The Truth About Guys: One Guy Reveals What Every Girl Should Know

by Chad Eastham

Okay, it's a fact. God made guys and girls different in more ways than just the physical. But how different could we really be? After all, we are all made in His image, right? Well, yes, but . . . Let's just say that guys and girls view the world in such different ways, that it's a miracle we communicate at all. What's worse is girls this age often think they know what makes guys tick and . . . that couldn't be more wrong! Chad Eastham tells it like it is . . . to girls . . . from a guy's perspective. His stage presentation transfers beautifully into this book, putting the facts in black and white for girls to see. You think that short skirt says to guys, "I'm a fashion billboard!" Think again. Chad tells girls how guys see such fashion statements as advertising something completely different than a hip dresser. Chad wrings out every ounce of experience from his colorful life and uses it to help teens make informed choices.

Genres: Nonfiction, Christian, Self Help, Relationships, Christianity, Religion, Teen

224 pages, Paperback

First published September 5, 2006

Reviews

[Lucy · Rating 5 out of 5]

My Review:
This was such an interesting read for me. I have a great guy friend, and know some male teachers really well, and of course theres my classmates who are guys, and my brother and dad, and sometimes things they say or do annoy me and I don't understand why they do it! Sometimes it does get my agitated, but I'm a 14 year old girl! What else do you expect. There is a male teacher at my school who always loosens me up about it, and we laugh when I get mad.. but man somethings they can may you mad!!

This is a girl read. For the first part it talked about girls and how we think. Then it moved on too boys and how they think. Some were similar some were not! It gave good tips, and advice to make sure you have healthy relationships when you are older. It had great review/ discussion questions at the end, so it was great to answer certain things that you learned in you're own way.

It answered some of the most awkward questions possible too:P It was a great book, where it answered tons of good questions.

Chad Eastham had a hard time growing up. He mentioned that he didn't have that role model as a teenager, and he wanted to make sure some did. Its a hilarious read! I LOVED it!

Here are some of my favorites quotes, and sayings from the book:

"One day the guy gets down on one knee with a ring and asks you to marry him, very similar to the decision to finally purchase the car of his dreams. Then he stands at the altar and promises to protect the car, drive it nicely in the rain or shine, and never leave it outside in the cold to rust. I mean, he takes his marriage vows. Bottom line, he commits to something he now values remarkably."

"Deciding yes or no is one of those privileges that girls get. If I were a girl I would probably not throw that one away."

"Keep your head up and keep going forward. But know this. You do belong! You are valuable! I mean that with all my heart."

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[Tee loves Kyle Jacobson · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Truth About Guys is a great resource books for all teens. As a mother of three I definitely see the need for a book like this. Chad is very open and honest when he talks about things and kids now a days need that. They need to hear the truth from someone who has gone through it.

Teens today do not want advice from someone who has not been there and done that and have the tee shirt to prove it. Chad does a great job telling his stories as well as his friends stories and applying them to what teens are going through today.

For some girls a guy telling them to wait on the one who God has purposed for them is great. I think girls just assume that all guys want to be intimate with them and that just is not the case. Their are a lot of teen guys saying no to sex and waiting for the right girl. Sex is something that should not be taken lightly and Chad stresses to these teens to wait.

I really enjoyed this book and have recommended it the pastor of our church as a great resource tool for the teens. I look forward to reading more books from Chad.

[Erin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Soooo impacting! i learned so much about - well, about guys - but also about seeing myself as God sees me. EVERY female should read this book, especially Christian teenage girls who are trying to figure out who they are in God's eyes.

[Lauren Jones · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was just okay for me. I laughed at his writing style and understood where he was coming from. I loved the facts he gave out about each topic and was really involved in the story. I just felt that something was missing from this book and I couldn't put my finger on it. I, in no way, need help looking for a guy so maybe this was reading like more of a self help book for me. Girls will enjoy this book if they are questioning things in their relationship or a guy's POV in general.

[Dru]

A must-read for young girls! It's definitely something I would want to discuss at a Girl-Talk or an event where I'm with teenage girls. It brings many things about guys, relationships and God into focus for them. And it's written to them, in their language instead of a textbook style or a language that seems morally superior.

A really good book.

[Liv Falasca · Rating 5 out of 5]

Humorous and fun yet very informative. understanding how God created guys and girls and the differences between them is vital to good relationships and understanding on both sides. i love how much he genuinely cares and how well he gives advice on relationships, especially in high school. understanding the amazing way God created sex to be from a biblical perspective is vital for teenagers to be able to look forward to it in the right context while not ignoring the fact that that’s a hard thing to do. eastham writes about serious topics that need to be discussed while keeping his content lighthearted and relatable. he covers everything from dating, why guys do certain things, to sex, and knowing your worth.

[Catherine Flynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book! This book is for all girls, ladies, and women out there. We all think may be we know about guys or men. We have to remind ourselves, girls, that men mature slower. Sometimes,ways slower. This book is a great tool to understand boys or guys if you have boys, or overall, how guys are a little deeply. Men are simple, yet they won't be straightforward knowing that it will start a confrontation or a long conversation. Highly recommend this book to any women of age.

