Men, Women & Children
By Chad Kultgen
- Release Date: 2011-06-21
- Genre: Family Fiction & Literature
Description
Theauthor of The Average American Male and The Lie returns with ashocking, salacious, and surprisingly subtle new novel of the average Americanfamily. Like Neil Strauss and Nick Hornby, Chad Kultgenhas the capacity to enthrall and astonish even the most ardent readers ofcontemporary literary fiction. In Men, Women, and Children, his incisivevision, unerring prose, and red-light-district imagination are at their mostambitious and surprising, as he explores the sexual pressures of junior highschool students and their parents navigating the internet’s shared landscape ofpornography, blogs, social networking, and its promise of opportunities,escapes, reinvented identities, and unexpected conflicts.
Reviews
Young adult soft porn
2By IMYOPINWhile it wasn't the worst book I ever read, I was less than impressed with the authors tendency to leave nothing to the imagination during long drawn out sexual depictions, and even longer descriptive passages about football. I would recommend it to a teenager who only cares about sports and friends if it weren't for the over the top sexual nature of the entire story. Too much porn for kids and not enough substance for adults. Over all a very predictable story about messed up middle class suburbanites lacking morality or any meaning in their lives.Where do I begin?....
5By TheRealSlimKaleyBeing 18 I understood the younger characters pressure of sex and all the weird stuff that comes with it but mixing in the parents and the struggles they go through was perfect. This book hits just about everything that makes you think. Sex, marriage, self-image, the internet and video games role in our daily lives, and depression. Warning: the ending is quite abrupt but makes sense because the author cannot go on telling us their lives forever so he left at a spot that really made you think "wow this is what we've become in the worst scenario" and it's very explicit. So glad I read this I would recommend this for young adults as well as adults.Great until the end...
4By Isabelle BarryThis book was really good and was a page turner, despite the fact that it was slightly pornographic. The ending went by way to fast. Honestly, it disappointed me greatly. But overall it was good.just right...
4By christinaxhansenthe book had me relating alot of the time...but it really helps you with putting events in YOUR life into the right words, but not unless you can really relate...Excellent
5By 762524785Not sure what the haters were talking about. This was Chad Kultgen's most evolved book yet. It benefits from his brusque no nonsense tone but without the open misogynist leaning. I found myself fascinated by the web of characters and the simple but compelling source of each person's actions and behaviors. didnt want to stop reading, didn't want the world to fold shut when I was done.Still a fan
4By AVClubSandwichI loved the beginning of this book, but wanted a different ending.Attention parents: please read!
5By AnnavanoudGreat book. I loved the previous two, but this one made a deeper impression. The detached, chronicle-like style enhances the impact. For me, a wife and a mother in early forties, it was a bone-chilling, deeply emotional experience.Anti climactic
3By David SonkinNot as good as his other books but not bad. Sort of averageInteresting read.. Ends quickly
2By StarSunThe story had several interesting and authentic feeling characters. Klutgen seems to promote that white American teenagers are racist and entitled.. And, that most adults only care about sex and money. The story ended so quickly that no one character had a redeeming moment. I finished the book completely uncaring about any of the characters. Something is missing from this story. However, it does give a strong warning about Internet use and how it can harm your life.Very difficult read, and not a very visual storyline….
3By Jeremy WilcoxI was so eager for this release knowing Chad's writing style, I was quite excited. Unfortunately it read more like a movie script than the deep, well drawn and detailed emotions that he is so good at portraying. I knew by the end of the first paragraph that this book was unlike his two previous books. One thing I found ridiculous was how many "bob said," "ken said" "jimmy said", just one after another… I think those words alone added an extra ten pages to this book and made it very difficult to read. Chad, what happened buddy? Is this a made for the movie's book? It read a lot like one, and it was horrible. But… I have faith your next release, like your two other books, will be amazing!
