[ProCivitas]

Cathy Young is generally fair-minded and opposed to the anti-male feminist crowd. Often writes in favor of Fathers’ Rights,etc. This piece seems to reflect her appreciation for the book.

[Silly]

It’s already on my shopping list for two of my nephews.

[jnygrl]

I agree that overall the piece isn’t damning. I didn’t like that quote about including girls though...they can have their own book! ;-)

[68skylark]

Cathy Young is generally fair-minded and opposed to the anti-male feminist crowd. Often writes in favor of Fathers’ Rights,etc. This piece seems to reflect her appreciation for the book.

Thanks for a good comment. I put "semi-barf" in the headline because I'm not really opposed to the author's point -- only semi-opposed. She makes a good point that we shouldn't overlook the differences in individuals, whether it's boys who like stories about relationships or girls who are somewhat "Tom-boysish."

I'm glad that boys have a book that really tries to speak to their individuality, but I realize that humans (both boys and girls) are more complex than easy stereotypes.