[Rena · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this a long time ago. I don't exactly remember when, but I remember enjoying it. I found it really informative on the religious views of gender, relationships, and sex.

[Tanya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book for the teenagers written from the Christian perspective.

[Katrina Taylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Helpful

I chose this rating because he goes deep into the conversation. He makes you think about everything and makes it easy by providing examples.

[Tilly Benjamin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very insightful and well written. Definitely recommend to pretty much all girls, as almost all of my questions about guys were answered.

[Ann T · Rating 3 out of 5]

Giving this 3.5 stars. I bought and read this because my 14 yo daughter recently got involved with a boy. They have been best friends for awhile and their relationship became more than friends. The book had a lot of goods things that I hope she ponders and really takes into consideration as her relationship with her now boyfriend continues to grow and she matures. I certainly hope that it reinforces my teaching and raising of her. It currently is on her bedside to read and absorb.

[Darleen · Rating 3 out of 5]

» Review can also be found on Orchids & Amethysts.

Title: The Truth About Guys
Author: Chad Eastham
Rating: 3 - 3.5/5

Thanks to Thomas Nelson via Netgallery for accepting my request on reading this book.

It's really hard for me to rate an advice book. When I first heard about this book, I thought it was a novel. Also, it took me some time to finish it, but I'll tell you about the reasons for that later...

While I enjoyed reading the stories that lead to the chapters itself, I thought that some things were repeated way too often. "You are vulnerable" for instance. As an atheist, it isn't easy for me to read about God so often (which is one of the reasons I didn't finish this book right away). I don't want to read quotes from the Bible and all that since I have a different point of view on those things. So when Chad wrote about all these Adam and Eve stories, or said that guys acted a certain way because God created them like that, or girls should love themselves for who they were created, I stopped, clicked on exit and had to take a break from that book for the rest of the day. Believe in what you want, but it just doesn't work for me that way.

Now, I guess that was harsh for all the religious people reading this and I am sorry. The good thing is that you learn a lot about why guys act the way they do and learn to see things from a guy's point of view. Even though this book was made for girls to read, I think Chad described certain types of girl perfectly well, so it'd do good if guys read this book aswell. You might aswell learn more about girls here than you do about guys in fact.

I really liked to read Chad's own stories about him and his friends. I also liked that by the end of each chapter, he captured the things once again and made you think about them once more by creating the "discussion stuff" area. That area would be really great to actually discuss when you read this book in school. And even if it might seem like I couldn't get along with this book at all, it's not true. There were a lot of parts where I agreed with Chad. Oh, and there are also sometimes statistics that you'll be shocked about. I was, at least.

I don't know what else to say. I haven't read a lot of advice book. This is my second actually, so I don't really have a lot to compare this book with. I probably would have liked it much better without these God talks and all that, but it was nice anyway.

One more little point that I didn't like so much, or probably understood wrong: Chad always said that girls shouldn't do stuff, such as sleeping with a guys, just because their boyfriends wanted it. He made pretty clear that girls should wait for sex until marriage, but W A I T ! - How come I never once read that guys should wait aswell? How come they get a free ticket to sleep with every girl that comes along the way, and how come they even have a chance to do that, if all girls should wait until marriage? It doesn't really make sense to me. While the idea to wait until the right one comes around might be charming and romantic, it is really unrealistic in the present world. I'm just saying...

[Chamera · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Truth About Guys is a funny and insightful book about guys, girls, and everything that occurs between the two subspecies. Written by Chad Eastham, co-author of Guys are Waffles, Girls are Spaghetti, The Truth About Guys, like other books by Eastham, is a non-fiction book akin to self help for teen girls. While reading this book, I found myself laughing at Eastham's jokes, though sometimes corny, and contemplating his viewpoints on teenagers. from their family lives to their relationships with people of either the same or opposite gender.

I would attribute this book to helping heighten my interest in non-fiction. Though some of my viewpoints personally differ from the very amusing and truthfullt revealed views of Chad Eastham, I found this book to be very interesting. I think that it would be great for teen girls, especially ones who want to learn the truth about guys, and most importantly, the truth about themselves.

Eastham's book is a great read, and I want a print copy of it now, as the quotes,, anecdotes, and musings of Chad actually helped me to realize some of my thoughts toward people were not what I thought of them. The Truth About Guys is a book I could envision myself picking up and perusing all of the time, especially on a bad day. The author has a way of making you smile. His blend of informative, factual info, stories and scenarios both real and imagined, and the tone with which he writes drew me in, and was something I found to be refreshing, despite the fact that many of you would shun Eastham's belief that teens shouldn't date at all, and just be friends. This book is geared towards Christian girls in their early to mid- teens but I think that girls of many faiths would enjoy it, and boys would find it interesting, funny, and even beneficial as well.

Great read! I give this book a 4/5 stars.

Here's a couple fun Chad Eastham quotes, all on his perception of females.

"You, instinctively, as a girl, have very, uh, strange, supernatural, magical powers that we don't understand.”
“You understand that Mauve and turquois are not food items, but that they're colors.”
There's a bunch more, and I'll post some on Goodreads sometime and leave you all the link on the page! Thanks for checking this out.
The Truth About Guys is available in several formats. Here's a link to Amazon for those of you interested:

http://www.amazon.com/Chad-Eastham/e/...

