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In Search of an Impotent Man (Paperback)

by Gaby Hauptman (Author)
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  • Paperback: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Virago Press Ltd; New edition edition (7 Oct 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1860495540
  • ISBN-13: 978-1860495540
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.6 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,485,755 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Readable Confusion, 29 May 2001
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Found myself wondering what this book wanted to be. It swung from being a 30-something, Jones-diary quirky little novel, to looking, in a quite competant way, at the pre-viagra problem of impotence to examining the problems of male female sexuality. Sometimes it got lost in Mill and Boone classic romantism, dragging us off into a pre-war West African family drama. Of course the central theme is silly and improbable, and it was somewhat irrational that a woman sworn to forgo sex, promptly sets about having lots with practically each suiter, but that said there were some comical situations and interesting characters (sadly under developed I have to say). However was attempted rape supposed to be funny? And what was the hostage taking incident doing in there? Was it some kind of metaphore? I liked the moral of a heroine, who had it all, wanted more and finally gets caught up in her own trap as well as the different female characters and their approach to love and sex but this book lets itself down by its, implausable situations, some crude dialogue (possibly difficulties in translation) and horribly trite ending.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, 2 April 2009
This book is very disappointing, I'm not sure exactly what the author was trying to achieve, that may have a lot to do with the translation, from German to English, but it didn't come across.
I just couldn't understand the lead character or any of the bizarre situations you often found her in. It was a very disappointing and underwhelming book.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Lighthearted and enjoyable, an interesting concept, 30 Dec 2001
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Despite the fact that this book is not highly intellectual, and some of the jokes probably made more sense in the German version, however it is a lighthearted and enjoyable story dealing with the female meets male relationsship saga from a refreshingly different angle.

This book will particularly appeal to independent females in their late twenties or thirties.

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