Laura May’s Reviews > Maybe He's Just an Asshole: Sharpen Your Bullshit Detector, Rock Your Expectations, and Become Your Strongest Self! > Status Update

Continuing to rage... what a pile of tripe. If this book was supposed to be cathartic thanks to its sheer ability to incite anger at its sexism and hypocrisy, then it totally makes its mark.

...(ctd) Right, because this book says that you should keep on living your life, seeing your friends without your bf etc, but if the guy wants to spend time with his friends without constantly being checked up on by his girlfriend, that makes him a dick?!?!

So apparently guys don't have 'real' friends, just other guys who act as alibis for when they're cheating on you in bars:
"...the likelihood that [the guy]'s fun is limited to standing at a bar, bullshitting with his dude friends is pretty slim. Why wouldn't he hit on a hot girl?" (uh, because that's not everyone's reflex?) "After all, he doesn't think you're so wonderful. If he did, he'd take your calls." (ctd->)

It's also constantly underestimates men: "When a guy says he was too busy to call... he probably could have called or sent a note, but chose not to."

Outraged. This book just suggested that all women are prostitutes. ACTUAL quote:
"We know what you're wondering: Shouldn't a girl pay for a meal once in a while? Nope. Find other ways to show your gratitude: backrubs, sexy notes, and a house call from his favorite naughty nurse come to mind."

Firstly, I love free books. Secondly, I'm pretty happy to review this book even though I've not yet finished, it's pretty clear where it's going. On the one hand, there are some *hilarious* one-liners in here, and I can identify with all of the 'assholes' in the book (I've a gift for finding them - as my best friend put it, "how do you even FIND these guys?!"). However the 'empowering' stuff is just complete rot,