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Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus by John  Gray
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did not like it
bookshelves: anecdotes, if-books-could-kill-podcast, questionable-science-base

I would have to subscribed to the school of reviews which maintain that, while men might be from Mars and women from Venus, John Gray clearly inhabits a very different solar system because almost none of the things postulated here as complete truths make one iota of sense.

I say almost none, because one aspect did ring true: I did have to explain to my husband once that, even if I knew what the solution to my problem was, I still felt the need to chat about it/vent. But that's pretty much it. It's filled to the brim with generalized, sweeping statements about the psyche of both men and women in the context of heterosexual relationships. It also introduces a cave myth of some sorts, possibly (unintentionally) funnier than the original cave myth. Men retreat into a cave, women go into a well. You score a number of points in your male partner's eyes for doing certain chores (more points for bigger chores). And the only reason you're not getting help around the house is because you're using the incorrect modal verb for the occasion (could vs. would). Utter ludicrous garbage with no science base to it. And, a very odd choice of repeating some sentences in bold right after you've written them out in the previous paragraph - who does that?
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Finished Reading
December 7, 2023 – Shelved
December 7, 2023 – Shelved as: anecdotes
December 7, 2023 – Shelved as: if-books-could-kill-podcast
December 7, 2023 – Shelved as: questionable-science-base

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