Most entertaining book ever read

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	• Things I've Learned from Women Who've Dumped Me Grand Central Publishing, 2008 - 240 pages average customer review:based on 17 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Funny, not deep

Side note-this review is from a woman.

Men really can learn from their (and our) mistakes, and this book proves it. Some of the best (male) comedy writers have looked at their relationships (a la High Fidelity) and determined what they have learned from them, including such lessons as "A Dog is no reason to stay together," "You too will get crushed," "Dating a stripper is a recipe for perspective" (one of my favorites), and "Nine years is the exact right amount of time to be in a bad relationship" (my favorite). Some of the essays are funnier than others-amazingly, Stephen Colbert's was the least funny! But there are many things that men and women can learn about relationships from this one-even (especiially) if you're married.

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This one's NOT for the ladies

Ben Karlin is a very clever man, and he has some very clever friends who contributed to this book. Why they want to talk trash about their past relationships I just don't know, any more than I know why I read it. All in the name of entertainment, I guess. The authors' credits include the comedy news tabloid The Onion, The Colbert Report and other Comedy Central shows, and an array of screenwriting and comedy writing experience. Very clever men.

And you know, I'm sure most of them really love women, or respect them, or at least don't hate them. I'm fairly sure it's just the premise and structure of the book setting the misogynistic tone. Even when cataloguing their own mistakes that caused the dumping, the writers always allude to the behavior or personal characteristics of the dumper as being key to the whole mess. The women get no right of rebuttal; true, Ben Karlin's mother introduces him in the foreword, but she also blames the women who dumped her son as "fools and idiots."

One writer brooded about his baby daughter "hating him" until the day she said her first word -- "Daddy" -- and all was forgiven. Another contributor describes his revulsion at the physical characteristics of his first girl (actually his brother's girl, but never mind that ...) and then realizes he's trying to bat for the wrong team. In one of the more poignant lessons, we learn that "girls don't make passes at boys with fat ...." Oh but why dwell on it, because eventually he trimmed down and got married. According to the dedication of this book, "This one's for the ladies." Are we supposed to apologize? Sympathize?

Why three stars? I did my best to filter for the fact that I don't enjoy such a cutting style of humor. And with that borne in mind, I have to say that it's a very funny book in its way.

Linda Bulger, 2008

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great book

This is a great book. Funny and well written. Quick read which is great for short breaks from any hectic schedule

Most entertaining book ever read

This book was bought as a gift for a co-worker. She rants and raves about it everyday. She swears she has not put it down. She states it is an absolute must read book.!!!!

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The Emmy award-winning former executive producer of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report has assembled a stellar lineup of men who have one thing in common: all have been dumped...and are willing to share their pain and the lessons learned.

Relationships end. And in almost all of them, even the most callow among us take something away. This is a book about that something, whether it be major life lessons, like "If you lie, you will get caught," simple truths like, "Flowers work," or something wholly unique like, "Watch out for the high strung brother in the military."
This anthology will be comprised of longer and shorter pieces, drawn from an array of impressive celebrities, writers and public figures. Some pieces may be a paragraph in length while others will be full-blown essays. All of them will be about that salient something men take away from a failed relationship. Yes, men learn.
This is not a touchy-feely book. This is not a self-help book. This is a book packed with smart, funny and insightful stories from men you probably thought never got dumped, or if they did, would never admit it.

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