Review of Man Mission
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Review of Man Mission
[Following is a volunteer review of "Man Mission" by Eytan Uliel.]
"We are the middle children of history, man. No purpose or place. We have no Great War. No Great Depression. Our great war's a spiritual war; our great depression is our lives. We've all been raised on television to believe that one day we'd all be millionaires, movie gods, and rock stars. But we won't, and we're slowly learning that fact, and we're very, very pissed off." These are the words of Chuck Palahniuk in his famous book, Fight Club, which, in perfect words, describes the current world that we live in. Man Mission by Eytan Uliel is a story about four men who lived a life that conquered that world.
The narrator, Alec, and Daniel have been best friends since grammar school. One day, the narrator, who I assume to be the author, Eytan, was looking for someone to go with to the food fair on campus. His two best friends, Daniel and Alec, claimed they were too busy to go with him, which made him accept a stranger's offer to accompany him. The stranger introduced himself as Sam. Etyan and Sam got along quickly as the two learned about one another as they chatted. Eytan told Sam about one of his fantasies: the crazy idea of going on an annual vacation each year to a different exotic location. Sam's reaction was one of genuine interest, and it comforted Eytan that he had finally found someone who understood him. Three years later, when Eytan and Sam found a strange gap in their ever-busy work calendar, which gave them five full days to do whatever they wanted, they decided to spend their one-off holiday in the South Island, New Zealand, where they hiked. Being young, foolish, and free, as Eytan said, they came to New Zealand without giving thought to what could happen in the wilderness, and with the carefreeness of young men, they went into the wilds of New Zealand to meet what fate had kept in place for them.
After Sam and Eytan came back from New Zealand, they shared their experience with Daniel and Alec, including their encounter with armed drug dealers inside the wilderness. Just like any young and free person will react, Daniel and Alec opted to join their annual adventure as the years went by, rules were made, and more proper planning was made for each trip. For fifteen years, these men made it their culture to travel somewhere new and see what fate kept in place for them.
It's often said that life is scarier than fiction, and I think it's also more entertaining than fiction because I have always detested books written based on true-life stories because of their lack of flexibility, whereby you can't add a pretty lady to the story or keep the main character alive to keep the story going, but this book changed my ideology, and it's one of the things I strangely like about this book. In a world where men are told not to fight, this book teaches how to dispense your masculine energy and tells a very funny and interesting story on how to be and feel masculine without getting a mugshot.
I recommend this book to everyone who loves adventures; it will give you chills, as there's nothing there to hate about the book. I rate this book 5 out of 5 stars because it was expertly written and professionally edited.
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Man Mission
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"We are the middle children of history, man. No purpose or place. We have no Great War. No Great Depression. Our great war's a spiritual war; our great depression is our lives. We've all been raised on television to believe that one day we'd all be millionaires, movie gods, and rock stars. But we won't, and we're slowly learning that fact, and we're very, very pissed off." These are the words of Chuck Palahniuk in his famous book, Fight Club, which, in perfect words, describes the current world that we live in. Man Mission by Eytan Uliel is a story about four men who lived a life that conquered that world.
The narrator, Alec, and Daniel have been best friends since grammar school. One day, the narrator, who I assume to be the author, Eytan, was looking for someone to go with to the food fair on campus. His two best friends, Daniel and Alec, claimed they were too busy to go with him, which made him accept a stranger's offer to accompany him. The stranger introduced himself as Sam. Etyan and Sam got along quickly as the two learned about one another as they chatted. Eytan told Sam about one of his fantasies: the crazy idea of going on an annual vacation each year to a different exotic location. Sam's reaction was one of genuine interest, and it comforted Eytan that he had finally found someone who understood him. Three years later, when Eytan and Sam found a strange gap in their ever-busy work calendar, which gave them five full days to do whatever they wanted, they decided to spend their one-off holiday in the South Island, New Zealand, where they hiked. Being young, foolish, and free, as Eytan said, they came to New Zealand without giving thought to what could happen in the wilderness, and with the carefreeness of young men, they went into the wilds of New Zealand to meet what fate had kept in place for them.
After Sam and Eytan came back from New Zealand, they shared their experience with Daniel and Alec, including their encounter with armed drug dealers inside the wilderness. Just like any young and free person will react, Daniel and Alec opted to join their annual adventure as the years went by, rules were made, and more proper planning was made for each trip. For fifteen years, these men made it their culture to travel somewhere new and see what fate kept in place for them.
It's often said that life is scarier than fiction, and I think it's also more entertaining than fiction because I have always detested books written based on true-life stories because of their lack of flexibility, whereby you can't add a pretty lady to the story or keep the main character alive to keep the story going, but this book changed my ideology, and it's one of the things I strangely like about this book. In a world where men are told not to fight, this book teaches how to dispense your masculine energy and tells a very funny and interesting story on how to be and feel masculine without getting a mugshot.
I recommend this book to everyone who loves adventures; it will give you chills, as there's nothing there to hate about the book. I rate this book 5 out of 5 stars because it was expertly written and professionally edited.
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Man Mission
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon | on iTunes
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