Amazon Readers from the Moon : Part I

Long story short, I find my self looking at the book "What Women Want Men to Know" by Barbara De Angelis on Amazon.  (I think this is the book that was made into that Mel Gibson/Helen Hunt movie...)

Anyway, I think to myself, I wonder what the reviews are like for this book, more specifically I wonder "Who didn't like this book and why?".  I don't mean to stereotype here but I would gander the fella who orders this title and reads it, is either a) a guy with a bad track record in the relationship department OR b) a guy with a bad track record in the relationship department who doesn't realize he is a  guy with a bad track record in the relationship department he's just been with insane women.

So "Sal" from Indiana informs us that contrary to my belief this book is in actuality targeted for women, he writes "I can see why any woman needing a ego lift would love this book and rate it 5 stars."  Not satisfied with unmasking the author's true surreptitious motive for writing the book, Sal decides to shed some of his personal insight "[the] problem with this book" he continues "is it assumes men can't communicate as well as women, when the reverse is true." 


"Ry" from parts unknown titles his review "My girl friend sent me this book - I dumped her".  Ry doesn't give a great deal of information, I think he just wanted us know that he will dump women and let the world know about it.




Last but certainly not least of the 3 people who gave this book a one star review is Pennsylvania's own "N. Morris".  N.'s review entitled "This book is troubling to me." is so long and thought out I had to take a peek at his other Amazon work.  He gave 5 stars to Laura Schlessinger's "Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands (CD)".  In that review he extends this advice "You are a disgruntled wife? Huh? Then read this book, it will HELP you."


So let's see what N. had to say about "What Women Want Men to Know".

N.'s biggest issue, i think, with the book is his disdain for women trying to control the relationship.  He says that "Men have a natural fear and resistance to "control". The reaction is either "fight" or "flight". Men have an honour code not to fight women, so what is left is "flight"'


In a much appreciated attempt at a real life example, N painfully scribes "If you ask your employee to redo a report, and then when he does, ask him to redo his cubicle, and then he does, and then ask him to redo his drawers, and then he does, and then ask him to redo his computer, and then he does, and then ask him to redo his report again because it wasn't perfect, and then he does and then ask him to redo his cubicle because it wasn't facing the right way, and then he does, and then ask him to redo his... bla bla bla... then is that considered controlling? Ok, well... that's what wives do. They are never satisfied with a redo, or a re-redo, or a re-re-redo etc.... it goes on for ever."  I may be totally wrong here but I think N has his wife confused with his coworkers? 


Also, pardon my language here, but where the fuck does he work that the boss has people repeatedly "redo their drawers and computers"????


Just when you thought N.'s review hit rock bottom, he starts another paragraph "If you read the book of Genesis".


I will just paste this last paragraph and offer my very own insight into N.'s thoughts in [brackets]...


If you read the book of Genesis, Adam and Eve were given paradise in the Garden of Eden. They had everything. It's interesting that the serpent chose [easily duped] Eve to deceive, not [good natured, smart] Adam. Eve had paradise, but she wanted MORE.[ungrateful whore!] It was her insatiability that put her over the edge [and not my impotency]. After eating,[women are ALWAYS eating] she found that it was "good" so she tried to improve her husband [controlling wench] by offering it to him. [The rest is so insane I can't even comment] Ultimately Adam was condemned because he "listened to his wife and ate". Interesting... part of what God faulted Adam for was "listening to his wife". The point of the story is: Eve had paradise, but she was not satisfied, and Adam heeded her suggestion for making them happier, even when it went against God's law. 


Hug your significant other tonight and have a good one.


C.