How Boys Learn

How Boys Learn

By Jeff Kirchick

Genre:-Contemporary

Pages:-180

Publisher:-Atmosphere Press

Blurb:-In today’s world, young men grapple with concepts like “toxic masculinity” that often lead to self-doubt and aimlessness. Such ideologies can push them toward negative influences online or unproductive behaviours. How Boys Learn by Jeff Kirchick presents a different perspective, delving into the nuanced journeys boys navigate. These stories offer insight into friendships, relationships, sexuality, and the quest to become better individuals.

Kirchick’s collection captures diverse experiences: from a conflicted teenage wrestler in rural Pennsylvania to a post war society designed to curb “bad ideas,” and a doctor’s encounters with family and an unusual patient. Love is the overarching theme, whether it’s the characters’ connections with others or their pursuit of self-love.

Originally penned in 2010 under the guidance of esteemed author Edmund White at Princeton University, these tales have been refined for a wider audience. Kirchick’s aim is to impart lessons on struggle, humanity, and discovering love in unexpected corners. How Boys Learn invites readers to explore the complexities of growing up and finding love amid life’s challenges

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My Review:-'How Boys Learn' is an intriguing anthology of seven short stories. Having five boys I was interested to see what this book would bring. A book about teenage boys/men and some things they go through-growing up, relationship, depression, need to be accepted, eating disorders and mental health, as well as everyday challenges they have to cope with. I found it thought provoking and interesting to a point that it left me thinking after I finished it.