Standup Guy: Manhood After Feminism

by Michael Segell

Standup Guy began with a simple Why do young men avoid marriage in record numbers and focus instead on sexual "payback"? This book is journalist Michael Segell's quest to find an answer. He takes the reader to a New Warriors retreat, a Promise Keepers rally, and a cutthroat hockey game, interviewing men who delight in the challenges of mentorship, marriage, and fatherhood. In candid and heartfelt prose, he examines his own current relationships and those of his past. And he proposes a solution to the contemporary sexual stalemate, describing how a man can be the man he wants to be--heroic and aggressive yet loving and compassionate. In a standup guy.

256 pages, Paperback

First published November 14, 2000

Reviews

[Joelseibel · Rating 1 out of 5]

Segell asks a big and worthwhile question, but ultimately resorts to stale macho tropes. Not a valuable addition to the conversation about the modern man.