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Bruce Cameron, New York Times bestselling author and America's no.1 humour columnist and sitcom writers book will have women clutching their sides. You will wonder how the sexes ever got together. A brilliant, side-splitting fictional parody of the self-help genre that will have women roaring with laughter from Americas newest comic genius. Bruce Cameron thought he was fine the way he was being divorced and single was just a setback. Then the women in his life came up with a list of 178 things that needed improvement. (Bruce came up with 4, including need a new sports car.)So begins a personal odyssey to change himself for the better. Along the way, Bruce discovers the horrors of feng shui, gets a dance lesson from his daughters (through most of history, women who moved like this were burnt as witches) and becomes his cousins birthing partner. Theres a laugh on nearly every line and women will find some scenes very familiar such as the ingenious tactics to avoid washing up, the one-upmanship of having a bigger and better gadget than your next-door neighbour, strange behaviour of the male species around a BBQ or the pile of dirty socks dumped just in front of rather than inside the laundry basket. So does Bruce the Changed Man find love Youll have to wait and find out!
After being presented with a list of 178 required improvements by the women in his life, a recently divorced man attempts to overhaul his personality and habits to become a more suitable partner. The protagonist navigates the absurdities of modern dating and domestic expectations, facing opposition from his own ingrained male behaviors and the often-baffling demands of those trying to reform him. Written in a humorous, first-person narrative style, the story follows his attempts to adapt to new social norms, ranging from feng shui to unconventional family obligations. The narrative framework relies on observational comedy to highlight the friction between male and female perspectives on domestic life and personal growth.
This work functions as a lighthearted satire that leans heavily into gender-based observational humor. The narrative structure suggests a focus on relatable domestic friction, utilizing the protagonist's failures as a primary source of comedy. The tone remains consistently irreverent, aiming to entertain through the exaggeration of common relationship tropes and male-female communication gaps. Readers likely encounter a fast-paced, episodic style that prioritizes punchlines over deep character development, reflecting the author's background as a humor columnist.
Page Count:
288
Publication Date:
2005-01-01
Publisher:
Element Books Ltd
ISBN-10:
0007197799
ISBN-13:
9780007197798
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