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Men Are Better Than Women Paperback – Illustrated, April 8, 2008

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Through a process of exhaustive man research he calls "keeping his eyes open," Dick Masterson has compiled a Magnum-size list of the ways men are better than women. It is an infallible compendium of man's greatness, filled with the most egregiously fallacious arguments ever put to words, but with some kind of miraculous, rock-solid man logic dripping like motor oil from every sentence. It is a manifesto more memorable than bullshit like High Fidelity or which Axe baby powder Maxim thinks you should slap on your nuts before clubbing, more chock-full of devastating man quotes than Oscar Wilde with two wangs. Most important, it is the only one of its kind. In Men Are Better Than Women, Dick Masterson dispenses logic from his man mouth into the eyes of his male readers like some kind of mighty mother man eagle with nutrient-rich word vomit. It's a book that makes you feel like driving a train into a dynamite factory and then tearing a telephone book apart with your bare hands, just because that's the way men have always done it.

Masterson's chapters are simple and self-contained, demand no commitments from readers, and have an immediate payoff. Men Are Better Than Women is a dangerous work of satire -- not dangerous in a revolutionary sense, but dangerous in that it walks the razor-thin line between cruelty and absurdity. That line is called hilarious.

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April 8, 2008
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Dick Masterson is the faceless, creative force behind everything associated with Men Are Better Than Women. To the observant eye, sparse and sporadic details point to Dick being a cosmopolitan man of business or negotiation. Some say he is a group of men and there are even a few readers who are absolutely certain he is a woman.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Gallery Books; Illustrated edition (April 8, 2008)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1416953817
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1416953814
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.68 x 8.25 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #244,859 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #458 in Self-Help & Psychology Humor
- #586 in Love, Sex & Marriage Humor
- #1,478 in Fiction Satire

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Björn Elmqvist

Awesome book

Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2022

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The book was much better than expected. It is an awesome analysis of woman behaviour.

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Ronald Smith

Not safe for female viewing.

Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2022

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The male chauvinist bible. Quite humorous if you are in the right mind.

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Alice

Huge Dick Show fan -- but MABTW was lost on me

Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2018

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I am a huge fan of the Dick Show and Dick Masterson. Even though I am [as fans of the show say] a liberal cuck, I think his timing and comedy is some of the funniest irreverent humor we have today. One time I nearly crashed my car because I was laughing so hard at his podcast, no lie. I tell all my friends and family about The Dick Show and if you're not familiar with it, make yourself familiar. I recommend his podcast with no restraints.

All that being said, this book was a bit of a bust for me.

Maybe Dick has sharpened and refined his comedy style in the 10 years since this book was published or maybe as a fast reader the timing aspect of the comedy didn't quite hit. But all things being equal, the gag of the unaware misogynist, the satire of that a few fringe people think this way, was lost on me. Punchlines and jokes seemed to repeat themselves, page after page. I often felt like I was reading the same joke again and again. Isn't it funny that some men think women can't be doctors/lawyers/accountants/engineers/etc? Aren't I a schmuck for saying something like women are just fragile emotional babies? Isn't it hilarious that some men actually think women stop developing intellectually at 5? Didn't I just say 5 hypocritical/contradictory things in a row?

Well yes Dick, it is funny. But, where is the punchline in all this really?

The gag of a character tends to only works when you follow up that absurdity somehow. Dick seemed to follow up most of his gags by doubling down on the persona, often finishing chuckle worthy sentiments with 'and I thought that up because I'm a man and we're better than women' or 'I'm so smart, so that's how I know this is true'.

The gag worked for the first few pages. Dick is a funny guy and his podcast is A+ material. But his pride in this book 10 years later seems lost on me. Other people seemed to have found the book funnier than I did, and kudos to them for getting as much Dick in their eyes as they could. I on the other hand found myself bored by page 100. If you simply can't get enough Dick, I recommend it. On the other hand, the joke wore thin on me by the end of the book.

