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al_villanueva's review
5.0
This book brings up once more a topic that has been under the radar for quite some time, that of men not fitting in today's society and being unable to fulfill its future demands. While public feminism talk has focused on the symptoms that point out how outdated is the prevailing masculinity concept, Zimbardo goes beyond and decomposes the problem into its many dimensions and brings a fresh question. What if equality does not mean simply supporting women but also men so the latter can really complement the former in the ways that make sense nowadays and in the future? An absolute must read for young men, but a very interesting one for young women as well.
luckysandra's review
1.0
I'll be brief, as my review is bound to be inconclusive.
I picked this book up after flipping through Camille Paglia's 'Free Women, Free Men', as I wanted to read something else that didn't portray women as helpless victims that needed the power of feminism to save them. Sadly, (and I'll attribute this to a rather incoherent Russian translation) this book failed to fulfill my desire for honest discussion, no victim-blaming involved. Maybe I wanted something that this book was not supposed to give.
So, if you wanted something like what I was seeking, try to find it elsewhere.
I picked this book up after flipping through Camille Paglia's 'Free Women, Free Men', as I wanted to read something else that didn't portray women as helpless victims that needed the power of feminism to save them. Sadly, (and I'll attribute this to a rather incoherent Russian translation) this book failed to fulfill my desire for honest discussion, no victim-blaming involved. Maybe I wanted something that this book was not supposed to give.
So, if you wanted something like what I was seeking, try to find it elsewhere.
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