Monster Adventures in American Machismo [Hardcover]

Brian Bouldrey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2001

Straight, gay, macho man, or great big sissy, it's tough to be a guy. Brian Bouldrey is a bona fide sissy - but he was also an Eagle Scout and a member of the Order of the Arrow with a secret Indian name that translates as "Active One."

In "Monster" Bouldrey goes undercover and over the top to stalk machismo in action. At the same time Bouldrey bares his own soul - and imperfections - with disarming, and often hilarious, honesty.

Editorial Reviews

Review

At once fascinated and appalled, Brian Bouldrey explores rituals of masculinity with wit, intellegence, and sass. -- Jeffrey Friedman

Brian Bouldrey has written an enchanting guide to the American masculine heartland. -- Judith Grossman

Impressed more by passion than by posturing, Bouldrey sees the valor in sissyhood and the opera-queeniness of matadors. -- Michael Lowenthal

Sissies and bullies alike will appreciate this gay writer’s hilarious essays on what makes a man. -- Advocate, September 25, 2001

Book Description

Sly, incisive essays on the extremes of macho behavior.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Council Oak Books; 1st edition (October 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571781064
• ISBN-13: 978-1571781062
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,716,237 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Laughed so hard I got a nose-bleed, November 14, 2001

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Gerry R (Dallas TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Monster Adventures in American Machismo (Hardcover)

Brian Bouldrey speaks for all us Monsters out there, and hits the nail on the head with his stories of the hidden effeminate side of macho. I've been to many rodeos in my life, and his descriptions of the prissy behavior of otherwise he-man bronc and bull riders is perfect!

Monster shows really well how "macho" and "sissy" behavior are just two sides of the same coin. This was a fun book to read, and funny! LOVED the piece on wrestling! And in between the laughs are so many truthful zingers about America's culture of macho. Great book.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly Enjoyable, January 28, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Monster Adventures in American Machismo (Hardcover)

This book is very insightful and thought-provoking, while at the same time managing to be hysterically funny.

The author manages to interject plenty of humor into his self-deprecating and intelligent writing style and in doing so manages to give the reader a fresh perspective and stimulate thought about things that you may think you've already made up your mind about.

Mr. Bouldrey manages to be funny, intelligent and entertaining without resorting to tired schtick and reader manipulation and that's a very good thing.