Self-Made Man: One Woman's Journey into Manhood and Back Again (Abridged) Audiobook

" Wasn't bad but maybe could've been better- I don't know. I found parts interesting & some of it seemed to drag- 2 thumbs up to Norah Vincent tho - took balls to do what she did. "

" Well, I didn't actually just read this--just flipped through it again. But Norah/Ned deserve so much credit for their insight into gender. It might just be the most revelatory book I've read on the opposite gender and superficially transitioning. Great, great read and very interesting. "

" I read this book five years ago. I remember enjoying it at the time and going to hear Norah speak at a book reading in San Francisco. I also vaguely remember asking her a good question about a point that she makes in the book and that she sidestepped instead of answering it. "

" Overall, I'm glad that I read the book because now I feel more informed and education is good. However, I agree with Becky Roda's comment that this write-up should've been in a magazine article or three, not a 200+ page book. "

" A very interesting viewpoint from a woman who tries to experience how men are treated in our society by dressing like one for about a year or so and writing about how it differs from being treated like a woman. "

" I was struggling to finish this but was so decidedly not enjoying the content that I decided not to even bother. I can't tell if I'm more bored by the book or insulted by her approach and some of the things she says, and I think insult is winning. "

" This was an interesting book that just confirmed my observations of the genders. Not sure why it didn't wow me...but I didn't...worth a read though...just don't expect anything exceptional. "

" It was very hard to get over Vincent's writing style. I hear people use the word "self-indulgent" to describe books and that's this book. "

" It wasn't really what I was expecting. Some interesting ideas though (especially about how rampant homophobia is in monasteries...) "

" ni buku tahun 2007, tapi ampe sekarang belooooommmmm selesai2. awalnya tertarik karena baca rview di belakang bukunya (karena g ada yang udah kebuka)apa mungkin karena cara penulisannya yang kurang menarik yaak??? ato karena masalah tanslatenya???? hmmmmhmmm.. "

" I got a little over half way through with this one and stopped. In the beginning, she focuses and reports on what her experience living as a man was, which was really interesting. Then things go off on a very introspective path and it lost my interest. I may pick it back up to see where things go. "

" It's all in your mind. "

" This book wasn't as introspective as it could be, but it was definitely interesting and entertaining nonetheless. "

" The experiment Vincent performed on herself is a fascinating one but it is completely lost here due to bad writing. She has no story-telling ability to speak of and turned what was an emotional experience into a synopsis, theme-category style, of her time researching for this book. "

" I enjoyed this book, but found parts of it arduous. I read her book Voluntary Madness and thought it was much better than this one. She has some good insights about her experience as a man, but also makes some pretty sweeping generalizations. "

" Read it for a book club... really interesting... "

" Very interesting look at gender dynamics. Looking forward to reading the follow-up book. "

" This was absolutely fascinating. It was like reading a foreigner's take on American culture. On one hand, everything was familiar and normal. But the outsider's perspective highlighted a lot of the oddities and surprises. "

" creepy, and astonishingly self-congratulatory at every turn. "

" I'm torn on this one. It was slightly enlightening but veered on "edgy" a little too much with its "p" and "f" bombs for swearings' sake. I skipped over the Sex chapter, since I didn't want to know. Interesting, but not for the faint of heart. "

" I definitely recommend this book for anyone interested in gender issues. I'm not the biggest fan of Vincent's writing style but, I'm definitely a fan of her project and her retelling of the emotional impact it had on her and her conclusions are incredible and specific. "