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The Average American Male by Chad Kultgen is a trip through the mind of an unnamed, "average" guy living in Los Angeles. The title seems to be a riff on the widely known scientific summation of human males: the average male thinks about sex every six seconds. This about sums up our nameless anti-hero in The Average American Male. Sounds sophomoric? It isn't.

The narrator of this novel thinks about sex constantly. He constantly daydreams about sex with strangers, mothers, grandmothers, and the homeless. He is uncaring towards others, has no career goals, and hates pretty much everything except sex, video games, and porn. On the surface, this may sound like an unlikable character. And he is. But an open-minded reader (male or female) will recognize themselves in the pages of his disgusting thoughts. The reader is constantly apalled but also reminded of a time when they may have done the same thing. On top of all this, the book is hilarious with every sentence that drips with over-the-top sarcasm and brutal humor. At every turn, it questions what it really means to be human.

I've skipped on the plot, but you can read a summary at Amazon.

Trust me on this one. Buy the book and read it. See just how much you can handle.

Hurray for Kultgen. Keep your eye on this guy.