Make Every Man.......
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28 Jul, 2010The book arrived on time and in great condition! Now all I have to do is find time to sit down and read it :)
Surprisingly Good
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29 Jun, 2010I don't normally write reviews but I was so surprised by how good this book is, I had to. The title makes the book sound a little "cheesy" but the advice in it is right on the money. Marie Forleo really gets it. In fact the life philosophies she describe in the book could be applied to your entire life, not just your relationships. It is a short read but to the point and I know from experience with applying the principles that it does work, almost too good.
Make Every Man Want You
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28 Jun, 2010I just wish I had known that I had already known the answers to the book before I bought it. It is a good book, more of a refesher for me. I just wish there was more information than what is in it.
I receive my book sooner than I expected.
Not Worth Your Time or Money
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7 May, 2010I read book reviews on amazon before I purchase books, in order to ensure that I am getting books that have helped the most people. I figure there's strength in numbers, in a manner of speaking. That's half the reason I ordered this book by Maria Forleo -- good reviews. The other half of the reason was the title: Make Every Man Want You. Who could resist a title like that? It was too intriguing to pass up! I wanted to know what these so-called secrets were.
Sadly, this was indeed a case of GREAT marketing... way too great. The title completely oversold the book. What I expected to read was a helpful guide overviewing some of the pitfalls that trip up women and make them self-sabotage on dates. What I found instead was a useless pep talk written by someone who honestly comes across as a 20-year-old college cheerleader. "You're so fabulous!!" and "You are an amazing, irresistable woman!" scream up at you from every page until you want to shake the book and throw it against the wall. Honestly. I wanted to yell, "I know that! I have a graduate degree, I'm not a moron! Tell me something useful." I completely agree with the reviewer who said that Forleo doesn't present a single original idea in this entire book. It's basically a book of other people's thoughts cobbled together in the peppy cheerleader voice. Some highlights:
-- You're irresistable!
-- Live in the moment! That's all there is!
-- Embrace your is-ness (does this remind ANYONE else of You, Me and Dupree when Owen Wilson becomes famous for his series of books and lectures on "harnessing your inner 'ness'"??? No? Just me?)
-- Love is not eternal, so don't be surprised when your husband, boyfriend, lover falls out of love with you
-- Take care of yourself physically so guys will notice how irresistable you actually are! (really? I needed a book to tell me that?)
-- Don't quit your hobbies when you get a boyfriend (again... seriously?)
I found the middle two the most annoying. I spent 15 bucks to have someone tell me to embrace my inner is-ness?? I mean, maybe if it were Dale Carnegie and he were saying it in his winning, proven way. But peppy cheerleader? No thanks. The other one was about love being transitory. I just found this sad. Do you really want to read a book by someone who says that love doesn't last and that you should only stay together as long as it does? She's not talking about love, people. She's talking about lust. The whole NATURE of love is that its forever. I know I'll meet with some disagreement on this front, but I stand by it. I don't want to read a book about dating by someone who doesn't even believe in love.
All in all, this book is just a waste of your resources. I thought Have Him At Hello was much better. I was at Barnes and Noble one day and glanced at it, then quickly got sucked in when I saw the immense amount of time and research that went into writing it. The book is written by a Harvard MBA who interviewed a thousand men, often spending 30-45 minutes with just one guy! She talks about her findings from the guys' perspective on what makes them decline to ask you out for a second date :)
Are you a feeble woman who needs to be told you are worth something? Then this book is for you!
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29 Apr, 2010I read through one-quarter of this book, and started to feel mildly ill. Over and over the author repeats self-help talk like "You are worth it!" "You are irresitable!" I flipped back to the Table of Contents (which I never do) and looked for something that might be valuable. I saw a section about "The 7 habits of highly unnattractive women" and a section about "Trash you perfect man checklist." I didn't want to give up so I read those two sections. At which point I put the book down and decided to return it the next day (which is today).
The habits of unattractive women? DUH! What self-respecting woman on Earth would tell a prospective date about her ex-boyfriends, moan that she is ugly, and act super-needy? As for the 'perfect man' section, I truly think that women who have become ADULTS do not carry such a ridiculous mental 'list' in their heads. None of the men I ever dated we products of a list, they were all in fact very different.
The 'secrets' this book reveals are flashes of the blindingly obvious. If you need to be told you are special, important, and irresistable, by all means buy this book it may help boost your self-esteem. Otherwise, don't bother.
