Title makes no sense...but good funny read
350393
On my mind most about this book is it should have been titled Until Asher.  The story is November's POV for 98% of the book.  So it's like titling the book "UNTIL ME" which is dumb.  The story is all about November's life up until she meets Asher and then them together...so Until November doesn't make ANY SENSE.  I kept waiting for the book to change to Asher's POV, but we only get like 10 pages of his POV.

Other than that completely annoying me, the story was good and really funny at times.
3188651
Look, yes, its vulgar.  I think what makes it even funnier is the fact the father is a regarded researcher and yet talks like a truck driver.  I think profanity can be funny - very funny.  Given the title and those that reviewed the book negatively based on vulgarity, you have to wonder if they were just stupid.  The title of the book very clearly reflects the type of language you would expect to find in the book.  I found the quotes funny, I didn't think the writing was horrible or stellar, but it isn't as though Halpern is a novelist.  I noticed many mentioned its obvious he writes for Maxim...really?  I beg to differ.  It has nothing to do with it.  He told his story of his family - like it or not.  I found them funny and I really rather liked his dad.  Kept it real.  Interesting family dynamic and reads like a stand up routine.
1326611
Not what I expected...but, someone else might find it funny.
2948823
Gee, I dunno... It's really silly and doesn't have much point. BUT it was very entertaining and I got a laugh out of it here and there. Overall, I think if you want "escapist literature" (as we all do every now and then) this is a great book to pick up.
1881825
since it's already been spilled out by other reviewers, I don'thave to go into great detail on what the book is about. This is my first time hearing about Patrice Evans aka The Assimilated Negro aka TAN. I didn't know about his blog until I got this book.

I thought that this book would be funny, and it is some of it laugh outloud funny..especially when you can relate to it. I wasn't expecting the book to be in this format and I don't really think it has a particular format. To me it was just a bunch of his blogs that he put in a book.

I enjoyed some stories more than others of course and I had to skip around and read according to titles, because it just wasn't flowing to read straight through for me. I think it's best in little doses.

This is the second "blogger" book that I've read and for some reason I prefer the blogs. Not everyone will like the book, or understand it, but for those of us who can take a joke and not be too serious..it's enjoyable.
3416668
I thought from reading the Amazon description of the book, that this book is a comedy.  It just seemed sort of tongue in cheek, and slightly sarcastic to me.  Obviously I read it wrong, because this book isn't comedy at all.  It was still a very good book, though.  Instead of humorous, I would describe Gods of the Steppe as deep, powerful, and moving. Some middle schoolers could handle it, and some couldn't.  I've been trying to branch out lately in what I read, and a bit of Russian literature is perfect for that.
949411
This novel has it's funny points and gave me a good laugh.  However, it was too descriptive of other things versus getting to the gist of the story.  I found myself skipping a lot of the book simply because I don't care for too much detail, i.e. sex with Doc, if the street lights work or the Picklemobile backfires.  All in all, the author has a good sense of humor and does write well, although wordy.
1317595
Good read but don't know if I like the idea of what it says
88662
Some are funny , some are not , but it is still worth the read..
1374150
I liked it ok but I was terribly confused by the title vs the book. She didn't seem all that bumbling or misadventurous, just had terrible judgement.
362719
Well, I bought this book expecting a very good comedy book. Well, after reading it all in a day, I can say that in that way I was disappointed. I did not laugh as much as I did in a, shall we say, a Terry Pratchett novel. But I did chuckle at some of the moments (specially at the end. The people at the gym must think I'm insane)
The thing is, it's that it seems that Hiaasen decided to divide the book in two. The serious parts and the funny parts. The serious parts are great, and the funny parts are great as well, but when he tries to mix both of them, the quality drops. If he decided to do the important parts in a serious way, then he should've dropped the entirelly serious parts altogether, because I ended up not caring about the scenes that are funny-serious. And sometimes they WERE important for the plot (which is surprisingly good, for a fishing thriller :)
You should definitely buy this book. The plot is a lot better than I thought, but it's not as funny as I thought it would be(with the surprising number of positive reviews and all)... A fair exchange in my opinion.
3473150
Normally, I am neither a literalist nor a stickler for titles:  I am not disappointed that the Ford Mustang does not resemble a mustang, or for that matter, any horse; in fact, I would be puzzled if it did.  Similarly, I harbor no expectation that Time Magazine publish weekly treatises on the dialectic of time nor that USA Today publish daily satellite photos of the USA as it appears today.  The fact that I own several Whirlpool appliances and not one would make an appropriate bath stirs no resentment within me.

However, when I purchase a book titled "Loneliness as a Way of Life", whose back cover goes on to reinforce that title, then my expectation is a text that - as silly as this sounds! - discusses, hmmm, I don't know, perhaps something akin to loneliness as a way of life.  Instead, the book deconstructs King Lear, Death of a Salesman, and then - why not! - Moby Dick.  Why not.

In the interest of truth in advertising, I would like to suggest some alternate, equally irrelevant titles for this book:  "Chrysler Semi-Elliptical Driveshafts, 1991-1996", "Macrolide Resistance in Streptococcal Pharyngitis", "Webster's Dictionary, 11th Ed.", and my favorite - "The Accidental and Deliberate Use of Misnomer in Driving Book Sales".
311865
I recommend putting the sub-titles on so that you don't miss any of the humor..............lol  Would recommend this to anyone...........Has a lot to say about relationships, believe it or not...........:0)
3554784
I purchased this because of the title expecting something more titillating which it was nit. HOWEVER the story is very intriguing with  a believeable plot line and characters. The author has done himself a great disservice with the title. Yes the President is gay but his "gayness" is almost incidental to the plot. I'd definitely go see the movie version though. CHANGE THE TITLE....
4915487
I have to say this book surprised me. I saw it on the blog Worst Things For Sale, and of course had to "Look Inside" a book with such an insane title. MONSTER COCK: I couldn't stop reading it! I was sad when the sample was over. Honestly if this book were only a buck or two it'd be in my Kindle right now. Sorry, Mykle Hansen, I'm cheap. I'm also a 33-yr-old average woman, and I found the writing highly satirical and entertaining. My suggestion? Change the title - it doesn't make grammatical sense and is going to make people assume the writing inside is more of the same. Kinda a shame.
2578675
The author has a 'way-with-words' and tells her story with humor.
Although somewhat naive and seemingly 'unworldly' ... she seems to get away situations.
Still: don't take it too seriously - gloss your way through this one.......
3639721
Worst title for one of the funniest most enjoyable reads.  I am not a self help book guy, and this is not a self help book.  Funny, random, and borderline genius, it is life described well.