Peg Tittle

This review is based on a free copy of this book.

I approached this book with eagerness and optimism, thinking it would be similar to an earlier book in this series ("Shit that pisses me off"). I even held this viewpoint at the beginning chapter, thinking that perhaps the improved writing structure and minimal waffling was a positive signpost for chapters to come. How wrong I was.

This book would be more aptly called "Qualities of Men that Piss Me Off (and Why Men are Inferior)". The few show more chapters that held promising ideas (such as "The Freedom to Fail, the Right to Succeed") were wholly squandered by irrational and misandric sweeping statements such as:

"Men do not, clearly, consider us [women] equals," and "Men are concerned not only with physical size...but also with the size of their cars, their houses, their corporation," and perhaps the most telling "The male mind is more primitive..."

She even went as far as to suggest we should implement a "Gender Responsibility Tax" in which $5000 should be payable by every male, because based on one survey, men littered more than women, and because more men tend to commit crime and occupy prisons. I'm not even going to begin explaining the many ways in which this terribly flawed, hypocritical and unjust policy could be abused by society.

The hateful misandric attitudes ruined the book for me. Don't waste your time on it if you're looking for a balanced and reasonable critique on societal issues. show less

When I first started reading this book, I thought that it was a parody. After reading more, I believe that I was wrong. While I'm far from being in the 'I hate men' group, I do have to concede that I did find myself agreeing with the author on a few points. There were a lot of opinions throughout this book that I have never thought about before, so it was interesting to read about her perspective. There were a few opinions that I wholeheartedly agreed with, and some that I had to laugh at. show more But, after all, the only way we can learn about the world is to listen to the thoughts of others. I can't say that my opinion about men has totally changed, but it certainly did make me more aware about a couple of issues. show less

A quirky, fleeting read. Some good points were raised, others I didn't agree with. Would be exceedingly more powerful if her arguments were meted out slightly more (and slightly less rambling).

very interesting book.I grew up very feminist, was aware of so much in the book, but the story really gave it a different perspective. considering myself mostly trans, I feel much like Jess towards the end - I would love to be female but i always think about the pleasant parts. Don't really think of all the bad. I'm sure those who go through with transition must be way more aware of a lot of it.Definitely worth reading
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