Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man By Tim Allen - A Review
Available on Amazon
Available on Amazon
I kind of knew that I probably wasn't going to enjoy this book after reading the first line on the first page, "This book is about many things I want to say about being a man." And I'm not saying that I wouldn't want to read any book starting with that line - but when it's written by a celebrity (in the mid 90s) who's had a successful show based on his thoughts on the gender divide... I should kind of know what I'm in for after hearing that opening statement.
To be honest, I really can't think of why I wanted to buy/read this book in the first place. And I hate it when that happens. Maybe the "New York Times Bestseller" swayed me? Maybe 'cause he's a gorgeous man? I don't know. But I need to be choosier with the next book I read since I haven't really gotten off to a good start this year.
The only things I kind of smiled at were:
- "In the end, women are not much different from golf. With both, the mystery is never revealed. Right when you think you've got it, you suddenly feel like a beginner."
- When he talks about the different temperatures that men and women prefer their tub water to be at: "You could boil fish in a woman's bathwater. And by the time it turns lukewarm, she's out."
But that's it! For the most part, there's a lot of "women love shoes and shopping" kind of talk that doesn't really go anywhere. But again, with that opening line - I should've seen it coming. All in all, it was a pretty disappointing book. Probably best to stick to the reruns of Home Improvement and skip this one altogether.
“Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.”
“Men are only as great as they are kind.”
“I see when men love women, they give them but a little of their lives. But women when they love give everything.”
“Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should live next door and just visit now and then.”
“I can’t fully express how attractive this is in 2013, but if you’re a younger man (under 35, let’s say) and you want women to leap into your arms in adoration: carry and/or read a newspaper at all times.”