The Last Boys Picked

I just finished reading a book entitled The Last Boys Picked, a text analyzing many different problems with being a non-athletic male in America. The authors Edgette and Rupp are both female and have a PsyD and MA, respectively. The primary author Edgette has a young (male) child who is quite inactive, and he is the inspiration behind this book; she writes often in regard to him. Contrary to my initial belief, boys like this are not criticized in book, but rather society is for not recognizing anything that isn't excessively masculine. The authors provide solutions for the problems inherent with these kind of kids, and the authors often use medical and scientific evidence to support these solutions.This book is very clearly written for an older audience, this is evident through very professional and often medical diction, advanced concepts, and the occasionally the authors assuming everyone reading this is a parent. The authors utilize a very unique tone, actually quite similar to the Stephen Hawking book i wrote about earlier, very professional and often medical tone is apparent, however, this is never more than a page turn away from a sarcastic remark. The authors seem to use this contrast to further contrast the double standard imposed on young men, and to mock the non-sensibilities that frequently occur when children are expected to be men.

All in all, I would recommend this book to another person, although probably not another teenage. This book is extremely helpful, but defiantly for the parents of boys like the ones in the book. If I had to rate this book, I would rate it a 4 out of 5 highly collectible  Pokemon cards.