Review: Searching for fantasy and finding love
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 3, 2012
This quick read took me by surprise. When asked to review this book I thought it would be about wildlife in Alaska.  I was wrong!  The wildlife in question were the women Michael was scheduled to go out with, arranged by some co-workers, after he had spent a few years in Alaska.  He was admittedly shy, nervous, and unsure of himself, but his two male co-horts fixed him with up with the kind of women most men just dream about.  I wasn't so sure I wanted to continue reading, and it took about 88 pages to convince me that this book is better than I thought.  I almost gave this book three stars if it weren't for the last third of the book.What appears to turn into an erotic fantasy ends up being the quest for the perfect mate with some self-reflection added.  Sure, there is some sex in this book, but the author is quick to admit that although great sex is awesome, there is more to life than just sex.  Like compatibility and conversation.  And somehow the woman with the most tantric sex fetish can not satisfy Michael's inner quest for love, a quest he wasn't courageous enough to admit at the start of this little book.Written with wit and insight, an eye for science and a man's fantasy, the end is perhaps a surprise at first.  On second read the author has been dropping clues all throughout the book that he is looking not just for sex, but love, and the story ends on that note; his description of an older couple snuggling while on a flight should be a big clue.  Which means that although men crave sex, it's love they hope for.I had never heard of Michael Modzelewski but now that I have gotten a taste of his mind, I may look up his other books.  Hopefully his other books are more scholarly.  This is a quick read (about three hours) that in the end is about a man's desire for love, not lust.  That ability, to love, makes man different from the whales off the Alaskan shores.