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Summary: Uglytude
Review: A short, balding, aging, fat, unattractive man with a severe attitude problem cannot mate in his home country. He blames this on feminism. What does feminism have to do with his lack of sex appeal and lack of success in "getting some"? Nothing, but the type of pretzel logic employed in this tome might give some insight into the mind of a bitter and controlling man. Strategy? Point the finger at everyone but yourself. He heads for Asia and finds that the terrain has changed, but he hasn't. Smart enough not to engage with the street wise hookers in the Makati district of Manila, he heads out to the countryside and finds a naive and poor-enough-to-be-desperate girl. Later on it comes as no surprise that he can't get along with ANYONE. But of course, he blames everything on her. His attitude and appearance can't be his fault. After all, he's the victim here. Uh, huh. Asia is full of gross looking men who can't get any back home, but even a few of them have a couple of redeeming qualities and sometimes end up in mutually satisfying relationships. No hope for Makow, though. Women everywhere like to be treated with respect. The fact that these women are not picky about men doesn't mean that they'll put up with ANYTHING. Makow needs someone to dump his bitterness on - first femnists, who rightfully want nothing to do with him, and then this girl. May I suggest therapy? No - wait a minute. If he did that, he couldn't blame all his faults on everyone else. Nope - he needs a punching bag. Cecilia finally woke up to the fact that she wasn't getting much out of this, including sex. Frankly, I'd like to know what it is that he had to offer her besides a little money, a flabby, unattractive body, and a low sex drive. What Makow needs is a pay-as-you-go relationship - nothing else is going to work. Asian women, more practical and less romantic than their western counterparts, know a walking cash register when they see one. My advice? Don't ever run out of money over there - if you do, you'll never get laid again.
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Summary: Uglytude
Review: BETWEEN GLOBALLY ELIGIBLE AMERICAN MEN AND HIGH QUALITY (FOREIGN ASIAN, LATIN) WOMEN.
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Summary: Great book for what not to do!
Review: Don't let the author's age and success of creating a board game in the U.S. fool you into thinking that he has created an authoritative book on relationships and finding the right wife in Asia. Don't let the saucy yet juvenile middlefinger-up-to-feminists critics review lure you into a saucy, yet juvenile attitude towards marriage and women.
Find in the book what didn't work for Makow--- the childish and the lame stuff.
Childish can be said of...
...the author's outlook on life, women, marriage and feminism. It can also be said of the man's inability to interact with women...his inability to look to himself for the failure of his first marriage... his inability to choose a second mature partner to be a wife... and his inability to look to himself for the failure of his second attempt at marriage... how he mistook a pretty girl, a very young one at that, for a mature, sensible partner in marriage... how he continues to blame outside forces for his own failures.
It is lame....
....to blame one's inability to have a mature relationship with an American woman by blaming it on feminism and U.S. culture
...for a man to think that the success of his marriage can be based on finding a Filipina wife and that her nationality and her culture will be the basis of a better marriage.
Learn from Mr. Makow's experiences in his book--- don't imitate his childish expectations, poor choices and lame perspectives.
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Summary: Big Hat No Cattle!
Review: Henry has a serious case of little-man disease. The only thing worse than a dysfunctional man is a dysfunctional man with a gigantic ego and attitude. Henry could not make it with American women not because they are feminists as he contends but because he has nothing to offer but a few bucks in the bank and a PHD he throws around like it was a MD. So he goes to the filipines and marries a child and wonders why it doesn't work out. What a boob. The book is a waste of time and a exercise in narcissism. He needs a shrink and not a child bride.
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Summary: A Lesson Learned
Review: I currently live in the Pacific and, much to my surprise, fell in love with Asian women, specifically Thai. However, Makow's book still attracted my interest, as it seemed to deal with the nightmare a lot of foreign men live through marrying an Asian woman (primarily the Philipines). Something that struck me in the narrative was how much self convincing this man had to do in order to believe that Cecila loved him. A woman is a woman is a woman. There has to be dialogue, communication on more levels than just sex, which is what Mr. Makow forgets...and who can blame him, his comments on the sad state of hetero relationships in Western civilization is completely true. But, you still need to know who you're getting involved with. Makow also seems to take out his repressed feelings on an 18 yr old who's really only trying to make her life better (no matter who she works over). I found myself rolling my eyes at his frequent FATHERLY reprimands. It was a bit sick at times, as the two sides of the relationships(fighting/sex)appeared incestuous for that very reason. The book is a reminder to all of us Pacific Warriors out here, it can be great, but it can go so terribly wrong as well. There is a cultural boundary that needs to be understood, before you can pursue a marriage. Makow, in his desparate state, chose the first one to grace his lap. Don't make the same mistake! Relationships will always take two, whether its traditional or a yuppie/new age financial partnership. The book is a quick entertaining read, and will give men coming to this theater a good starting point, and hopefully save them the trouble of making the same mistake.
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Summary: Good Book, Bad example of an American man.
Review: I loved this book because it gripped at my emotions. I hated Makow and I liked Makow. I didn't like his attitude toward women and I know that he is not the kind of man the ladies from the Philippines are looking for. I am engaged to a lady from the philippines and we are doing great. She says that Makow is not the man the ladies want. He is too demanding and selfcentered. Isn't that what he didn't like about the American women? Hmmm. Well, I do recommend the book for it's story.
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Summary: "Some people just don't learn".
