The Complex Infrastructure Known as the Female Mind: According to Relient K

This book is quite funny and true. If you listen to Relient K and know the words to their songs, you'll love this book and it's references to their music.I am a guy, and while this book is geared more toward females, it was amazing book that helped open my eyes. This is not really a book that is going to tell you everything you want to know. It simply states the general obvious about females.If you want something good and humors about females, and males, this book is for you. This book will have you saying, "Mmm....so true." As well as looking at the girls around you and guess what "type of girl" they are. Not to mention trying to guess what "type" your friends are.It was well worth my time and money.

Relient K shows that they are more than just a band by giving advice for the teen dating scene, although not always the best advice it was humorous enough to keep me satisfied.

A silly, fun and creative book by a band that I love dearly. The artwork, writing, and overall theme of the book was interesting, and it provided laughs throughout. Definitely satirical, this book was able to take a small lyric from a fun song and create an intriguing and thoroughly amusing read. It is a fairly short, and the condition I received was excellent. Very satisfied, this is perfect if you love the band or need a gag gift for a relient k fan you know.

The book was definitely geared towards those in junior high and high school. The authors admit at the beginning that they have no business writing a book, and the book seems to confirm that. It seems that they were just asked to write a book, b/c their name would sell it. They said that they merely speaking from observation, but yet their observations do not edify or encourage, but are actually reinforce the stereo types that youth are bombarded with already.One problem was that the majority of the book attempted to "type" girls, which each time was extremely stereo-typical, and painted each type in a bad light. For example, there is the jock, the geek, the drama queen, etc. but they just call them by different names. I couldn't quite understand why one would want to read descriptions of 1)stereo-types, but 2) stereo types that are making fun of each type.The reason I am writing this review is that I have worked with adolescent girls for many years through youth ministry, and I would not want them to read this. Their typing of girls is shallow, especially in light of the audience they are writing to, which are girls who are in the midst of discovering their identity. And that's not to mention the fact that adolescents already make fun of each other enough, and so they certainly do not need a book that builds up the negative aspects of each stereotype.And while the authors are certainly guys, I felt their descriptions of guys was even off. Maybe they were describing themslevs, but the way they stereo-typed guys seemed to reinforce negative aspects of being a male. I think it's just that I've seen guys who have broken stereo-types and that was b/c they found their identity in Christ and not in the world. For example, the authors stated that girl best friends may say "I love you," but you would never catch a guy doing that. One may never see a high school guy say that to another guy, but when guys mature, they can and do say that when they are secure with who they are and who they are in Christ.In addition, they spoke of different male/female relationships. Even here the picture that was painted by the authors was one where girls and guys could use each other to meet their own needs as long as they made it clear that they were not interested in each other. The problem that they failed to mention is that hearts easily get drawn out. The relationships that were mentioned may unfortunately exist, and I certainly have been involved in them, but it's not to be enocouraged, and yet the authors say nothing about the pitfalls of such relationships.I recognize that these guys are Christian, but the lessons that they teach whether about different types of girls, the description of guys, or the various relationships that are found between girls and guys simply reinforces the world's fallen ways of doing things. I read a lot of books and while I am not always thrilled with them, I have not ever been as frustrated and disappointed by a book until today.

With help Relient K has done it again. I enjoyed reading this book. Some of it can't be taken to literally but I really saw myself in a couple of the categories of girls. What I really loved about the book was that spoke of God was who we could always turn to.

I am a huge Relient K fan so I of course had to get this! It is a very funny and enjoyable book. Perfect for any Relient K fan!

Good one for the kids. Doesn't take it too seriously. Good stuff.

My 17 yo bought this for a friend's birthday and I hear that the recipient thinks it's a great book. But I can't vouch for it myself.