Book was only a cover and title page - the rest of it was blank. Can't review.
Couldn't find a way to contact publisher to let them know.

This was exactly the sort of light-hearted read I was after. I was laughing from the foreword onwards. This book is an essential read after spending all day around men. It's basically a classic art meme book and let me tell you, it's fucking brilliant. The sexpert was one of my favourite chapters, I was cracking up at it because it's not the first time I've heard those lines being used. I agree with another reviewer the man spread section needs to be in there, another classic problem. Absolutely loved this! Thank you to NetGallery and Nicole Tersigni for letting me in on your pre=published read. I am telling all my friends about it now.

Hmmm, I don't get it. I mean, what's so funny? Let me take a second to explain how you can make this book a little more humorous, Nicole Tersigni. . .
*******I'm kidding! ******

This book is a lot of fun. It brings together fine art and painfully hilarious mansplaining situations, I was laughing and squirming at the same time. Men have been making of mess of things over the centuries as shown in perfectly chosen vignettes. The chapters include sections such as "The Mansplainer" and "The Sexpert." Only "The Manspreader" is missing from this volume-- perhaps a sequel? I'm grateful to @NetGalley for giving me a chance to discover this wonderful little book and to chuckle.

I thoroughly enjoyed this. I think that it made a lot of great points that the book was showing. The paintings that the author chose for each quote was so good. They all seemed to express exactly what the caption said. I need this to hand out to all the men who have something to say about things that in no way relate to them.

I laughed a lot. The game between what you see and the phrases is interesting and I liked the millennial humor (although the phrases are horrible but so ridiculous that it makes you laugh). The paintings are beautiful and I loved each one of them... i just love art.

It's one of those books that you have on the living room, ready to be read by anyone and surely creates interesting conversations!

"Don't swear, it's not ladylike."
"You'd look prettier if you smiled."

And you'd look smarter if you shut up, Daniel.

Gather your girlfriends for some wine, cheese & laughs courtesy of this book by Nicole Tersigni

I loved the tongue in cheek tone of this book. It's definitely one you laugh out loud about while reading!

This was a book that piked my interest due to the title and I was curious as to what type of men that the book would suggest to avoid, especially in art. Instead I found myself holding a book that is selling itself as a feminist work but instead seems more like a book resulting from insults that a woman may receive and slapped onto classical art in the hopes of illustrating the slights.

To any who are wanting to read this book I would suggest reading the Foreword as it is the dire warning that you need for whether you may or may not enjoy the book. Instead of having a meditative or soft exploration on how this book came to be it seemed that Jen Kirkman was making a case to protect the author by trying to deflect against all the arguments that may arrive due to the contents of the book. And her own use of comedy was not even hilarious as well.

The book is split into different sections exploring the categories of men to avoid: Mansplainers, Concern Trolls, Sexperts, Patronizers and Comedians although not really in that order. Within each is a selection of artwork with really nothing in particular making it stand out to the writing that was added to it. And as to those tongue-in-cheek jokes, they just seemed like insults one may have heard and chose to throw together as a record for the future.

I do have to say that I did enjoy the artwork, though, as there were a few painters and pieces that I hadn't seen before. But I was more curious as to the actual events occurring within them than what the suggested joke was so I was having to attempt to flip back and forth as such just to be able to piece together what I was looking at so I do agree with others who made the suggestion of adding the name of the piece and the artist at the bottom just in case someone does want to look more into a particular piece.

In the end I can't say that I would really recommend this book besides to those who may agree with these tropes but the only ones so far I can think of in my own circle may find some of the comments vulgar so again no one.

**Please note I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review**

I love art history and found the idea fascinating. The captions for the pictures made me laugh out loud. Thank you for brightening my day with this book.

This was an amusing and light-hearted read featuring short feminist commentary accompanied by classic art pieces. I particularly liked how it covered concepts such as ‘The Mansplainer’, ‘The Concern Troll’, ‘The Comedian’ and so on. The captions were brutal and witty. Although, it was a sad comfort realising how relatable some of these experiences were with others. However, I appreciate how well matched the women’s facial expression were to the captions.

If you’re looking for a quick and fun read, a fan of art and memes, this may be for you!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Short and very bitter-sweet; this will make you laugh through grinding teeth - whew, I think every woman has heard these ridiculous and avoiding attacking the man and the accompanying jail time by the skin of her teeth.
It's true that the saving grace is the artwork otherwise you'd just pull your hair out. It's a quick one, kind of like a meme dump on imgur or similar, but worth it for the laughs. A recommend!

