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'A provokative, runaway bestseller.' Newsweek'Extraordinary... a vigorous answer to Women's Lib.' The Times'No one escapes her icy scrutiny.' The New York Times
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Esther Vilar's classic polemic about the relationship between the sexes caused a sensation on its first publication. In her introduction to this revised edition, Vilar maintains that very little has changed. A man is a human being who works, while a woman chooses to let a man provide for her and her children in return for carefully dispensed praise and sex. Vilar's perceptive, thought-provoking and often very funny look at the battle between the sexes has earned her severe criticism and even death threats. But Vilar's intention is not misogynous: she maintains that only if women and men look at their place in society with honesty, will there be any hope for change.
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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you read this book, never forget that while Esther Vilar is making a serious point, her tongue never leaves her cheek. If you forget that this is satire (at its best) then you may be tempted to take what she says literally and miss the wonderful humour on offer.
Of course, women are not as stupid or as manipulative as the author makes out, and men are not as philanthropic and intelligent either. She presents stereotypes to make her point that women are prepared to manipulate men to serve their own selfish needs - and the extent to which they do this is substantially underestimated. I imagine that any man in his middle or later years does not need to be taught this lesson, but in her focus on a section of the female population she does not admire, Esther Vilar forgets the many women who genuinely care for their partners and friends (and the many men who don't).
I see many women I have met in the pages of her book. Sometimes I found myself nodding at her wisdom, sometimes laughing out loud at her humour, and at other times sucking through my teeth at the outrageous and dangerous things she says. Men on the rebound from bad relationships could read this and become bitter. Only women will know the true extent of the author's claims about their behaviour. As for her opinion of men, it is refreshing to find a book with the courage to speak of the many positive male characteristics that are so often ignored.
An excellent read - I picked up the book and could not put it down until I had finished it. Entertained? Totally. Persuaded? Much less so. This is a good starter for the man who wants to open his eyes to what is really going on around him in his personal world. But if you want a serious - properly referenced and researched - book on men's issues then get Warren Farrell's "The Myth of Male Power". Farrel's book is just as readable, but backs up opinion with impeccable academic research. Esther - in contrast - appeals only to common sense. There is no substance to back up her views. Interesting and welcome as these are, this is a polemic - just one person's personal opinion.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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This book is probably unique; I have yet to see another of its kind written by either a man or woman, though I am sure only a woman could write about other women with such authority; and what this one writes ain't too flattering! I can see how she got death threats from writing it.
I don't agree with all her observations and generalizations about women. And, I do think that things have changed a little bit since the '70s. Nonetheless, her basic points, that men pay for sex in one way or another from women, and that women use sex as a coin in trade for other things, is consistent with my own experiences and those other men have told me about. I also agree that the only way things will change for the better is if both sexes realize this and move to changed it for real. Otherwise men are left as johns and women as whores for the rest of humanity's tenure on this planet.
BTW, you can't find this book in the US. Apparently it's too hot for American book distributors to touch. So you know it's gotta get into some really juicy stuff. =)
12 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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Whilst reading this book, experiences through my life came to the front of my mind (and there were many of them...)
The characterisation of the sexes is fairly spot on - whilst some may hail and denounce it's despcriptions as generalisations, the polemic towers as a overview of the entire race of men and women over many, many years; and by doing so hits a big unspoken nail on the head.
Its what most men have sensed and most women deny. Indeed it offers a new way to look at the world we live in, that is if you hadn't already wised up throught your own observation and thought.
In spite of Vilar's wrath and ice... Many women have warm hearts and many men are not so easily led... Ultimatly the book holds up a mirror to feminism and shatters the generalisation within the women's movement of: man bad, woman good; Man oppresor; woman oppressed.
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A blunt but very worthwhile read - especially for men considering...
Esther holds nothing back in her findings on how men are manipulated and her blunt delivery may be shocking but is also makes it an addictive and valuable read. Read more
Published 4 days ago by M Hudson
Radical Stuff
Misogynistic rant written by a woman! I'm amazed. An interesting book with plenty for us men to identify and agree with but offers no practical solutions. Read more
Published 23 days ago by trixx
A Masterpiece of Unmitigated Misogyny
HL Mencken defined a misogynist as "a man who hates women almost as much as women hate one another". Read more
Published 3 months ago by V. E. Lane
Amazing!
Death threats?
I can well believe the author received death threats - in fact I'm surprised she's still alive! Read more
I can well believe the author received death threats - in fact I'm surprised she's still alive! Read more
Published 9 months ago by Mr. J. Riordan
A great book
I have never heard of Esther Vilar until I read this book that I came across accidentally following a link on an anti-feminist website. Read more
Published on 2 April 2010 by Mrs. D. Dineva
Phenomenal
I am forever grateful to Esther Vilar for writing this book. It gives any man who has/ is being manipulated the courage to stand up for himself again. Read more
Published on 1 Feb 2010 by C. Tait
MEN WAKE UP AND REEVALUATE YOUR LIFE!
THIS WOMAN IS SEXY!
AN HONEST APPRAISAL FROM AN INTELLIGENT AND BRAVE 'INDIVIDUAL', I CAN SEE WHY SHE HAS RECEIVED DEATH THREATS....THE TRUTH IS OFTEN PAINFUL. Read more
AN HONEST APPRAISAL FROM AN INTELLIGENT AND BRAVE 'INDIVIDUAL', I CAN SEE WHY SHE HAS RECEIVED DEATH THREATS....THE TRUTH IS OFTEN PAINFUL. Read more
Published on 18 Oct 2009 by Notch
All men must read this book.
This book is a powerful polemic that every man should read.
As other reviewers have noted, Esther Vilar pulls no punches. Read more
As other reviewers have noted, Esther Vilar pulls no punches. Read more
Published on 27 Jun 2009 by WrexhamGuy
A judgment in every line
The book certainly points out some truth that women manipulate men. However the perspective is simply extreme, so unbalanced as to be difficult to read. Read more
Published on 15 May 2009 by R. L. Armitage
A good book
This book reminds me of articles I saw once in the British magazine 'Company' in 1988. The public was asked which gender would they rather be and why. Read more
Published on 6 May 2008 by R. Kramp
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