I always love reading Jessa Crispin's writing and especially when it pertains to feminism and gender. I thought this book made a lot of good points and was thought provoking even though at times I felt that centering it around Michael Douglas movies was a bit of a swing.

I’ve never read from this author before, but she knows how to get message across in such a creative and compelling way. Jessa Crispin had me at Michael Douglas. I grew up watching his films as a precocious child. I was always captivated by his raspy voice and cool demeanor. I love his acting style and his reserved chilliness. My favorite performance of his is Falling Down even though the film hasn’t aged well. Crispin does an excellent job finding a correlation comparing the actor’s filmography to the real world conflicts of toxic masculinity, etc. Even though I had little gripe’s here and there with some of the essays, I still would highly recommend this fascinating book. Romancing the Stone, Fatal Attraction, Wall Street, and so many more films are discussed throughout this book. Each character Douglas has inhabited throughout his career is examined. Every archetype he has taken on are good and bad parts of the male psyche, including cheating husband, greedy businessman, a mass shooter, and so much more. A very insightful book that is full of wit and extensive knowledge.

Again and again this woman goes above and beyond my expectations. The title here is kind of a bait and switch - must like an earlier Jessa Crispin book, "Why I Am Not A Feminist". Crispin is able to drop into these shared contemporary cultural feelings - "what is wrong with feminism?" and "what is wrong with men?" and handle them with grace and complexity. Perhaps what gives Crispin such a leg up over many other writers who attempt to cover these issues is that she has a complicated historical understanding of them. For example in this book, she is able to reach back to a bunch of great and not so great Michael Douglas movies from the eighties (both not that long ago and somehow... so long ago!) and give us a complete political history of marriage leading up to that point. Her analysis of masculinity, femininity, and their pairing, is anchored by a sincere interest in the social/financial/political history of this country. A true radical in her thinking, Crispin gives us an essential wolf in sheep's clothing. There's almost nothing more seductive to me than the thought of taking what seems silly deadly serious. Thank you NetGalley for the ebook advanced copy.

*What Is Wrong with Men* by Jessa Crispin is a sharp, provocative, and insightful critique of modern masculinity and its cultural implications. With her signature wit and fearless intellect, Crispin challenges readers to rethink gender dynamics in a way that is both compelling and deeply thought-provoking.

This was a good book! It was a good callout for all the things wrong with men, and it was a good perspective. i think the author did a good job writing, and it kept me entertained throughout the whole book!

Thank you to NetGalley, to the author, and to the publisher for this complimentary ARC in exchange for my honest review!!!