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redbirdwings's review against another edition
4.0
If this is the first review you read for this book, I hope I tempt you for a quick and humorous read.
Kyle Prue, man who looks like he could tell YOU what you want at a coffee shop while also forgetting his own shoes, brings his classic take-downs from TikTok and puts them in an easily readable and convenient book for when you might need to lower a man's (or anyone, really) ego when they overstep your boundaries. Many of these are already online, but having the book feels like getting a special treat in that the reader is also privvy to insider thoughts and recommendations by the author himself.
Kyle Prue, man who looks like he could tell YOU what you want at a coffee shop while also forgetting his own shoes, brings his classic take-downs from TikTok and puts them in an easily readable and convenient book for when you might need to lower a man's (or anyone, really) ego when they overstep your boundaries. Many of these are already online, but having the book feels like getting a special treat in that the reader is also privvy to insider thoughts and recommendations by the author himself.
catmomemd's review against another edition
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Funny as hell. At surface level is just a funny snarky comeback book, but if you read the foreword and afterward, it takes a deeper dive in to the patriarchy and how it effects us all.
betanianne's review against another edition
4.0
This is one of those short gimmick books that you see at Urban Outfitters and give to your friend as a joke, so if you don't know who Kyle Prue is, you might be annoyed, but if you are already a fan, you'll have fun with this one. Read the audiobook, since the last half is an interview/discussion with his mom.
I was glad that this had my favorite cuts from the videos - "Oh so it's like Kohl's Cash" - and some new ones I didn't recognize.
- "'Have you ever watched Caillou?' Say this to a guy who likes Andrew Tate, since he likes bald toddlers so much."
- "'Is that a furry thing?' Say this when he says he's an alpha male."
Kyle also has a thoughtful discussion on anger and men's socialization that takes this from just a funny book of insults into a call to other men to be more.
Thank you to Netgalley and RBmedia for this audio ARC.
I was glad that this had my favorite cuts from the videos - "Oh so it's like Kohl's Cash" - and some new ones I didn't recognize.
- "'Have you ever watched Caillou?' Say this to a guy who likes Andrew Tate, since he likes bald toddlers so much."
- "'Is that a furry thing?' Say this when he says he's an alpha male."
Kyle also has a thoughtful discussion on anger and men's socialization that takes this from just a funny book of insults into a call to other men to be more.
Thank you to Netgalley and RBmedia for this audio ARC.
varvara's review against another edition
fast-paced
2.0
A couple of funny things, but that’s about it.
trashyypandareads's review against another edition
3.0
Thank you Sourcebooks for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
I was excited to read this book because I had seen Kyle Prue on TikTok and found his content and the series of videos this book is based on funny. Unfortunately the book fell flat for me. There didn't seem to be anything that made the book unique from his videos. It all felt regurgitated and very simplistic.
Kyle is a cis white man with a predominantly female audience and while he does acknowledge the privilege he has, there were times where it felt like he was talking down to the reader and it just comes off as condescending.
Basically, this is a book that goes on the displays near the Barnes & N0ble checkout line that you flip through while waiting to pay. You chuckle at a few pages and then put it back down when it's your turn.
I was excited to read this book because I had seen Kyle Prue on TikTok and found his content and the series of videos this book is based on funny. Unfortunately the book fell flat for me. There didn't seem to be anything that made the book unique from his videos. It all felt regurgitated and very simplistic.
Kyle is a cis white man with a predominantly female audience and while he does acknowledge the privilege he has, there were times where it felt like he was talking down to the reader and it just comes off as condescending.
Basically, this is a book that goes on the displays near the Barnes & N0ble checkout line that you flip through while waiting to pay. You chuckle at a few pages and then put it back down when it's your turn.