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The Average American Male [Kindle Edition]

Chad Kultgen
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (147 customer reviews)

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Book Description

An offensive, in-your-face, brutally honest and completely hilarious look at male inner life and sexual fantasy. In the course of this hilariously honest book, our narrator suffers through a relationship with his vapid wannabe-actress girlfriend until he finds the perfect girl. But when he moves into the new relationship, he slowly learns that all women are pretty much the same, that man's true desires will never be fulfilled, and the decision between living life alone or biting the marriage bullet must be made.

Includes an excerpt from the forthcoming sequel The Average American Marriage.



Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

The nameless narrator of this dismal debut is a cynical 20-something living an empty, oversexed existence in L.A. He gets laid more often than he masturbates, plays video games, goes to the gym, sizes up every bitch in sight and, understandably, hates Casey, his vapid wannabe-actress girlfriend who tricks him into agreeing to marry her. He is not happy about this. Adding to his reluctance is his burgeoning "relationship" with hottie Alyna, a UCLA student who-just as Casey is an exaggerated caricature of What Men Don't Want-is the Dream Girl who likes video games and porn-style sex. (Also, Casey has a "fat ass" whereas Alyna has a "perfect ass.") [...] Despite the book's purported "brutal honesty," the premise is essentially: guys like sex and dislike cuddling.
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“It’s so primal, so dangerous, it might be the most ingenious book I’ve ever read.”

Product Details

  • File Size: 473 KB
  • Print Length: 256 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins e-books (October 13, 2009)
  • Sold by: HarperCollins Publishers
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B000OI0EZY
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #48,842 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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This has to be one of the funniest books I have ever read. N. Wolfe  |  29 reviewers made a similar statement
Book was great - very cynical. megbrewha  |  30 reviewers made a similar statement
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73 of 80 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Gets old fast September 11, 2011
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
For a good portion of the book, I was very entertained. But on like day 3 of reading out of maybe 5 days, I suddenly was bored with it. I realized that this guy is a pretty serious scum bag, and it was just no longer funny. His actions and thoughts are concepts that us men like to joke about, not actually do. I found myself very depressed by the end of it. No man thinks about sex as much as Chad Kultgen does. Women who find themselves reading this: I'm sorry. Do not associate this man as being the Average American Male. We're better than this.
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111 of 132 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars And so on after that fashion April 15, 2011
Format:Paperback
It's worth your time to examine the quality of the spelling in the positive reviews of this book in order to form an opinion of what marketers like to call "the target demographic." Ask yourself: do I fit into this group? Do I want to? If you want to read something with a lot of unapologetic masculinity lying around for you to slip in, by all means read Chuck Palahniuk's "Fight Club" or "Choke." If you want to read something with a ton of sex, please treat yourself to Jonathan Franzen's "Freedom." If you want a good, old-fashioned story with great male and female characters and plenty of sex and violence, may I recommend George R. R. Martin's "A Game of Thrones?" Under no circumstances, however, should you read this book.
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34 of 40 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money. March 5, 2011
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book offers little in terms of literary merit or entertainment value. A chore to read, a lack of humor, a bland plot, one-dimensional characters. If satire is the author's intended goal, he does a very poor job accomplishing said goal.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Not that great
It's pretty funny for the first 30 pages, but it's the same story over and over again and the story doesn't really evolve at all into something interesting.
Published 15 days ago by Ryan Wishy
3.0 out of 5 stars Really enjoyed it
I'm not sure what I qualify as 5 stars, so for now I gave this one three. But, it was very entertaining, I would recommend it to others.
Published 19 days ago by Amanda
4.0 out of 5 stars Not for the weak
I enjoyed this book, but it's more of a guilty pleasure. Has some hilarious moments and a few uncomfortable ones. Read more
Published 25 days ago by Brent Roorda
1.0 out of 5 stars Disgusting.
This is the worst book I have ever read. Ever. I hated it more than Ethan Frome, I hated it more than the Scarlet Letter, and I even hated it more than As I Lay Dying. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Ashley Paige
5.0 out of 5 stars A great read, but truthful to a point
For soneone that isn't much of a reader, this book was great. For a young guy around the same age, it's truthful to a fault.,
Published 2 months ago by Demitrius R. Boyd
4.0 out of 5 stars Notice the title doesn't say man.
Years ago when I first read this book I was struck by how well this book reflected the reality of 20 something year old males. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Gregory L. Mcfall
4.0 out of 5 stars A book for our times: a crass, superficial and empty life
This is at least a very intriguing book, and at best a book that will be regarded in the future as a portrait of our culture. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Marcos
3.0 out of 5 stars Hard to finish
This book basically has no literary value, but I do believe it depicts some actual male scumbags. I sincerely hope that most males take life more seriously, and make it more... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Amber McCollum
1.0 out of 5 stars Worst book I have ever read
The headline saya what I really feel. I gave 1 star because I could not give it a 0. This guys wishes he was Tucker Max but he is NOT funny and his writing is worse that a 12 year... Read more
Published 3 months ago by bamachris78
2.0 out of 5 stars Can't Believe This Book is Rated 4 Stars
I was overall very disappointed with this book. It's a lot repetitious in spots in the book and it gets old pretty fast. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Shane Paxton
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It takes guts to say you like this book.
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This book hurts people -- call on Oprah to burn this book!
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