
Are Men Necessary?
When Sexes Collide
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Maureen Dowd
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Maureen Dowd
In a new book filled with chapters that surprise and amuse, Dowd explains why getting ready for a date went from glossing and gargling to Paxiling and Googling; why men may be biologically unsuited to hold higher office, given their diva fits and catfights, teary confessions and fashion obsessions; why women are fixated on their looks more than ever; and why the new definition of "having it all" is less about empowerment and equality than about flirting and getting rescued, downshifting from "You go, girl!" to "You go lie down, girl."
Women's liberation has been less a steady trajectory than a confusing zigzag. Feminism lasted for a nanosecond and generated a gender tangle that has bewitched, bothered, and bewildered men and women for 40 years. Now comes a woman to cut through the tangle and tickle Adam's rib. The battle of the sexes will never be the same.
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"Dowd is hilarious, cutting, and provocative." (Booklist)
“She'll keep you turning pages...Dowd has a voice that carries.” (People)
“No one vets the culture with a keener eye than Dowd.” (Chicago Tribune)
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Let's face it, as Dowd herself admits, do any of us even have a clue about love and sex? I like it that she relies on her own experience, and intuition, those of her friends and family, and yes, even the movies, to comment on the relationships of men and women. I like it that the author, rather than being a male or female basher (as some have said), loves men and loves being a woman. and I especially like it, that this book comes from a baby-boomer, and not from a twenty of thirty something. It's no surprise that it younger readers don't much appreciate the views of an experienced, smart, sexy "woman of a certain age". They don't get it, and probably won't until much later in their lives.
It's a great book, a fun read, with some comments that don't quite ring true, but so what? If we take it for what it is, with the sense of warmth and humor that comes through in the writing; it could be the spark for lots of interesting, funny, sexy conversations.
Smart and Fun
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Unfortunately I found this book difficult to complete due to the manner in which the subject matter (the title is self explanatory) is approached. The general construction of the book is disjointed. There is only one chapter in which she draws upon her considerable political acumen. She arbitrarily inserts unnecessary salacious sexual crudities to the point of distraction, I have no objection to sexual crudities but they should be a natural part of the narrative flow not just thrown into the text with no apparent good reason.
Though the style of writing is certainly up to Ms Dowd's normal high standards I was disappointed, perhaps to some extent due to my own high expectations. However, I found the theme inconsistent and the points made less than compelling. Most of all Ms Dowd's brilliant satiric phrasing is replaced, for the most part, by sarcasm. Pity!
Not really!
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It started out like a good comparison of men and woman. Then the book becomes a diatribe on femininity. Got boring.Eh, I expected better.
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I had to bail out
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Is this BOOK really necessary?
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This book, read by Miss Dowd, is the nest social commentary out there. Chris Rock, Jon Stewart, Christopher Hitchens fans: this is simply brilliant. Absolute 5.5
Note: I, as a man, was forced to listen to much of Miss Dowd's savagely brilliant analyis on "slow" mode on my iPod--she's too quick, and some points made are so well done that it's worth hearing them slowed up a bit.
Insanely Brilliant
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