by Kyle Prue
Sourcebooks, 2024. 144 pages. Nonfiction.
Have you ever been badgered by an annoying pick-up artist at the bar? Ever felt a burning desire to emotionally torture a friend’s boyfriend in an act of revenge? Have you ever endured just talking to a man before? If so, then this book is for you. With more than 100 phrases, questions, and comebacks, How to Piss Off Men is your essential guide to sending even the most relentless mansplainer into an existential crisis. Whether it’s referring to his expensive NFL jersey as “cosplay” or letting him know he has the confidence of a much taller man, this handbook will ensure you’re equipped to combat toxic masculinity in any situation.
With an air of levity, this quick read is a real page-turner. Prue also delivers surprisingly poignant afterword commentary on the damaging and damning effect of a patriarchal society on people of all genders, calling for men to "take our cultural medicine" by allowing anger to "inform us of our hurt and finally heal from it."