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Maybe He's Just An Asshole: Sharpen Your Bullshit Detector, Rock Your Expectations, And Become Your Strongest Self! (2000)

by Halle Kaye(Favorite Author)

3.49 of 5 Votes: 2

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review 1: I grabbed it for free and I picked it up thinking that the name was funny and maybe I could laugh a little bit. It was not a bad book, but it was not like I expected it to be. It presents situations which I thought were going to be funnier and it also got kind of repetitive with the "your stronger self knows this...your stronger self knows that.."But it's a short book and nice to read I guess...with a cup of coffee and a broken heart haha
review 2: Utter tripe. Here are my status updates:Firstly, I love free books. Secondly, I'm pretty happy to review this book even though I've not yet finished, it's pretty clear where it's going. On the one hand, there are some *hilarious* one-liners in here, and I can identify with all of the 'assholes' in the book (I've a g... moreift for finding them - as my best friend put it, "how do you even FIND these guys?!"). However the 'empowering' stuff is just complete rot, not to mention self-contradictory. If it's all about people being happy within themselves then how come the authors say "And you don't want to end up alone." What's so bad about that? Is my own company so terrible? So why do they spend the rest of the book telling me I'm awesome!Furthermore, this book seems to constantly shift blame. Sometimes, you ARE the problem. Overall: more funny than useful.Then...Outraged. This book just suggested that all women are prostitutes. ACTUAL quote:"We know what you're wondering: Shouldn't a girl pay for a meal once in a while? Nope. Find other ways to show your gratitude: backrubs, sexy notes, and a house call from his favorite naughty nurse come to mind."It's also constantly underestimates men: "When a guy says he was too busy to call... he probably could have called or sent a note, but chose not to." So apparently guys don't have 'real' friends, just other guys who act as alibis for when they're cheating on you in bars:"...the likelihood that [the guy]'s fun is limited to standing at a bar, bullshitting with his dude friends is pretty slim. Why wouldn't he hit on a hot girl?" (uh, because that's not everyone's reflex?) "After all, he doesn't think you're so wonderful. If he did, he'd take your calls." Right, because this book says that you should keep on living your life, seeing your friends without your bf etc, but if the guy wants to spend time with his friends without constantly being checked up on by his girlfriend, that makes him a dick?!?!Continuing to rage... what a pile of tripe. If this book was supposed to be cathartic thanks to its sheer ability to incite anger at its sexism and hypocrisy, then it totally makes its mark.Yup - not a fan. less

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