Lots of good things in this book about stereotypical relationships between men and women, especially those you find in the suburbs of America, but that I think is precisely why I never felt connected to the topics and why I only got through half of this title. I bailed on Middle Class suburban America about ten years ago because I never felt like I fit in, and here I seemed to have found myself back there rehashing old but mostly true stereotypes - the guys who love to fart, women and chocolate, periods and moodiness, men with their remote control fetishes. I have definitely known all of those people; I've just never felt like I was one of them.These topics are great fodder for humor, but try as I might, I didn't really find any of it funny. And I tried. I waited/waded through half of the book. It's a quick, easy read, not plodding, no fluff and no holding back. Rachel has a great voice that comes through very clearly. It just didn't do it for me. As I said, it's geared toward the suburban America lifestyle of cookie cutter houses with two-car garages and 2.5 kids and a dog; soccer moms who read mom porn while sitting at soccer practice; men whose three main skills include working, scratching and watching eleven hours of college football, beer in hand, every Saturday on the couch. That sort Mancode does exist, and it is a constant source of mystery and comedy for a lot of Americans, just not in my current world. As a man, I wasn't even aware that there was a Mancode. I was worried about this, why had I not got the memo? I was forced to have to read this book simply because I had to find out what I was missing.This is great bit of comedy and satire that most people, male or female, will enjoy reading. Rachel's writing style lends itself to the humor of the essays in this book. I really felt more like someone was talking to me about their perceptions, rather than just reading them in a book.This isn't any type of serious "exposure" of man logic. In fact, many of the things described in the book as being mancode, I don't do. Though I have been accused of being more "female" than male. But, back on topic. This is a book for those wanting to take a lighter side look at men, women, and how they interact to form some resemblance of a relationship.If I had to pick one thing about this book that bothered me, and I don't HAVE to, but the hashtags (#) were a bit of a minor inconvenience for me. It is part of the style of the book, and the author warns you they are coming, so I was prepared to deal with them. While I am accustomed to these on Twitter, every time I see a #, I read it as hashtag. I would see #Mancode but read it as hashtag mancode. So that is my nit-picky item on this book.The fact that I was forced to be so nit-picky tells you how good this really is. If you enjoy a bit of humor and find the difference between males and females fun, you will enjoy this book.
What do You think about The Mancode: Exposed (2011)?
Hilarious, snarky book for wives only! Unimpressed with the amount of foul language but whatever.
—legend9x
Very enjoyable! Snarky, fresh, funny, and entertaining. It was a very fast, easy read.
—dmdmk
Very honest! And hysterical!!!! Rachel has got the man code down!
—Nimra
Super cute!!! Mantrums!!! Love her sense of humor!
—njb
