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The Man In The Grey Flannel Skirt (2000)

by Jon-Jon Goulian(Favorite Author)

3.01 of 5 Votes: 5

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review 1: This was the first book I read on my new Kindle (kindly gifted by my brother -- a kind kindle gift!). It was a great book to read on the Kindle because I wasn't sure if I wanted to invest in buying the book, but I did want to read it. The Kindle edition was less of a "commitment." I read a piece by the author in Vogue and was impressed with his writing. The story -- of basically the first metrosexual man ever and his poor, confused childhood -- sucked me in a lot more than I thought it would. While the content may not be for everyone, I think kids who feel alienated, who are trying to figure out who they are, will really enjoy this book. I think the author shoudl do a YA graphic novel version. I loved the story about Goulian's boss, who approved of his stuffed animals sayi... moreng something like, "By God, we need all the help we can get!" If you feel weird about your teenage years or are struggling through them, this book will make you feel a lot better!
review 2: Overall, this was just okay. Some parts were simply boring, and others were annoying or offensive enough that I was tempted to ditch it and move on to my next book. I stuck with it because it is also, at times, witty and entertaining. The author is a very privileged white boy, fairly bright, who is excruciatingly vain and self-absorbed. He criticizes himself frequently, but in a way that makes me think he secretly thinks he's the bee's knees. He makes sweeping generalizations about females and other large classes of people and seems not to have explored his personal biases at all. Instead, he seems to have spent most of his time minutely examining odd and random events in his life to which he attributes deep significance.The organization is random, paranthetical, tangential, and repetitive. This isn't entirely bad, but a bit of tidying for clarity would have been an improvement. I'd give another book by this author a chance, and I hope Gray Flannel Skirt isn't his best effort. less

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