BOOK REVIEW: UNPLUGGED

My copy of Unplugged has at least five pages of reviews before delving into the book. I didn’t read them, as I wanted my view and opinion to come only from my understanding and interpretation of the book.

Jacob Aliet’s Unplugged is primarily set for the male audience. Timely given the emergence, prevalence, and dominance of the female world order. However, this does not exclude women from not only reading, but enjoying the book in equal measure.

Aliet captures the unspoken truth on the modern woman and tries to unpack this in a way that is helpful to both men and women (if open to it). Hypergamy, Feminism, Masculinity and many more. Albeit he has moments where he goes overboard and begins to sound like a whining teenager, but he still gets to drive the point home.

In the recent years men have come up to speak for themselves, voice what they want and try to explain to the world how they function. This has of course created an even greater divide amongst us as each sex justifies their reason for wanting to be at the top. Aliet covers all this in such a detailed and unfiltered way with the backing of research and statistics. He even goes further to give the reference materials at the end of the book.

To understand the dynamics of now, Aliet takes us back years and years into the past, walking us through how things changed and what factors influenced the changes. He connects the past to the present, human nature to animal nature, biblical references to the current times. Everything falls in place in his analogy.

I do not agree with everything he mentions of course. For instance his take on abortion seemed shallow to me. There are also some parts where he comes off as condescending to his readers. But for his mastery, articulation, and literary prowess, it makes it hard to close the book in a fit. Every sentence sends you yearning for more.

Anyone who is serious about understanding the realities of inter sexual relationships should grab a copy of this book, and not just read it, but use it as a blueprint to evaluate themselves. Aliet is right when he says these are things fathers did not teach. Do I need to mention that an open mind is crucial for interpretation and discernment?

I will read this book again, and again.

Rating: 7.5/10