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What About Men?

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In What About Men?, Caitlin Moran explores notions of masculinity, society's expectations, and gender roles through a humorous and insightful lens. The book delves into the challenges and peculiarities faced by modern men, encouraging open discussions about identity and personal growth. It's an eye-opening examination of what it means to be a man in today's evolving world.
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This book may appeal to you if you're interested in exploring contemporary issues affecting men, viewed through the insightful and humorous lens of Caitlin Moran. It delves into the societal expectations and challenges that men face, offering a fresh perspective on gender dynamics. If you appreciate candid discussions that blend science, nature, and cultural commentary, this might be a captivating read for you.

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A frank, funny and galvanising exploration of masculinity, and a manifesto for male allyship, from million-copy bestseller and feminist powerhouse Caitlin Moran.

'A must-read eye-opener that makes you laugh, cry, get angry and get happy on every page. It's magnificent' - Bob Mortimer

'I fall passionately in love with absolutely every single thing Caitlin Moran writes - and I've fallen very hard for this book... Eye-opener, page-turner, women-translator, guy-empowerer - put like that, I hope you'll agree it's incredibly reasonably priced' - Marina Hyde

'Our greatest modern writer on women turns her eyes on men - and it's all good' - David Baddiel

As any feminist who talks about the problems of girls and women will know, the first question you will ever be asked is 'But what about MEN?' After eleven years of writing bestsellers about women and dismissing this question, having been very sure that the concerns of feminism and men are very different things, Caitlin Moran realised that this wasn't quite right, and that the problems of feminism are also the problems of, yes, men.

So, what about men? Why do they only go to the doctor if their wife or girlfriend makes them? Why do they never discuss their penises with each other - but make endless jokes about their balls? What is porn doing for young men? Is their fondness for super-skinny jeans leading to an epidemic of bad mental health? Are men allowed to be sad? Are men allowed to lose? Have Men's Rights Activists confused 'power' with 'empowerment'? And is Jordan B Peterson just your mum - but with some mad theory about a lobster?

In this book, Caitlin intends to answer all this and more - because if men haven't yet answered the question What About Men?, it's going to be down to a busy woman to do it.

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Caitlin Moran's What About Men? is praised for its brave and often humorous approach to addressing modern masculinity. The book's exploration of men's issues is described as thoughtful and quick-witted, drawing on Moran's reputation as an insightful and entertaining writer.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529149166

Publisher: Ebury Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 July 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Ebury Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 232.0mm

Weight: 400g

Pages: 320

About the Author

Caitlin Moran is the eldest of eight children, home-educated on a council estate in Wolverhampton, believing that if she were very good and worked very hard, she might one day evolve into Bill Murray. She published a children's novel, The Chronicles of Narmo, at the age of 16, and became a columnist at The Times at 18. She has gone on to be named Columnist of the Year six times. At one point, she was also Interviewer and Critic of the Year - which is good going for someone who still regularly mistypes 'the' as 'hte'. Her multi-award-winning bestseller How to Be a Woman has been published in 28 countries, and won the British Book Awards' Book of the Year 2011. Her two volumes of collected journalism, Moranthology and Moranifesto, were Sunday Times bestsellers, and her novel, How to Build a Girl, debuted at Number One, and is currently being adapted as a movie. She co-wrote two series of the Rose d'Or-winning Channel 4 sitcom Raised by Wolves with her sister, Caroline. Caitlin lives on Twitter with her husband and two children, where she spends her time tweeting either about civil rights issues, or that picture of Bruce Springsteen when he was 23, and has his top off. She would like to be remembered as 'a very sexual humanitarian'.

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