c'mon. What else can you do when you're standing in line at Borders trying to burn through a $40 gift card when you see a book with a guy fighting a giant gorilla like he's Tarzan or something. You can tell he ran out of steam/jokes around the middle of the alphabet, but when "A is for Ass-kicking" has a complete subcategory devoted to the cock-punch it's gotta be hard to maintain the momentum. Ideal for shameless bachelor toilet tanks across the nation.

Oh lord--this book made me laugh outloud, simply because the damned thing was so outrageous. Completely incorrect in a political sense, Maddox proves that it's good not to take anything too seriously.

This is a humor book that focuses on hypermasculinity and how to be as "manly" as possible. I didn't really find it all that funny but there were guilty moments of laughing out loud. Where the book shines is when the author hits the tongue-in-cheek jokes with ease. In those moments it excels. Other times, either Maddox is missing his mark or deliberately attempting to offend. I couldn't tell for sure but there were a couple of spots that felt a little rapey and offset the previous success that he had.

Humor is tailored for the individual and this either went over my head or just wasn't my cup of tea. It's also worth noting that this book is from 2006; a different time as they say. Not to say that this book is dated but worth mentioning that we live in a time when a lot of folks find umbrage with a lot of humor. Try as I may to not be that guy, maybe it's rubbed off on me. Who knows.

The Alphabet of Manliness is hilarious. It is immature, juvenile and a great read. I laugh like crazy every time I read it. I have read it several times and once or twice a year I pick it up to read a few chapter.
The book is targeted for young readers but older readers will get a laugh out of it too. Have a fun time reading this comedy masterpiece.

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2.5/5

This isn't a bad book, but it's not that good either. It's kind of on that line where I don't think it's really worth reading but if you choose to you might enjoy it. I mildly enjoyed it.

I like Maddox. I like his website, and I like the few videos he's done. I think the guy is funny and talented and I love satire.

But the reason I don't love this is because a lot of it just isn't that funny. Another reviewer mentioned the copping a feel part, and I agree. Yeah it's a how-to manual, but it drags when he talks about stuff like that. I get what he's going for, it just doesn't work. It's a big step-down from the other stuff he's done. When he works in other issues in his normal satirical way, the book is a good read. I did laugh a few times, but not enough.

I forgot about this book, maybe that was a good thing.

This is a really awful book. I felt much shame in reading it. I thought about the feminists who worked so hard to eliminate this vulgar attitude toward woman. The shame didn't last very long though. At the same time I found myself laughing uncontrollably. My favs: A is for Ass-kicking. M is for Metal and N is for Chuck Norris.

We all know how sarcastic Maddox is... but 206 pages of it is a marathon. I found that halfway through the book, things became formulaic, and it seemed even Maddox himself was tired of writing by page 150. Overall, though, it does have a few good jokes, slathers it on thick, and makes a darn good argument as to why beef jerky is the greatest food on the planet. I'd give it a 3.5, but we'll round up.

This is the burliest, hairiest, lumberjackiest, ahoy-me-matiest, chauvinistiest, ball-stompiest, tawdriest, camel-toeiest book on manliness ever written. It's also the only one, and so it's the best one. I put my brain cells in park to enjoy this one. Don't read it, it's not for impressionable minds, unless you want to become a MAN, man! I el oh elled at several points, which was a problem because the naughty graphics are not what you want an eavesdropper getting a peek at. I want to give this 5 stars so badly, but truthfully, I'd think less of myself. For those wondering why I read this filth, it's all about balance. I've put my brain cells back in drive and am reading "The Black Swan."

A fun and sarcastic book. It pokes fun at a lot of things and the humor should by no means be taken seriously. Which it won't be.

Dated hypermasculine satire. Thought it was funny when I was a kid. Just a little too Poe's Law for comfort nowadays.