The Alphabet of Manliness
by Maddox
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Book Reviews of The Alphabet of Manliness
Book Review: The Beatles were wrong. This book is all you need.
Summary: 5 Stars
I just picked up the book today, and I was surprised that the ONLY bookstore here in Killeen, TX, at the mall, actually had it. I knew then that they were afraid of NOT carrying it. I now know why.
I knew that I had to drink beer while reading it. This is the first documented time I've ever read a book while drinking. Usually me drinking leads to unwanted phone calls, driving, and promiscuous sex. But not this time.
I was also eating pizza while drinking and reading this book. It was a Trifecta of manliness. I gave a knowing nod when I got to the chapter H, as I was pouring Cholula hot sauce on my pizza. Laughing while trying to eat something with hot sauce on it is not good for the esophagus, but I did not care.
I just wanted to thank Maddox for the incredible experience that is his book. I only hope to create something 1/100000th as manly someday. I think my back hair, which pokes up THROUGH a tattoo, doesn't yet make the cut. I applaud him.
Book Review: Not bad...
Summary: 3 Stars
I enjoyed reading this book as I've been reading Maddox's rants and raves for a few years now. Even if you are not familiar with his work you've probably received emails of things he's written and were unaware. My favorite has been when he rated the drawings of children and gave them a letter grade for their work. Hilarious.
The book however wasn't as funny as I thought it would be. It does certainly have it's comedic moments especially when I read the term "ovarian delight" and the chapter about boobs was great. Maddox has actually done funnier stuff than this in the past but I guess all that funny somehow didn't make it to the book. I have to say I was slightly disappointed.
When I read "I hope they serve beer in hell" it was a nonstop laugh fest. The Alphabet brought some strong chuckles but nothing too gut wrenching. But if you're a fan of the genre and the author by all means pick it up. I personally was just expecting more with Maddox's name on the cover.
Book Review: Laughed out loud...but it was a bellowing, manly laugh
Summary: 4 Stars
Maddox is a genius of modern pop culture, which is ironic since he shuns and ridicules nearly every aspect that falls into mainstream popularity. I have always been a fan of his website and rants, which I assume you are also if you are reading reviews of his book. I bought this book not expecting much. How many projects have we seen from a great producer who switches his medium and fails? I was pleasantly surprised, though, as Maddox flawlessly kicked print media in the groin and gave us a humorous read. The illustrations (done by fans of his site) add greatly to the writing and the whole book is good for a laugh. As indicated by the title, he goes through the entire alphabet with one masculine concept that corresponds to each letter. One might think it would get old by 'z' but he manages to pull it off. If you're a Maddox fan already, there's no doubt you'll get a kick out of this. If you like humor books (e.g. Worst Case Scenario series), you'll probably like this one, too.Book Review: Perhaps Better Than Blackbeard's Severed Head on a Stick
Summary: 5 Stars
You know what, I don't really have to say anything at all. But I do so out of spite. This book is the kind of book the Pope reads before leading a mass, the kind of book that started the American Revolution. It's the kind of book my grandfather read just before he died of a heart attack while drinking shots of whiskey as he drove his car- with his pelvis. In short, it's the book that would have made General Patton cry- if he had the ability to cry, which statitians have considered a zero probability; they more likely say he simply urinated on who/whatever he wanted. There's no denying the jaw breaking power of the Aplhabet of Manliness, in short because it's the kind of thing that Jesus would have read for inspiration. I recommend this book not because I want to, but because I have to, and there is no stopping this book. So just buy it. Go ahead. Test me. See what happens. I'm like Superman- I'm packin'...a powerful punch.Book Review: Yes....and No.
Summary: 4 Stars
The first thing I thought when I opened this book is, "this book isn't at all like The Best Page In The Universe". But then as I read more, I came to realize that it actually is, it's just formatted differently. The book is cool, it's a guide for ass-kickery, but it isn't as funny as I expected. I laughed only a couple of times during the book, and I didn't even cough up blood any of those times. The art is AWESOMEEE. If you like Maddox's page, get the book, it won't let you down, it's just that its funny like his newer articles, not like his older ones... The book is filled with toilet humor, which some people don't credit off as funny, so if you're like that, save yourself the aggravation and don't get the book, but me, personally, I think that any humor, as long as it makes me laugh, is funny. Speaking of funny, and toilet humor, Tucker Max's book is hillarious, it's made me laugh harder than I've laughed in several years..