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Book Review of Iron John: A Book About Men

Iron John: A Book About Men
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Iron John read like someone's master's thesis to me. I think the author really dragged out the tale with too many details drawing away our attention instead of just taking a fascinating folk tale and just telling it with some contemporary analysis based on his varied experiences with it. It kind of set out a disclaimer right away that it was not a book intended for women (thanks) but for men to help themselves, as it is too often, in the author's opinion, that women would participate in these types of male centered books, lectures, and retreats. Oh well, it's a good book that many will enjoy I'm sure, I'm just not one of them.