Every Boy Should Have a Man, (Paperback)

from TheAmpersand

This one took me by surprise. Preston L. Allen would hardly be the first author out there to imagine a world in which humans are pets, but most authors wouldn't make nearly as much as he has out of that little conceit. I think that "Every Boy Should Have a Man" was advertised to me as a science f...

from ayla.stein

I received this book as part of LibraryThing's "Early Reviewers" program. I absolutely loved it! It describes the plight of "mans" (normal humans) and their status as pets or slaves in the society of the Oafs (giants). The book discusses issues of class, the absurdity of war, and prejudice agains...

from avanders

Review based on ARC. As a start, the title is misleading. The book implies that every human boy should have a human man, but the book is, in fact, about every "oaf" boy having a human man (which is sometimes a human female man) as a pet. And I think that that statement is incomplete and unfair to...

from SamSattler

Prepare yourself for a world in which boy "oafs" keep "mans" as pets, a world in which a lucky male or female man is allowed to actually live in the same house as their oaf owner, and in which unlucky mans are often consumed as part of a normal, everyday meal. Now you are ready for Preston Allen'...

from SpaceStationMir

Every Boy Should Have a Man is a classic in the vein of Voltaire and Swift. A quick read in simple language, this account of a world where giants keep men as pets and for food has many implications on issues ranging from animal rights to racism to environmentalism. There is nothing else quite lik...