Review of Man Mission
Posted: 01 Sep 2022, 00:37
[Following is a volunteer review of "Man Mission" by Eytan Uliel.]
Eytan Uliel's Man Mission is the documentation of the adventures of four lifelong friends and their journey through beautiful countries exploring distant horizons as well as themselves. Eytan, our protagonist, meets Sam, Alec and Daniel on campus and declares a pact to travel for a week every year and this log of adventures spans fifteen years providing insight into the beauties of travelling with your friends and the life of the struggles men face in modern society and how valuable it is in life to find true companions.
As life carries the four friends in different directions, Sam, many years’ later rings up Eytan thereby kick starting their pact of "Man missions" later joined by Daniel and Alec. From New Zealand to Japan to Australia venturing to South Africa and to Iceland the four friends share their lives with each other spanning marital problems, children and careers, essentially navigating the ups and downs of life.
Where their adventures started off as an expression of being strong, masculine men it dwells into more introspective topics of the hardships men face in their lives exposing softness, comforts, devastations and courage that is not often depicted in the modern day. Eytan captures comedy and fascination along with these difficult topics merging them together so finely that I felt as if I was another participant in their journeys, As a woman, this book provided much needed insight into the thoughts and struggles of men and heightened my respect and admiration towards my fellow man.
More insight into the struggles of being a father and the changes of emotions from being a married man to a divorced one could have been explored more since it felt a little hastened. But overall, the entire experience of reading this book was pleasant, expressive and best of all, made me want to travel more.
I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars, it was extremely well edited and includes some sexuality and profanity which might offend some but I felt that it suited the storyline and was not overused. I would recommend this to young adults and older audiences that need a quick read of comedy and introspection into reality and the pangs of life. Eytan Uliel's Man Mission has it all!
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Man Mission
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Eytan Uliel's Man Mission is the documentation of the adventures of four lifelong friends and their journey through beautiful countries exploring distant horizons as well as themselves. Eytan, our protagonist, meets Sam, Alec and Daniel on campus and declares a pact to travel for a week every year and this log of adventures spans fifteen years providing insight into the beauties of travelling with your friends and the life of the struggles men face in modern society and how valuable it is in life to find true companions.
As life carries the four friends in different directions, Sam, many years’ later rings up Eytan thereby kick starting their pact of "Man missions" later joined by Daniel and Alec. From New Zealand to Japan to Australia venturing to South Africa and to Iceland the four friends share their lives with each other spanning marital problems, children and careers, essentially navigating the ups and downs of life.
Where their adventures started off as an expression of being strong, masculine men it dwells into more introspective topics of the hardships men face in their lives exposing softness, comforts, devastations and courage that is not often depicted in the modern day. Eytan captures comedy and fascination along with these difficult topics merging them together so finely that I felt as if I was another participant in their journeys, As a woman, this book provided much needed insight into the thoughts and struggles of men and heightened my respect and admiration towards my fellow man.
More insight into the struggles of being a father and the changes of emotions from being a married man to a divorced one could have been explored more since it felt a little hastened. But overall, the entire experience of reading this book was pleasant, expressive and best of all, made me want to travel more.
I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars, it was extremely well edited and includes some sexuality and profanity which might offend some but I felt that it suited the storyline and was not overused. I would recommend this to young adults and older audiences that need a quick read of comedy and introspection into reality and the pangs of life. Eytan Uliel's Man Mission has it all!
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Man Mission
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon | on iTunes