This is a collection of hilarious essays about one single guy attempting to live on the right side of hip.
If Peter Hyman is a metrosexual, a straight man with gay tastes, then he is one reluctantly, being loath to hitch himself to an au courant cultural trend, unless doing so would get him a movie deal or an actual girlfriend. But beneath this well groomed façade lies a question: Is “metrosexual” a marketing ploy created by clever admen to sell overpriced moisturizer, or is it, like “hippie” and “preppy” before it, a genuine archetype? Who can say?
Peter Hyman’s musings, more pop cultural than philosophical, range from the heartfelt to the absurd, whether he’s describing the scotch-soaked grief of a bad breakup or his unfortunate decision to undergo a Brazilian bikini wax. With sophistication and enviable wit, The Reluctant Metrosexual chronicles the promiscuity and perils of modern manhood.
Hyman, a natural urbanite, hyperaware of the finer things--but "not gay"--reluctantly accepts the "metrosexual" label. A stand-up comedian, he is the perfect reader for his stories of a smart man who puts himself in stupid situations, here and abroad. His voice is deep, almost harsh, yet precise and ironic. But he's better off being himself than reaching for a joke; his careful, heartfelt honesty in telling of a lost love makes some of his other material seem puerile and strained. Despite the claims of its packaging, this program is not hilarious or even, for the most part, funny; but it's often involving and amusing, and sometimes affecting. W.M. 2005 Audie Award Finalist (c) AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine
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