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kevin_shepherd 's review for:
Are Men Necessary?: When Sexes Collide
by Maureen Dowd
I'm not sure where to start. My thoughts on Are Men Necessary? are about as scattered as its premise. This is a cluster-cuss of politics, Hollywood fashion, evolutionary biology, cosmetic surgery, pop-psychology, pop-culture, and Darwinian anthropology. And it is all laid out in a stream of consciousness interspersed with conversational snippets from dear friends, former colleagues, past acquaintances and Maureen's mom. This has everything to do with Dowd's take on contemporary feminism and very, very little to do with the necessity of men.
Having said that, I did enjoy this book. Dowd is a fantastic, Pulitzer Prize winning columnist and reporter with insight, hindsight, foresight and a website. But, no matter how fond I am of her anecdotal style, it is far better suited for magazine articles and newspaper op-editorials than it is for 338 page sociological dissertations.
Having said that, I did enjoy this book. Dowd is a fantastic, Pulitzer Prize winning columnist and reporter with insight, hindsight, foresight and a website. But, no matter how fond I am of her anecdotal style, it is far better suited for magazine articles and newspaper op-editorials than it is for 338 page sociological dissertations.