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What’s this book about? Nothing really, but it’s quite funny. This book is a collection of short essays that cover all aspects of life; from hipsters to hand jobs and from rap moguls to Ron Artest. It’s best read on a crowded subway or in the middle of a wedding ceremony so that strangers can reward your loud guffaws with stone-cold stares of appreciation.
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Posted October 8, 2012
This book is about nothing but it's not hysterically funny. It isn't even mildly amusing. It is a bunch of lame and tired musings, much like we all engage in when bored. Nothing special but also pretty harmless.
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Posted July 11, 2012
I hate it"!!
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Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.One of the essays in "Bros & Hoes in Prose" starts, "welcome to the first and last installment of Relationship Advice from a Guy who's Never Been in a Relationship." (It turns out this isn't really the last installment, since we get the "next installment" later in the book.) After reading the first several essays, I can't say I'm surprised. This assumes Pastukhov is serious about never being in a relationship, which might be a faulty assumption. And therein lies my main problem with this book.
The best and edgiest comedy requires walking a tightrope. It often means holding a mirror up to a segment of society to show its flaws in a humorous way through exaggeration and caricature. My sense is that is what Pastukhov is attempting in the first several essays in a section called, "The (un)Fairer Sex: How to get women. Also, how to get rid of them." The first essay in this section, 3 Women You Should Date, compares three different female types along with the pros and cons of dating each. The descriptions of the three types of females with the pros and cons were humorous and mostly managed the balancing act for me. However, I found the setup, starting with the "how to get them ." subtitle of this section to his describing the first essay as "product reviews for pu**y," too much. I felt it went over the line, from humorous to misogynistic. Even when the author moves from women to other subjects in later sections, this feeling kept popping up in other ways.
Although I found many places in "Bros & Hoes in Prose" that made me smile and some that made me laugh, as was promised in the description, I also found too many that pissed me off. I guess this means I need to watch MTV to find out which cookie-cutter mold applies to me. I do suspect a narrow demographic segment, maybe certain college age males, would love this book. One positive is it is free on Smashwords for those who want to see for themselves.
**Originally written for "Books and Pals" book blog. May have received a free review copy. **
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Posted December 12, 2012
It was a nice essay, but he shouldn't have ripped on baseball so much, I mean its only a sport for players. Why not rip on golf instead?
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Posted November 27, 2012
Wasnt tht great. Dont really recomend it.
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Posted July 24, 2012
Made a joke about Germans burning people. Two thumbs up.
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Posted March 9, 2013
Itd free dumbass
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Posted March 1, 2013
Very interesting
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Posted January 9, 2013
It doesnt cost anything... how could you waste money on it?
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Posted January 9, 2013
Do not waste the money
Anonymous
Posted July 27, 2012
He had me cracking up the whole time.
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Posted June 12, 2012
RRRRRRRROOOOONNNAARRTTTESTT / METTA WORLD PEACE
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Posted April 23, 2012
Good
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Posted August 30, 2012
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Posted August 7, 2012
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What’s this book about? Nothing really, but it’s quite funny. This book is a collection of short essays that cover all aspects of life; from hipsters to hand jobs and from rap moguls to Ron Artest. It’s best read on a crowded subway or in the middle of a wedding ceremony so that strangers can reward your loud guffaws with stone-cold stares of appreciation.