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Hilarious Satire

Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2019

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The book is very funny but there are a few issues. Some of the satire is taken to a certain level of dumbness that no one would believe isn't satire. Instead of sticking to sexism in a realistic way it's blown way out of proportion in some parts of the book. Everything about the history of Men are Better Than Women makes this easily 3 stars or more, despite the general issues, which are not really too common anyways.

I would recommend this even though the 3 star reviews that people give aren't really inaccurate or misleading. I can guarantee you won't like 100 percent of the content, but it's unreasonable to say that you shouldn't give it a try. You might end up liking it a lot. I feel like it's really 3-4 stars because there was so much room for improvement or removing the extremely dumb parts that really give away that it's a complete joke.

The book isn't bad, despite the 3 star rating, as a 5 star fast food restaurant doesn't serve 5 star restaurant food, it's just a really good fast food restaurant with fast food. It's a higher tier of book, not one of the lower tier books that are "kinda good."

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Carl

Forking funny

Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2021

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This is a novel-length book on why and how boys rule and girls drool. Don't like it? Skip right along in your Mary Janes. Dick's tongue is planted firmly in his own cheek throughout and provides an incredibly thorough satire of the human condition in regards gender. Every sentence drips with self-mockery and hyperbole, but contains enough half-truths to be extremely relatable.

Do not read to your girlfriend thinking she'll get the joke. She won't.

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Nikos Garofola

Funny satire

Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2021

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At parts it seems a bit repetitive. However, there are few books that can make me laugh aloud while reading them. I laughed a ton while reading this. Most of this book is cartoony obviously self aware sexist jokes with a nice hint of truth sprinkled in there. Excellent satire. I'm sure some very stupid people will take the book completely serious

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C. Kelley

A little too foul for my tastes, however...

Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2009

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I wanted to give the book two stars just because I got so sick of the steady stream of filthy comments by the author. I think his points could have been made without the post-pubescent barrage of vulgarities. It really adds nothing positive to the discussion, and it gets really, REALLY annoying- so much so that I was tempted to tear the book apart on more than one occasion. I've already been sufficiently desensitized as it is.....

In spite of this, there is an enormous amount of truth found in this book. You have to be very patient, because the ranting gets old, as does the swearing, but in the final analysis, what Masterson is saying about women is right on the money. This is no "Predatory Female", and certainly no "Sex-ploytation", but I think it's important for men to read anyway. You just have to prepare yourself; it's not for the faint of heart, and certainly not for the well-mannered. It's offensive, crude, rude, uncultured, and irritating. But, his comments about women are basically accurate.

I expect to see more and more books like this as the male backlash against women and feminism grows more angry every year. So, I grudgingly give it five stars for the subject matter, and because I think it reflects just how angry men are becoming with women these days.

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akky

I don't think that men are really better than women and would also have to say that ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 19, 2016

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I don't think that men are really better than women and would also have to say that Dick can be a bit over the top.If you are a woman you would need a fairly thick skin to even get past the first page.
But it is well written and very witty in most parts if a bit rude and crude.(Probably not for the faint hearted or easily offended).The sort of book that you just dip in and out of when you just want a bit of a laugh.It doesn't take any sort of serious commitment and it is definitely not to be taken at all seriously.And like most decent satire it does have an element of truth.Sorry ladies.

4 people found this helpful

Jerry Anderson

Dynamite!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 21, 2017

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Actually my third copy! I have it on kindle, a paperback for on the coffee table for giggles when friends are over and just picked up another paperback for a friend's birthday.

People... it's satire... not a dick. Don't take it so hard

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Thomas

Approaches genius

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 17, 2018

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Profound, wise, brave, and very very funny

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Joe Mutch

Great educational material

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 6, 2017

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Should be taught in school.

6 people found this helpful

Hank

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 2, 2016

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Exceeded expectations. Provocative, hilarious, and often painfully true.

6 people found this helpful

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