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binxthinx's review against another edition
1.0
The best essay is on Lewis and Clark. Many of the others feel like short historical essays that occasionally touch on bonds between men, but often lack any of the warmth and intimacy the author suggests is so important in male friendships. The chapters about the author’s friends seem dull- we went to school together and went hiking/camping/partying over and over. Rarely a story that felt deep or intimate or revealing, and Consequently felt very much like he was trying to convince us he has great friends but is unwilling to back it up. Not sure what the point of the Nixon essay was, except to shit on Nixon. A lot of the essays felt very self-congratulatory for the author - probably would’ve been better to stick to all historical essays or just do a straight up memoir, because this feels like a jumbled mess that rarely supports the claims he makes.
rjeffy's review against another edition
3.0
Certain chapters of this were remarkably good. In particular, I enjoyed "Faithful Friends: Lewis and Clark", "Combat Friends: The Men of Easy Company", and "Veterans". On the strength of these three chapters, I would recommend the book.
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