Real Men: According to Jim
by Jim Belushi
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Author: Jim BelushiEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-05-15
ISBN: 1401308961
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Hyperion
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Book Review: Just a mediocre book by a pretty funny guy who should never have attempted writing a self-help book...
Summary: 3 Stars
Let me begin by saying that I've been a regular fan of Jim Belushi's since I saw him in 2000's RETURN TO ME (he steals the show in the scene where he takes off his shirt to flex his somewhat flabby pecs and his now famous Buddha-belly dance for Bonnie Hunt and Minnie Driver) and I keep up with his ABC series ACCORDING TO JIM; and I've seen a handful of his other films (most notably the poignant and family-oriented K-9 and also the completely forgettable sexual thriller TRACES OF RED; a sidenote: for someone who enjoys taking off his shirt and showing off his "body" he was pretty chicken to not do a simulated nude scene, one where he was at least nude from the waist up; but either way don't even bother with that one; rent K-9 or even MR. DESTINY).
That said, Belushi really makes a nose-dive with his recent attempt at writing a self-help book that really just makes him out to be a chauvanistic, self-important pig from hell. I really only enjoyed a small handful of passages in this book therefore making the rest of it an overbearing task to read. Usually if I enjoy a good book I can't put it down and finish it within 2-3 weeks. It took over 6 weeks to finsih this one, mostly because I found other books that were better and then I returned to finishing this one and it was completely anti-climactic.
I'm realy sorry Jim, I know you did this just for the easy cash, but you don't have what it takes to make it as a humorist writer... you're too macho, too insensitive and way too cynical (something I've always found repellant in people). When you write your autobigoraphy, maybe I'll read that (no promises, however) and until then, stick to comedy...
Summary of Real Men: According to Jim
In real life as well as on his long-running hit sitcom According to Jim, Jim Belushi is known as a guy's guy: He's often irascible, generally bombastic, and married to a babe who loves him because underneath it all he's got a heart of gold. But it wasn't always so -- Belushi hit bottom, hard, before climbing back to where he is now. In his book of manly instruction, now in paperback, Belushi offers sage advice from the school of hard knocks, including:--How to Be a Man: featuring Subjects All Men Must Be Versed In (meat, war, sports, television, and "knowing a guy who . . .");
--Dating: including How to Get a Phone Number, and Pretending to Be a Lot More Interesting Than You Really Are;
--The Book of Love: unbeatable advice for long-term success, like Say No to Every Fourth Question, and Once in a While, Be Vulnerable.
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