Self-Made Man: One Woman's Year Disguised as a Man

This book brought up and touched a very sensitive issue for men. Norah is very perceptive, I appeciate her non-judgmental & non-ideologized point of view. One point that stings is the underlaying preassure in men's world, placed by societal expectation, by men ourselves and by women. The fact that it's very easy to socially emasculate a man. That we're not enough, never enough, and never will be enough unless we fill whatever arbitrary image placed upon us. I suppose it's a by product of the lack of transition from a child to adult in itself. The transition from girls to womanhood is integral, often perceived after the first menstrual cycle. It shares commonality accross culture. Man don't have that, often the transition iis the fact that we start shouldering more responsibilities. The lack of clear line made men create our own image of what masculinity even is. Growing up as a man, I've seen plenty enough examples of what "manhood" is, including the ridiculous ones.

Profound, Enlightening, Avant-Garde, and Candor-Filled. Thank You Ms. Vincent. Your life and studies are and were not in vain. This book gave me permission to be a man and showed me that I'm not wrong for feeling the way that I do, and described my feelings from a perspective of someone who could tell them more succinctly than I at the time. I'm humbled and privileged to be able to read this book. Thank You.

I'd like to preface this with the fact that I am a man, and read this, perhaps subconsciously, wanting verification for my own experiences. Instead, this has opened my eyes to many insights about my own and others' behavior. There were definitely points I agreed on, and I'm fascinated by the depth of the explanations, as well as points I disagreed on, but gained a useful viewpoint on nonetheless. A fascinating read that I would recommend to any of those willing to enter it with an open mind.