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Title: Oh Myth, can you explain this to me?
Review: Robert Bly is a quirky poet whose work I have always enjoyed both for its personal vision and for its unflenching honesty. But this - Iron John: A Book About Men - has me totally puzzled. I read it. I don't get it. I really see no connection with what is dealt with in this book and my life as a 'man'. Certainly not in any way that is useful. If I worked really hard, maybe I could see some suggestions of something that would be personally meaningful, but nothing about the book prompts me to work that hard. A friend joked that this was 'Lord of the Flies for Adult Guys,' but I think even that is more cogent than the suggestive message of the book.I will continue to read Bly's poetry, but won't waste my time on any more of this male soul searching stuff.
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