An offensive, in-your-face, brutally honest and completely hilarious look at male inner life and sexual fantasy--sure to be one of the most controversial books of the year.
The Average American Male: A Novel
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"[A] brilliant send-up of the way ...the male point of view has been misrepresented by militant feminists."--Toby Young, New York Times bestselling author of HOW TO LOSE FRIENDS AND ALIENATE PEOPLE
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Chad Kultgen graduated from the University of Southern California School of Film and Television. He lives in California. This is his first book
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By stm2k06
Format:Paperback
At 230 pages and with each chapter lasting no longer than 4 or 5 pages, this book is an easy read. It's a lazy criticism to say that Chad Kultgen's anonymous narrator merely a Neanderthal misogynist. Sure, he thinks about sex all the time and sure, his morals are pretty dubious, but if you scratch a little beneath the surface you'll find (hopefully) that The Average American Male is a swipe at modern-day representations of men and the male psyche the likes of Oprah tend to patron.
Sexual-political point out of the way, this is actually a rather well-written novel. It's snappy and it's spikey and it's unapologetically rude, which is a breath of fresh air when you look up from your work commute and realise that everyone around you is either reading One Day or Dan Brown's latest atrocity. It's not as concise or as heartfelt as Bukowski, but if you enjoyed Post Office or Women, The Average American Male will probably raise a few wry smiles from you.
My one criticism is that the end seems slightly rushed and contrived. I won't spoil it for you, but you'll know what I mean when you get there.
On a personal level - the part where the mother of his ex sends him a letter telling him what a dreadful person is actually happened to me too. I couldn't help but laugh as I read it on the tube, which caused no end of disproving scowls from my fellow commuters, because they hate to see another person having a good time.
Sexual-political point out of the way, this is actually a rather well-written novel. It's snappy and it's spikey and it's unapologetically rude, which is a breath of fresh air when you look up from your work commute and realise that everyone around you is either reading One Day or Dan Brown's latest atrocity. It's not as concise or as heartfelt as Bukowski, but if you enjoyed Post Office or Women, The Average American Male will probably raise a few wry smiles from you.
My one criticism is that the end seems slightly rushed and contrived. I won't spoil it for you, but you'll know what I mean when you get there.
On a personal level - the part where the mother of his ex sends him a letter telling him what a dreadful person is actually happened to me too. I couldn't help but laugh as I read it on the tube, which caused no end of disproving scowls from my fellow commuters, because they hate to see another person having a good time.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By S. Abidakun
Format:Paperback
...particularly because the book is not very nice to women but I have to say I loved it. It made me laugh out loud. The book's main character is shallow, obsessed with sex and generally quite disillusioned but i like how the book flows. It reads like a diary detailing the main character's thoughts towards his parents, his girlfriend and women in general. I have to say I really hope men don't think really think like this because if they do then there is definitely no hope for me. I'd definitely describe reading this book as a guilty pleasure.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The Average American Male is summed up best the author's own words:
"Mom, thanks for always encouraging me to write and be creative. I'm sorry the end result of that encouragement is something you will not want to read".
Superb from start to finish. Laughed out loud many times, Kultgen writes a fantastic rant, especially his diatribe about Opera Winfrey and the 'O' Magazine.
As you should have gleaned from other reviews, this is not one for the easily offended, the big red "Sexually Explicit Content" sticker on the front of the book when it arrived is a further reminder of this. If buying as a gift for any non-male friends I'd seriously consider reading it first!
If you are literate and male then this book will not fail to please.
"Mom, thanks for always encouraging me to write and be creative. I'm sorry the end result of that encouragement is something you will not want to read".
Superb from start to finish. Laughed out loud many times, Kultgen writes a fantastic rant, especially his diatribe about Opera Winfrey and the 'O' Magazine.
As you should have gleaned from other reviews, this is not one for the easily offended, the big red "Sexually Explicit Content" sticker on the front of the book when it arrived is a further reminder of this. If buying as a gift for any non-male friends I'd seriously consider reading it first!
If you are literate and male then this book will not fail to please.
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Should be re titiled - The Stupid American Male
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Badly written immature book for the 15-20 years old boys
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Lets be clear about one thing. This is not a novel. It makes no claims to be.
Secondly - this has nothing whatsoever to do with whether or not you are a... Read more
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