Customer Reviews

Husbandry: Sex, Love & Dirty Laundry--Inside the Minds of Married Men

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This book wasn't as laugh-out-loud funny as some others I have read in this genre, but it was readable nonetheless. I particularly enjoyed how the author never put his wife down while making his own points about manhood and marriage - that was refreshing. He seems to really attempt to understand the dynamics between men and women, and a majority of the essays are about the relationship between himself and his wife. The book isn't going to change your life or offer any new sociological or psychological insight into the sexes - it is just an easy read. There are several short essays in the book, all are reprints from a magazine the author wrote/writes for.

First, the positives: this is a very short read. After reading favorable media reviews I bought this book expecting an enlightening read. I gave it to my wife who gave it a lukewarm positive. I expected better. The author takes very simple subjects of interaction between husbands and wives and gives a male explanation and how it is viewed by his wife. I found the subjects and interaction very basic and not entertaining enough to hold my attention. There is not much time to be invested here so read at your own risk but overall the pay-off is not good enough to warrant the investment of time.

This book arrived as expected. It was exactly what I hoped for: a fun book to serve as a break between formal informational books that I read to keep current for work and general information. It was a quick read, funny, very entertaining. Passed it on to a couple of girlfriends and they enjoyed it too.

The book seems to me to be more appealing for a man to read. I don't find it very amusing, though I had hoped that I would. Too much of the antidotes I just don't "get".