Review of Man Mission
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Review of Man Mission
[Following is a volunteer review of "Man Mission" by Eytan Uliel.]
Man Mission by Eytan Uliel follows four friends as they toured the world for a week each year for over fifteen years. Eytan and Sam meet during a college food fair and their group expands when Alec and Daniel join them. When Eytan and Sam first met during a college food fair, Eytan tells Sam of his dream to take an annual vacation to exotic places around the world, and be introduced to different local delicacies. Years later, Sam, never forgetting this idea, calls his old friend to bring this dream to life. First, it started with only the two of them. They visited New Zealand. After a while, Alec and Daniel become members of the missions. They added some sort of daring activity to compensate for all the food they eat. Over the next fifteen years, these four friends see each other through some of life’s worst and best moments.
Although the book is about the adventures or missions of the four men, it was written like a memoir. And was told from the first-person point of view and sometimes in a secondary narrative. The book was divided into three parts and an epilogue. The novel goes back and forth between the present and the past through flashbacks. Each chapter was a new mission or adventure. As a reader, you’ll get to see the strengths and weaknesses of these men and relate to them. Not just their athletic strengths or weaknesses, although you’ll see a lot of that, how they face their various reality. These men get to find themselves on these trips and also accept each other’s weaknesses. These sometimes idiotic adventures create a deep and unbreakable bond between these men. They become each other’s touchstone.
The thing I liked most in the book was the humor. Uliel has a great sense of humor that he injects into this book. This book expresses the power and beauty of friendship. And, of course, the importance of vacations. These “guycations” forever impact and change the lives of these four men. A set of rules or laws ran the mission called the Man Mission Charter. The tenth law or rule in this charter stated “he who whines the loudest wears the pink bracelet”. And the pink bracelet makes a lot of appearances throughout the book. Another thing I liked was how vivid the author was in his description. He painted clear pictures with his words that readers would experience and feel every single place or adventure. A reader will see, feel and smell everything the characters do.
The book was grounded in a reality that a reader could easily understand and relate to. Dialogue between the men was detailed and opens a female reader’s mind, like mine, to the workings of a man’s mind. The dialogue was filled with humor, honesty, vulnerability, and male bickering. The book refines what we believe manhood is supposed to be and shows readers that no one can be perfect. And it’s okay to have flaws or imperfections. They toured Japan, New Zealand, South Africa, Iceland, and others. My favorite scene was when they were touring the jungles of South Africa and came face to face with a lion.
The book was professionally edited and proofread. I found no grammatical errors. The book was fast-paced and formatted well. I rate it 4 out of 4 stars because I could not find a single error. As the book contains a lot of profanity, I do not recommend it for a younger audience. I recommend Man Mission to readers who are thrill-seeking adventurers and those interested in a reality-based travel guide.
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Man Mission
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Man Mission by Eytan Uliel follows four friends as they toured the world for a week each year for over fifteen years. Eytan and Sam meet during a college food fair and their group expands when Alec and Daniel join them. When Eytan and Sam first met during a college food fair, Eytan tells Sam of his dream to take an annual vacation to exotic places around the world, and be introduced to different local delicacies. Years later, Sam, never forgetting this idea, calls his old friend to bring this dream to life. First, it started with only the two of them. They visited New Zealand. After a while, Alec and Daniel become members of the missions. They added some sort of daring activity to compensate for all the food they eat. Over the next fifteen years, these four friends see each other through some of life’s worst and best moments.
Although the book is about the adventures or missions of the four men, it was written like a memoir. And was told from the first-person point of view and sometimes in a secondary narrative. The book was divided into three parts and an epilogue. The novel goes back and forth between the present and the past through flashbacks. Each chapter was a new mission or adventure. As a reader, you’ll get to see the strengths and weaknesses of these men and relate to them. Not just their athletic strengths or weaknesses, although you’ll see a lot of that, how they face their various reality. These men get to find themselves on these trips and also accept each other’s weaknesses. These sometimes idiotic adventures create a deep and unbreakable bond between these men. They become each other’s touchstone.
The thing I liked most in the book was the humor. Uliel has a great sense of humor that he injects into this book. This book expresses the power and beauty of friendship. And, of course, the importance of vacations. These “guycations” forever impact and change the lives of these four men. A set of rules or laws ran the mission called the Man Mission Charter. The tenth law or rule in this charter stated “he who whines the loudest wears the pink bracelet”. And the pink bracelet makes a lot of appearances throughout the book. Another thing I liked was how vivid the author was in his description. He painted clear pictures with his words that readers would experience and feel every single place or adventure. A reader will see, feel and smell everything the characters do.
The book was grounded in a reality that a reader could easily understand and relate to. Dialogue between the men was detailed and opens a female reader’s mind, like mine, to the workings of a man’s mind. The dialogue was filled with humor, honesty, vulnerability, and male bickering. The book refines what we believe manhood is supposed to be and shows readers that no one can be perfect. And it’s okay to have flaws or imperfections. They toured Japan, New Zealand, South Africa, Iceland, and others. My favorite scene was when they were touring the jungles of South Africa and came face to face with a lion.
The book was professionally edited and proofread. I found no grammatical errors. The book was fast-paced and formatted well. I rate it 4 out of 4 stars because I could not find a single error. As the book contains a lot of profanity, I do not recommend it for a younger audience. I recommend Man Mission to readers who are thrill-seeking adventurers and those interested in a reality-based travel guide.
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Man Mission
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon | on iTunes
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