Should be a reality series on TV!
Review: Excellent read. I wish I could give it 20 stars. Well-written. Well-researched. This guy knows women like a book (so to speak). I'm not surprised that women are threatened by it, because it tells the truth about how they rip men off. It should be made into a reality TV show!
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Summary: He is right! We Women are awful these days.
Review: Speaking from a woman's point of view, Matthew is right. All of
my girlfriends are totally guilty of manipulating men to get what we want. Society is such that women are SUPPOSED to treat men like success objects. The more beautiful the girl, the more
successful guy she will get and thus, the more money she will get. This book nails it on the head. Men are nothing but pawns in the United States. Someday they may figure it out. Until then, women rule.
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Summary: Ridiculous
Review: This guy is a joke. He's just one of many whining white guys upset that they do not have a stranglehold on the female gender, a collective enigma that baffles and threatens his antiquated views on sexuality and sociality. Funny, though.
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Summary: required reading for all males
Review: I have read all 72 reviews of this book. What Fitzgerald wrote about women is generally true and applies to MOST of the women MOST of the time. If you are a woman whom this material does not apply to and you're one of the few exceptions it still does not disprove what Fitzgerald wrote is GENERALLY true-the exception to the rule simply proves the rule is true. This book should be required reading for every twelve and thirteen-year-old boy (before their hormones fully take control and become blinded by their want for sex at any cost) they should have their fathers, uncles and or older brothers go over the material with them and help them fathom the expedient and subversive nature of woman before it is too late. Every young man should read this book, if only to rip the rose-colored glasses from his eyes and help him see women more realistically. If you're a man over 30 you won't find anything in this book that life experiences with women haven't taught you the hard way. And I commend the handful of women who reviewed this book and were actually brave enough to admit the truth to themselves and to the world that what Fitzgerald wrote is generally true. I had always wondered why my mother never told me about the nature of woman and what goes on inside her head when selecting a mate and after reading this book I now know why. And you ladies can malign Fitzgerald's jejune writing style all you like I don't believe his ambition was to win the Pulitzer Prize when he sat down to write this book as he stated in the introduction on pg ix, "This is an incendiary book."
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Summary: You don't have to buy!
Review: How sad that some man has spent a good portion of this year writing such silly drivel. To paraphrase Dave Chappellle, men would live in a box if they could get a woman to have sex with them. On the other hand, if you don't like what woman is offering you don't have to buy. Or find a woman that possesses values and has her own home and a career instead of a nice backside and a boob job. If you date women that trade sex for things then shame on you. You poor little boy, what's next how women force you to have sex with them?
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