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Title: Gimme a break!
Review: This book is great for women who believe that the men in cheesy romance novels actually exist. In the real world, people (not just men) don't appreciate being manipulated in the way that this book suggests that we should. I feel that this book is very out-of-touch for today's young women, when men ARE NOT playing by the rules the authors say they are. Furthermore, it perpetuates the old stereotype of women being pretty (p. 16, "Diet and exercise and The Rules have a lot in common. P. 17, "Men like women who wear fashionable, sexy clothes in bright colors. Why not please them?") and quiet (Don't talk to men first, don't return his calls, and my personal favorite quote on page 61, "Smile a lot, and don't feel obligated to fill up the lulls in the conversation."). If you're a feminist, like I am, or just a woman with a firm grip on REALITY, for the love of God, don't read this.
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