Men

by Get me off this website

Kat’s story starts as a child on the shores of her sandy box, then she dives into this thing called Life, paddling her way through a salty sea of androgen, encountering a pervert who smells of Aqua Velva and gefilte fish, a man resembling Peter Frampton on female hormones, the Count of Monte Crisco, a lickerish ladyboy, and a couple of boner fide rock stars, just to name a few.

Find out how Kat’s vivid imagination and lonely heart take her on a lifetime’s journey of madcap mishaps and misguided detours as she comes of age in more ways than one, more than once. Taking many ‘wrong’ turns in search of ‘Mr. Right’, the ‘fickle finger of fate’ surely fiddles with hers in this hilariously poignant and entertaining story beginning in 1967, landing on the shores of the New Millennium… Enjoy the ride!

253 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 22, 2019

Reviews

[Lyn · Rating 1 out of 5]

I was so excited to get this book because I thought it sounded so good… This was probably heavily influenced by the description mentioning The Count of Monte Cristo, a fantastic book, but it sounded good nonetheless and I couldn’t wait to start reading it. Unfortunately, I was disappointed in it right from the beginning. It’s just not written like any kind of story, more like ramblings. I understand it starts out when Kat is a child, but I just don’t enjoy reading things that make no kind of sense because they jump around so much and explain so little. So, I didn’t read a lot of it, also partially because the breaks were few and far between. I do hope the book got better at some point, but even if it did, it’s definitely not for me.
Note: I received this book for free through Goodreads Giveaways.

[Preston · Rating 3 out of 5]

Men

Men: A Novel is a hard book to review as it presents a mix of feelings. The first half of the book is extremely hard to read as it is over sexualized and makes you feel bad for Kat as she was introduced to sex and the idea of it at a super young age. Some of these stories makes the reader super uncomfortable just thinking of all of the Men whom took advantage of her and the ages in which this happen. The last half of the book is hard to put down as the tone of the book changes from being sexually charged to emotional and relatable. The end of the book however is interesting as it talks about the book being published and people’s reactions to it which to this reader is more confusing than anything else.

[Pat · Rating 5 out of 5]

Surprising honest. The author gives a solid picture of life in the 2nd half of the 20th century until now, what it feels like to be a woman who is honest about who she is and what she is feeling, and how the men in her life affected her, and sometimes how she affected them.
I received this book as a giveaway from Goodreads in exchange for an honest review.
I recommend it to anyone who is not shy of strong language and explicit physical situations. It is a good read and leaves this reader smiling.

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

good book

[Anna · Rating 2 out of 5]

The beginning of the book was too raunchy and sexualized for my taste, I powered through hoping it would get better and it did. However, it wasn’t enough to earn more than 2 stars from me.

[Csimplot Simplot · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent Book!!!

[Kimmy · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF at 30%. Just could not get into the writing style and wasn’t into the content. Meh.

[Jason · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reading Kat's journey is just amazing! The visuals painted by the words in this novel really draw you into the hilarious experiences/adventures our heroine. There are also moments in this book that will bring you to tears as you go through the rollercoaster of life experiences that Kat endured. I strongly recommend sharing this book with someone you love. They will thank you for it!

[Missy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I truly enjoyed this book. It felt like having a conversation with a dear girlfriend. It was funny but also sincerely honest in terms of a "day-in-the-life" of a girl and her growth into a woman as impacted by men.