Thanks for checking out the blog and be sure to check us out on FB @ Mera's YA Book List for daily discussions!

[Chamera · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Truth About Guys is a funny and insightful book about guys, girls, and everything that occurs between the two subspecies. Written by Chad Eastham, co-author of Guys are Waffles, Girls are Spaghetti, The Truth About Guys, like other books by Eastham, is a non-fiction book akin to self help for teen girls. While reading this book, I found myself laughing at Eastham's jokes, though sometimes corny, and contemplating his viewpoints on teenagers. from their family lives to their relationships with people of either the same or opposite gender.

I would attribute this book to helping heighten my interest in non-fiction. Though some of my viewpoints personally differ from the very amusing and truthfullt revealed views of Chad Eastham, I found this book to be very interesting. I think that it would be great for teen girls, especially ones who want to learn the truth about guys, and most importantly, the truth about themselves.

Eastham's book is a great read, and I want a print copy of it now, as the quotes,, anecdotes, and musings of Chad actually helped me to realize some of my thoughts toward people were not what I thought of them. The Truth About Guys is a book I could envision myself picking up and perusing all of the time, especially on a bad day. The author has a way of making you smile. His blend of informative, factual info, stories and scenarios both real and imagined, and the tone with which he writes drew me in, and was something I found to be refreshing, despite the fact that many of you would shun Eastham's belief that teens shouldn't date at all, and just be friends. This book is geared towards Christian girls in their early to mid- teens but I think that girls of many faiths would enjoy it, and boys would find it interesting, funny, and even beneficial as well.

Great read! I give this book a 4/5 stars.

Here's a couple fun Chad Eastham quotes, all on his perception of females.

"You, instinctively, as a girl, have very, uh, strange, supernatural, magical powers that we don't understand.”
“You understand that Mauve and turquois are not food items, but that they're colors.”
There's a bunch more, and I'll post some on Goodreads sometime and leave you all the link on the page! Thanks for checking this out.
The Truth About Guys is available in several formats. Here's a link to Amazon for those of you interested:

http://www.amazon.com/Chad-Eastham/e/...

Thanks for checking out the blog and be sure to check us out on FB @ Mera's YA Book List for daily discussions!

Happy Reading!

[Kasey · Rating 5 out of 5]

TOTALLY AMAZING!!!!!!!!! I LOVE this book!!! I learned so much out of this book about guys, and I have already begun to change the way I act and what I say around guys. The lesson about learning that our worth is defined by God and not by our apearance or popularity was so powerful!!! I taught that lesson to my group of girls in VBS. They love it too, and even asked for the book!!! :)
I recomend The Truth about guys to any girl!!!

[Alisha White · Rating 4 out of 5]

The short book was jam-packed with information. I think it's definitely a book every teen girl, single or in a relationship, should read. This is one of those books where I feel like I should re-read it every few months or so just to refresh my memory on the contents. I'd compare this book to "Dateable" because it gives a lot of helpful information about relationship but also "The Truth About Guys" puts God into the mix and helps you understand how to put him in your relationship.

[Jacy Bretschneider · Rating 4 out of 5]

The truth about guys is a very inspirational book. This book is one of my favorites because it gives you a bunch of advice about being a teen and dealing with relationships and all the other things that go along with that while you are in high school. The things Chad tells you are kind of shocking and can help teens make the right choices about dating and relationships with people. I think that every girl should read this book to get a new perspective on dating or relationships.

[Dani · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book talked about dating and stuff. It made me love myself more. The guy that wrote it is a christian and I first heard of him at a Revolve Tour I went on with my life group.

I really enjoyed this book, it was like a devotional. =)

[aMandalin · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's not really all of the truth about guys. But it is what a godly young man looks for in young ladies and how we can act towards them in order to strengthen them spiritually. Pretty good, but unfortunately, it has about three, small, crude humor jokes/comments.

[Katy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book teaches me alot about guys and girls lives and how they react and be who they want to be like boys are gross and girl are neat and clean. Chad Eastham is the best author to me. He knows things that God has planned and how he made us and our induvadilaly. This is amazing to me.

[Bethany · Rating 3 out of 5]

Found it very cliche and the author put girls and boys in boxes of how you should act and think and the stereotypical personalities of each gender. Did not like that part of it. Good (if not cliche) advice

[Caseyy =] · Rating 4 out of 5]

this book gives good lessons, so if you like to read,, read this one!

[Victoria Silbernagel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very funny but very good and true, it's awesome!

[Abi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book about guys written from a christian prespective! Read this one in seventh grade and loved it so much!

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book, it helps girls understand guys a little better. It also teaches about relationships.

[Shannon · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVE THIS BOOK! I bought it at the Revolve Tour in 2006.

[Jessica]

awsome book! i recommend it to anyone! it's funny too!

[Katie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is kind of interesting. It incorporates the waffles and spaghetti thing but it is better than Girls are like Spaghetti Guys are like Waffles

[Angela Fristoe · Rating 3 out of 5]

Review coming soon