Man Made
by Joel Stein
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93%
Critic Reviews: 8
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89%
Reader Ratings: 116
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Synopsis
The smudge looked suspiciously penis- like. The doctor confirmed: "That's the baby's penis!" which caused not celebration, but panic. Joel pictured having to go camping and fix a car and use a hammer and throw a football and watch professionals throw footballs and figure out whether to be sad or happy about the results of said football throwing. So begins his quest to confront his effete nature whether he likes it or not (he doesn't), by doing a... more
About Joel Stein
- All Critics: 8
- Positive: 8
- Negative: 0
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The Globe and Mail | 15 Jun 2012
But Stein, a skilled feature writer and humour columnist, keeps his storytelling fresh and his unfiltered observations coming, page after page.
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San Francisco Chronicle | 20 May 2012
But in between all the comedy, the book is also a perceptive account of how men relate to each other and a surprisingly tender story about the love that exists between fathers and sons.
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Publishers Weekly | 12 Mar 2012
Stein proves himself to be a champion humorist by probing the serious side of his subject while peppering the paragraphs with numerous fresh and funny notions.
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The New York Times | 27 Jul 2012
As a long-form personal essayist, however, Stein proves emotionally flinty; despite a good section about crying at his son’s birth, this pantywaist reader wanted more vulnerability.
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Book End Babes | 20 Jun 2012
Man Made includes the funniest description of the birthing experience from the male perspective ever.
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Examiner | 11 Jul 2012
Like his columns, Stein fills the Man Made with plenty of snark and self-deprecation, but there are also peeks of vulnerability in detailing his own childhood.
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jrforasteros.com | 19 Sep 2012
Man Made by Joel Stein is a fun, hilarious read that peppers in enough poignant observations on character to be worth your time.
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