Review by Mouricia25 -- The Chauvinist's Guide to Modern...
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[Following is a volunteer review of "The Chauvinist's Guide to Modern Romance" by Morris Rollins.]
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Chauvinism is believing that or behaving as if women are naturally less important, intelligent, or able than men. When I chose to read this book, I braced myself for the worst. This book is true to its name and is indeed a book for chauvinists. Many of the things said in this book are offensive towards women. No surprise there, as the title was warning enough.
I have to say that I did learn a few things from this piece of literature. I was able to see things from a perspective I would never have considered. While I thought most of this book was just a big joke, I did agree, to some extent, with some of the things written. For example, pointing out that many handsome men may give off the impression that they get laid a lot or have many women, it's not often true, as because of this very perception, the opposite tends to happen.
Of course, the whole theme in this book is that women were made to serve men and shouldn't do anything else but that. However, there were some truths in the book about women, as well. For example, he explained that our attraction to rich men is more about power than it is about greed. That is, we love the things that a man with power can do.
While it did add a bit of difference to the book, what I disliked the most was the addition of the pictures. I didn't hate it; I just didn't care for it. What I liked most was that a lot of the information was broken down into different categories.
I surprised myself when I realized I was going to rate this book 4 out of 4 stars because once you get over the insults and the chauvinism, it's actually a pretty decent book. It was well edited, and I could not find any typos or grammatical errors. It isn't a book I would read a second time, nor would I recommend it to anyone I know as a serious read. I read it as if it was a satire piece, and I would recommend it as such.
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The Chauvinist's Guide to Modern Romance
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Chauvinism is believing that or behaving as if women are naturally less important, intelligent, or able than men. When I chose to read this book, I braced myself for the worst. This book is true to its name and is indeed a book for chauvinists. Many of the things said in this book are offensive towards women. No surprise there, as the title was warning enough.
I have to say that I did learn a few things from this piece of literature. I was able to see things from a perspective I would never have considered. While I thought most of this book was just a big joke, I did agree, to some extent, with some of the things written. For example, pointing out that many handsome men may give off the impression that they get laid a lot or have many women, it's not often true, as because of this very perception, the opposite tends to happen.
Of course, the whole theme in this book is that women were made to serve men and shouldn't do anything else but that. However, there were some truths in the book about women, as well. For example, he explained that our attraction to rich men is more about power than it is about greed. That is, we love the things that a man with power can do.
While it did add a bit of difference to the book, what I disliked the most was the addition of the pictures. I didn't hate it; I just didn't care for it. What I liked most was that a lot of the information was broken down into different categories.
I surprised myself when I realized I was going to rate this book 4 out of 4 stars because once you get over the insults and the chauvinism, it's actually a pretty decent book. It was well edited, and I could not find any typos or grammatical errors. It isn't a book I would read a second time, nor would I recommend it to anyone I know as a serious read. I read it as if it was a satire piece, and I would recommend it as such.
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The Chauvinist's Guide to Modern Romance
View: on Bookshelves |
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