A review by madmonk3030
Comedy Sex God by Pete Holmes

5.0

There is something deeply strange about the sensation of starting a book and having the experience of "oh my, I identify with that feeling and remember when life was like that." Then you proceed and eventually have the experience of "oh my, that is exactly how my life feels right now." Then you look down and realize you aren't quite finished with the book, and as you proceed you cannot help but feel like the author is a strange county fair fortune teller predicting your future. You're not quite sure how accurate they are, but it certainly has the ring of truth and possibility about it. I don't think Holmes is prescribing a story ending for other young men like he was and I am. People who feel like they've escaped the damaging influence of evangelical Christian masculinity, but are still thankful for some of the lessons it taught us. I'm not sure what to do next, but Holmes does the loving thing of explaining what's worked for him, and giving you permission to try what works for you, knowing all the while that Pete will still love you.