Review of Man Mission

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[Following is a volunteer review of "Man Mission" by Eytan Uliel.]

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5 out of 5 stars

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MAN MISSION by Eytan Uliel is all about four men and their mission. Interestingly, the idea of going places begins at a food fair, where the narrator meets Sam, and three years later, Sam does a follow-up call urging the narrator to board the first plane to New Zealand. However, the New Zealand mission isn't successful because the narrator gives up in the middle and leaves Sam alone in remote New Zealand.

In the next mission, Sam and the narrator are joined by other friends, Daniel and Alec. Now nothing can derail the mission. Not even their wives and jobs. They explore South Africa, Vietnam, Japan, Australia, Taiwan, Hawaii, and Peru. They also cherish eating exotic foods, biking in the rural terrains, interacting with other cultures, hiking, and seeing wild animals.

Tackled to greater depths in MAN MISSION by Eytan Uliel is marriage as an institution. Rather, why most marriages often fail.

Eytan Uliel did excellent work here. By using simple language, he's made the book accessible by all, and by peppering it with imageries, he's turned reading into fun moments, at least in my case.

Eytan Uliel also uses humor to lighten the mood. For instance, there is a scene where language barrier complicates matters between the narrator and a welder, who takes the money just handed to him by the narrator and starts swinging a hammer at the narrator's bike. At first, the narrator, surprised, thinks racism is glaring its ugly head right in front of him, and only after a while does he realize the welder is out to prove the durability of his craftsmanship.

While I didn't come across anything negative about the book, I'd like to clarify that the book is written from a man's point of view. This stifles the women's voices, especially the wives of the four men on the Man Mission. I would have loved to hear from Rachel, the narrator's wife, since the narrator wants the readers to believe she is the reason their marriage is collapsing.

Because I enjoyed reading this book and didn't come across any errors, a testament to professional editing, I'm rating it five out of five stars.

MAN MISSION by Eytan Uliel is not ideal for underage readers since it contains domestic quarrels and bedroom dissatisfactions. Also, as I have noted, lots of swearing are included within the pages of this book. For these reasons, I'm recommending this book to adult readers only.

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