Review: I received this wacky little book free of charge from the author, trading my copy of Roland Huntford's _The New Totalitarians_ to the author. Before proceeding with this review, take this to heart: don't be so free to donate books to someone based on a couple of Web columns they've written. (I'm not above criticizing Israel either, but I sure wish I'd known that Makow believes that the _Protocols of the Elders of Zion_ are authentic before sending him my treasured book on Swedish socialism!) I've read through this book a couple of times and I still don't quite know what to make of it. In one sentence, it can be described as a travelogue revolving around Makow's quest to find a mail-order bride with some glib pronouncements on feminism and the decline of the family thrown in for good measure. On the plus side, its honesty is refreshing. Quite simply, Makow acknowledges that he is a "fat and unattractive 47-year old" (one of the few points beyond contention in the book) and that he is attracted to young women. He also admits to not having anything resembling a "real" relationship until around the age of 32. (Given this, it's not terribly surprising that he would consider an eighteen (!) year old potential marriage material.) One of his main reasons for attempting to locate a mail-order bride is given as: "I am attracted to women under 35 who think I am too old. Sexual attraction is an important element in a male-female relationship. Nature, for obvious reasons, has bestowed this appeal on women of childbearing age. I get older but the women I find attractive don't." (p. 6). He also states that he doesn't need women for intellectual stimulation. "I read books for that." No one will doubt that a large proportion of American males think this way, so to hear someone actually articulate it shouldn't be at all shocking. Now, the problem is that the book doesn't stop at being a soul-bearing confessional where the author undergoes a learning experience. All throughout the book, Makow has to inject his philosophy (which essentially boils down to the fact that feminism is the world's foremost evil) into his experiences, never admitting that perhaps things just aren't going the way he wants them to - instead, his experiences are a microcosm for what's ailing Western Civilization. The sort of circular logic that Makow employs throughout the book in order to justify his actions made my head spin. For example, he freely admits that his primary interest in young women is sexual. However, when Cecilia (his bride-to-be) starts wanting to have TOO much sex (for him) states that "I am beginning to feel like an appliance" (p. 91). He then reproaches her: "It's not feminine to demand sex. Don't ever do it again. You can indicate an interest but when I say no, stop." Gosh Henry, women have been faking O's and feigning headaches for quite some time; you give a lecture on _sex roles_. This sort of thing permeates the book. However annoying, immature, and/or nauseating all of this might be, all this illustrated to me was that relationships founded on the "dominance" of one party inherently imply a master/slave relationship; the subconscious realization of this power dynamic is probably what caused Cecilia to rebel later in the book. You almost think he learns something in the end: "..I still believe that honest, loving, faithful, traditional women abound in Asia, but I was too love starved and immature to patiently find the right one." (p. 118). However, just a couple of paragraphs later we're treated to this paragraph: "The essence of masculinity is power. Any time a man gives his power to a woman, he is writing his epitaph and that of the relationship. Women do not respect men who pander to them." (p. 119) Hey, I'm no fan of Catherine MacKinnon myself, but I think it's safe to say that NO ONE respects anyone who is too obsequious to them! This book does raise some important points. I don't doubt that men and women are fundamentally different. However, Makow blows the chance to make this relevant; it's pretty silly to equate all of "feminism" as analogous to the S.C.U.M. Manifesto; most women think it's garbage as well. True love for another person transcends all power dynamics. Makow just seems to think that the problem is that the power dynamic just needs to be shifted back to its original place; I'd argue that it needs to be removed completely.
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Summary: Great Story
Review: I think this book removes all illussions. A very honest story from a man who made a very wrong choice. Makow is both a VICTIM and also sometimes a creep... but you can not ignore his arguments ! If you think power dynamics is a thing of the past, think again. And the modern liberalistic feministic world has really destroyed alot of men. It is interresting to see that Makow was insecure about sexuality and gender at a very young age. This should tell you something. I think both men and wemen in the western world generally have ... problems accepting what they are. Most wemen do not really want to be wemen, thats the big problem. I think Makow says it well when he says that the biggest moment in a western womans life is when she divorces.
And I think gender related problems are going to get worse,... with all the divorces and children growing up with a single parent, its going to be even more difficult for the next generations to figure out what and who they are supposed to be. Wemen do not want men to be men,... One interresting thing about this book that I noticed is that he finds out she has been lying to him from the very beginning, secretly promising herself to her sailor whom she later goes back to. No matter what he did, he could only fail ... Conclusion: Wemen are liars, all over the world. You almost feel like saying "Live life without illussions. Get a prostitute if you cannot find a lovepartner. See wemen for what they REALLY are ... instead of trying to love someone who will never love you back."
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Summary: Good entertainment value!
Review: Let me start off by saying that I find many of Makow's remarks about feminism in the West to be true. It might not be a 'politically correct' topic, but it nevertheless is happening at least here in the U.S. He points out to say that because of feminism in this country, there is less true love in today's marriages for women, and more "economic mergers" where the woman has become masculinized to the point of taking over the male role. With that said, I thought this book should be taken without even a grain a salt. It was a flop. I admire the author's 'brutal honesty', but I believe that he is probably one of the most arrogant, egotistical, and petty person I have ever witnessed. He does everything wrong! At one point this guy goes to jail..and I truly think that's where he belongs. He has no business having a relationship with the attitude he displayed in the book. I didn't even finish reading it, it was so moronic. Throughout the book, he was pointing the finger at this girl when the whole time, he was the person causing most of the problems. So to sum it up, if you're serious about possibly traveling to another country in search of a wife, I wouldn't waste your time or money on this book. But if you want some entertainment, I think this is a good buy for your buck!
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Summary: Makow the mad cow
Review: Reading this book one wonders if Makow is looking for a slave or a wife. I have no respect at all for this jerk. Get a life guy....
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