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"A raised middle finger to radical feminists.. a Molotov Cocktail in the war of the sexes! Funny, original, enlightening." -- Quil and Ink Oct/00
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"I am an explorer in the undiscovered continent of love, a scientist in the laboratory of masculine longing. Can a middle-aged man, scarred by the sex wars at home, find a new beginning on a tropical island where women are still femenine? Things don't look so good at this moment. Is my hypothesis wrong? Or wil it be discredited because I chose the wrong woman? I sense the satisfaction feminists would be feeling now. But I am not about to panic."
Henry brings good details which lures its readers into this mixed up relationship that started off on the wrong foot. He makes the mistake of bringing his American customs with him to the Philippines and acts like a spoiled brat expecting Filipino traditions to bend backwards for him. Much of the time he "insists" on having things done his way in a country where his way is considerd disrespectful. He should have been way more sensitive to that. This is a story of one immature Filipina not even close to being ready for marriage and the other, a narrow minded unstable middle aged man who thinks he can bestow his desires and fantasies into a vessel who is also very deceptive in her ways. She knows exactly what she is, but plays it off to a man she knows is blinded to her beauty. Both of them used each other for their own agenda, thus ending in tragedy.
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90 of 107 people found the following review helpful
Author Makow takes the reader on a thoughtful ride through the trials and tribulations of marrying a Filipina 30 years his junior. The author is well informed, educated, and makes some exceptionally valid comments about the sterile and unloving "partnerships" involved in Western unions and how this is not the norm in the rest of the world. Some of his commentary about the immasculating nature of feminism in the West and his desire for unconditional love by which he justifies seeking a young 3rd world bride caused me to get out my highlighter. His take on the many faults of modern Western women are stirring to any man who has TRULY travelled in Asia. Unfortunately, he does not follow through with his own rhetoric. The story comes unwound by the second half of the book. Makow, after convincing the reader of the legitimacy of his mission, comes off as particularly unlikable as he continuously bullies and manipulates his 18 year old fiancee/wife in petty arguments. He is chauvinistic to a fault. When she herself proves to be just as selfish and immature, one can hardly blame her. After all, she has the excuse of being a teenager. For all his advantage of wealth, age, and education, Makow is eventually subdued and humiliated by his child-bride. This is unfortunate. It is a simple fact that thousands of Western men like myself have found true fulfillment in romance and marriage with Asian women through experiencing the beauty and synchronicity of cross-cultural romance. The author foolishly marries an immature teenager yet seems genuinely upset with her when she begins acting like one. Makow's book, though at times insightful, reveals him to be a poor specimen of Western male and a poor spokesperson for those of us who have found real love and fulfillment in a foreign land.
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150 of 182 people found the following review helpful
I received this wacky little book free of charge from the author, trading my copy of Roland Huntford's _The New Totalitarians_ to the author. Before proceeding with this review, take this to heart: don't be so free to donate books to someone based on a couple of Web columns they've written. (I'm not above criticizing Israel either, but I sure wish I'd known that Makow believes that the _Protocols of the Elders of Zion_ are authentic before sending him my treasured book on Swedish socialism!) I've read through this book a couple of times and I still don't quite know what to make of it. In one sentence, it can be described as a travelogue revolving around Makow's quest to find a mail-order bride with some glib pronouncements on feminism and the decline of the family thrown in for good measure. On the plus side, its honesty is refreshing. Quite simply, Makow acknowledges that he is a "fat and unattractive 47-year old" (one of the few points beyond contention in the book) and that he is attracted to young women. He also admits to not having anything resembling a "real" relationship until around the age of 32. (Given this, it's not terribly surprising that he would consider an eighteen (!) year old potential marriage material.) One of his main reasons for attempting to locate a mail-order bride is given as: "I am attracted to women under 35 who think I am too old. Sexual attraction is an important element in a male-female relationship. Nature, for obvious reasons, has bestowed this appeal on women of childbearing age. I get older but the women I find attractive don't." (p. 6). He also states that he doesn't need women for intellectual stimulation. "I read books for that.Read more ›
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55 of 66 people found the following review helpful
This book took me all day to read. As I turned each page I became more and more disgusted with his constant feeding of his sex drive and his lack of consideration for her family traditions. He got her into bed before marriage after promising not to, disregarded her parents rules of not laying together in their house, ditched the chaperon which is also a no-no and that is just to name a few. He seemed only concered with himself and what he wanted. She was always made to apologize after their arguments regardless or whether or not she was at fault. Sure she was spoiled, but maybe she learned it from watching him. I am glad she went crazy in the end. He deserved it. What a horrible book about a man fulfilling his wet dream.
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