settingshadow reviewed Self-Made Man by Norah Vincent
A journalist's provocative and spellbinding account of her eighteen months spent disguised as a manNorah …
Review of 'Self-Made Man' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
I wanted to love this, but at the end of the day, Vincent's characterization of men was so unbelievable -- I read passages about how men acted towards each other aloud to my husband, who found them a trite over-simplification. It reveals more of Vincent's misandry than any profound truths about sex and gender.