It was a pleasant reading even if I still prefer Classical Memes on Facebook, that I find funnier. But obviously the Twitter account whom this book derives is probably more politically engaged, though, so comparing the two could be inadequate. Without a doubt women will smile and/or sigh several times while reading this, when recognizing situations they have been through. It's always a pleasure for me to watch pieces of art ; overall I liked it. :)
This could make a funny present to your feminist friends, too! :)

Thanks to Chronicle Books and NetGalley for this ARC :)

HILARIOUS! I read through these....and then started over and did it again! I enjoy this type of comedy a great deal, so I was thrilled to see this! It would make a wonderful gift and is sure to bring a smile to any woman's face!

It's really too bad my review can't simply be: Just yes, all around!
What else can I say? It's funny and anyone who has either experience these situations or even just read about them will agree accurate.
As an art fan I did enjoy the merger of art and humor, and this is definitely a book I'd want to have around.

Sometimes, you really just need a fun, short book to get your through a reading slump or let's be honest, to get you through the day. Men to Avoid in Art and Life is the perfect book for that. Each page features a piece of art where women look less than pleased with the men near her and includes a short quote about what ridiculous thing the men might be saying. 

The book is split up into five different categories of men: The Mansplainer, The Concern Troll, The Comedian, The Sexpert, and The Patronizer. As you can imagine or if you've been on Twitter or been a woman in public, the things these men say to women are words they should keep in their heads. And sadly, the things they say might be all too familiar to some of you.

Because of the looks on the women's faces and the clearly snarky tone to the book, this was really fun to read. I've been reading a few books lately that I haven't  loved (I just DNF'd one), so this felt like a breath of fresh air. 

I haven't read a truly funny book in a long time so it felt really good to laugh while reading. I've read so many great (and funny) threads on Twitter and it's interesting to see how this one was was turned into a book.

I'm giving Men to Avoid in Art and Life 4 out of 5 stars.

Men to Avoid in Art and Life comes out August 11, 2020.

Thanks to NetGalley and Chronical Books for the free eARC in exchange for my honest review.

Very simple but funny to read all the paintings with captions. Art was fantastic. Quite simply great to bring a smile to your face.

Loved this so much! From the beginning to the end so relatable. What a great job putting together the tired nonsense we have been hearing since before those paintings were created I’m sure.

In under 100 pages, this amusing book splashes captions across historic European paintings, most of which depict men and women in couples or small groups, although the Virgin Mary is also subjected to mansplaining. The author’s commentary is a clever recontextualization of the interactions depicted in each painting. The humor aims more than a glancing blow, particularly when the images show social interactions in which gender roles appear clearly defined. The paintings appear in sections with titles such as “The Patronizer”, “The Concern Troll”, “The Comedian” and “The Sexpert” (“So many women don’t understand the essence of female sexuality”, one caption reads). The phrasing of these recall common excuses for dismissing women’s accomplishments and sense of agency.
Page 14’s marriage of image and words has an especially keen edge. The painting is At Mouquin’s by William Glackens. Observe the woman’s almost despairing facial expression. She leans her forearms on the table, her right shoulder turning her torso slightly away from the man seated at her left. His face is flushed -- overindulgence, or a blush? -- as he leans toward her, glass in hand, perhaps waiting for her response to something he’s said. The woman is someplace between perching near the edge of her seat and transferring her weight from her left hip to her right, as though prepared to stand and flee. The caption? “...and that is my long and unsolicited opinion on the things that is your area of expertise.”
Women that have been on the receiving end of similar comments may enjoy this book because of such pointed pairings of painting and words. No matter how often we hear similar stories from other women, most of us empathize. The story is sadly familiar but we can help each other. With that support comes personal development, and the toughness and insight that lets us laugh, better prepared to defang such put-down the next time we hear them.
I recommend this pleasingly subversive book for: your friends that like to analyze and deconstruct art and popular culture; students of women’s and gender studies; library collections; students of popular culture; your supportive friends.

I received a complimentary copy of this title from the publisher through NetGalley. Opinions expressed are my own.

The situation with this book is what I imagine it's like when a kid draws you something terrible and hands it to you and you know you're expected to say how wonderful it is, but you just kind of grimace and move on.

I love these kind of memes. Some of the treasures people have dug up from art history are truly astounding. Some of the text they've slapped on them is HILARIOUS.

This book is not filled with those.

I appreciate that this seemed to (from the preface, anyway) come from the author's own experience with mansplaining, etc. in everyday life. But for these, the text was usually too long or didn't remotely go with the picture or was way too specific, to the point where you could tell it was probably something she'd been told.

Unfortunately, this is one to browse in the aisle, chuckle maaaaaybe once, and then put back.

A highly amusing collection of art memes - nothing you haven't seen on Twitter, but hilarious nonetheless. Would make a good coffee table book if you're ever in need of a laugh.