Such a hilarious take to classical art! On one side, you have outstanding works of classic art, on the other, their representations of women and men and that untold mystery surrounding them - especially because everything is left to your imagination. Both sides of the story are united in this book when words were added do ´explain´ some of the men attitudes. This cartoonish take on classical art - authored among others by Toulouse Lautrec, Louis David, Watteau, Degas, Jan Steer, Adrien van Ostade. The target are the men from the paintings - categorized into: The Mansplainer, The Concerned Troll, The Comedian, The Sexpert, The Patronizer - and their supposed attitude with the women around them. An example: ´I think you should let me present your idea/You´re so beautiful, it´s distracting`.
On a serious note, it may offer some hints about gender representation in classical works of art, but first thing first let´s have some healthy laugh.
My only regret is that there are still so many paintings that would have been great to have it in the book too

This was...okay. Parts of it were pretty funny!!! But it isn't something I would buy for myself or read again. I really loved all the art in it though.

<i>Men to Avoid in Art and Life</i> is a hilarious book where modern feminist commentary is put next to art pieces. My favourite part is the Sexpert and the book really took off when that section started.

All in all, if you look for a short book which has you laughing out loud, this is the book you need.

I received a copy of this book from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

This is a very funny book that pairs classical art with sayings that the most irritating men say. Its well-designed and obviously a very quick read. I liked it quite a bit!

This book has very expressive and funny art pictures of women and their faces when hearing outrageous one-liners from five types of men to avoid: "The Mainsplainer, The Concern Troll, The "Comedian", The Sexpert, and The Patronizer." I liked how the paintings here showed their emotional reactions to such behaviors, which can be found not only virtually but also on the everyday real world.

Such books are necessary and important. I imagine that most women can relate to it because at certain points in their lives they heard very similar phrases and were judged 'without a sense of humor' when they didn't humbly smile back. This book is not only about the past, but the present too.

I would like to thank NetGalley and Chronicle Books for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I had downloaded this expecting it to be a kindle version. Exciting title and description but disappointed at not being able to access it.

This was a relatable and funny book. I laughed at most of the comments made in this book and found them to go perfectly with the art.

Nicole is a genius for connecting art with the things guys say to women.

Memes using captions added to famous artwork are a capital T Thing at the moment, and Nicole Tersigni has done an admirable job capitalizing on that moment in Men to Avoid in Art and Life, focusing here meme-like creations on the dreaded mansplainers and other toxic men found on the internet and sometimes even <eek!> in real life.

Some of the captions are more clever and apropos than others, and while some seem like a perfect fit with the paintings they’re paired with, others feel like a stretch or in a few cases, a complete mismatch.

Still, the overall concept is a good one, and the book is sure to provide a few guffaws to the viewer, though I’m not sure this will age well once memes are no longer all the rage.

This would be a fun gift for someone who loves art history and the feminist humor of the Reductress.

Best enjoyed in small doses, "Men to Avoid in Art and Life" would make a good coffee table book because as funny as some of the jokes are, not all of them land or match well with the images. References to Wikipedia and other modern concepts felt out of place and like the paintings were merely afterthoughts. Still, I had fun reading this one and I can name about ten friends who would definitely get a kick out of it.

This was hilarious! Whoever thought of making this a book is a genius.. I've always looked at paintings and wonder what those people must really be thinking and this was a great spin on it. I'd definitely buy it as a gift for one of my girlfriends!

Delightful and entertaining. Funny, humorous, wry and nice to look at. Really grabs attention and I loved that I stumbled across this beautifully done book.

Men to avoid in Art and Life is a hilarious and a fun take on what a woman has to go through everyday.
The constant mansplaining which gets the better of men in most situations is discussed in here with a jolly and exciting to read writing style!
I especially loved the title of the book which made me pick it up in the first place! It's funny and totally someone would go over atleast if they saw it in a bookstore.
The language of the book was easy to understand and the words flowed creating a relatable image in the reader's head.
I loved that important issues were discussed with such a hilarious point of view.
All in all, it was a great book that I'd read on my sad days with music on in the background!

This was nothing special but entertaining for a few minutes. The author added some snarky comments to old paintings - men talking down to or mansplaining to women and a few retorts. It gave me a few laughs. I know these men exist, but I'm fortunate to rarely encounter them. Tips & tricks on spotting them, dealing with them, & avoiding them or personal anecdotes might have made this book feel like a fuller, more complete book.

This takes classic art and puts a hilarious spin on it. Each piece of art has a man splaining quote and all of the sudden you look at that piece of art different.

I LOVED this!
Since I am an Art History student I enjoyed seeing the art, but what I enjoyed, even more, is the way the author managed to find a fitting and very true caption to put next to the painting!
I recommend this one to everyone! To those who will get the joke and to those who won't (in the hope this will open their eyes even a little bit).

I might buy this when I get the chance...

This was funny and I liked how the paintings matched the text. It was a very quick read since there isn't
much text on the pages, it's short and quick but it does gets its point across.

Nicole Tersigni has created this little delight, based upon her well-known Twitter thread of the same name. For readers unfamilar with the latter, Tersigni cleverly pairs examples from the last 500 years of European art with appropriately illustrative statements attributed to the male characters. Examples are grouped into the categories "The Mansplainer", "The Concern Troll", "The Comedian", "The Sexpert" and "The Patronizer". Any woman who has lived in the modern world (and by the look of the facial expressions, many in times past, also) will be all-too familiar with the situations and sentiments depicted.
The artistic examples Tersigni has chosen are absolutely perfect for her material - the reader can't fail to sympathise (and empathise) with the recipients of all this masculine "insight".
Hilarious, and will prove a lovely addition to the collection of art lovers and feminists alike. Also a great gift idea.
Thanks to the author, Chronicle Books and NetGalley for the opportunity to review an advance copy.
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Mansplainers, concern trolls, "comedians", sexperts, and patronizers, beware. Those aren't just the dregs of the male society; they're also the names of the chapters in this funny short read. Classical art combined with the wit of a modern woman and captioned with those chapter names, what more could I have asked of this book?

The preface is a hoot. There's also a glossary at the end that identifies the paintings reproduced in this book.

Do you ever wonder what the women are thinking, in the classic paintings. Nicole has come up with some funny thoughts on the subject, as the Men explain, and patronize, and generally annoy.

It take on new life, when you see them set with paintings you are both familiar and unfamiliar with. What is really funny is the paintings are not altered, at all, and yet the women really do look as though they are thinking what the caption says they are thinking.

Good book to have around, on the coffee table.

Thanks to NetGalley for making this book available for an honest review.

Thanks to NetGalley and Chronicle Books for providing a digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

While personally I don't think that being on the other end of a mansplainer is really a gender specific thing. I've been privy to a few conversations between male friends where one launches into a mansplain of the century, the difference is that they tend to verbally swat the other to avoid that territory. Women, sadly, aren't so lucky just like the women in these classic works of art paired with a funny mansplanation, if you would.

The art was lovely and the accompanying text elicited anything from an eye-roll to a giggle. I'm pretty sure I saw Jesus mansplaining to a woman by a well. The background of the pages are black and the text is black with a white background. Fairly simple layout, the paintings are skewed a little so at times they are off to the side and others they fill up the page.

There is a glossary in the back crediting the artwork and the artists along with the location of the piece, but I think it would have been better to add those tidbits of information under the manplaination so you don't have to go back and forth when you find a piece that you like.

Any criticisms aside, it was funny and I really enjoyed the selection of paintings. My favorite quote was something along the line of, "I didn't know you read real literature. I thought it was all romance novels."