Just as I believe there’s an enormous difference between male and female, I believe there is a significant difference between “chic-lit” and “dude-lit” (a term I’ve decided to coin). I believe this book falls under “dude-lit” because as a woman, I have absolutely no interest in learning, or doing, any of the things Strauss teaches. I want a MAN to do it. Like Strauss’s girl, Katie, I’ll be happy to support my man and help out when necessary, but I’m absolutely horrified at the thought of doing it myself.
By the way, my definition of “dude-lit": a genre of literature that’s written and marketed to men, dealing with the primal thing – SURVIVAL. In other words, it’s about winning, warring, slashing and conquering (justified of course and for a good cause). Dude-lit begins with agonizing, testosterone-rich struggles, and ends with euphoric feelings of the kill, the win, immortality – SURVIVAL.
Emergency will teach you how to survive. Strauss gives you the lingo, the resources, the roadmap. Just do it! My suggestion is that you treat it like a workbook, taking it chapter by chapter. You might even gather a group of MEN together – your own band of brothers.
When you’re done, your transformation will be life-giving - a price-less, hard-earned gift of self-sufficiency. It would be a gift not just for yourself, but for your loved ones, and if you so choose, for your community. *WTSHTF – When the s*** hits the fan
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