Review: Satisfy Your Thirst for Fantasy and Philosophy
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 13, 2012
I think at some time in their lives most men dream of being pursued by scores of lusty women.  Unfortunately for most men, reading about it happening to someone else is about as close to the fantasy as we will get.  And if you are going to have to settle for reading about the fantasy instead of living it, this is probably as good of a way to experience it as any.There are two major themes running through the book.  One is the rather loose story of author's experience that happened after the convergence of two events - the first was the publishing of his first book about the adventures of living in the Alaska wilderness and the second was being named bachelor of the year by Cosmopolitan Magazine.  The second theme is the question of monogamy - is man/woman meant to mate for life or are we battling a losing battle when we choose to settle for one mate.The first theme dwells on the author's experience with a brief burst of fame and the ensuing pursuit by a rather large number of women with quite a varied background, taste, looks, and lack of inhibitions.  The encounters are described in exquisite detail, some are quite stimulating while others are a bit over the top - too wild to really be taken too seriously.  The language is quite descriptive - if you are not fairly open minded, you have been forewarned.The second theme can be captured in a question which is asked more than once in the book - "Would you rather make love to one woman a thousand time or to thousand different women once?"  Through the characters in the book, the author goes rather deep in exploring this subject.  He advances some fairly strong arguments that marriage is doomed to fail because we are trying to live contrary to our basic nature.  The argument if finally resolved, but you will need to read the book to find the answer.In some ways the book has a bit of a split personality - talking about the sexual fantasies of men (and women) on the one hand and then having a more philosophical discussion about what the man woman relationship should be.  There is nothing wrong with a book focusing on either subject, but a deep philosophical discussion seems out of place with some of the torrid fantasies in the pure sexual pleasure scenes.The book is a very interesting and quick read - good for pleasure/relaxation reading, just be prepared to switch between your sexual fantasies and the philosophical questioning.