Many books test the stamina of a reader with both their content and literary style. However, readers of “The Imperfect Enjoyment: A Bachelor’s Memoir” will not find it too difficult to withstand that test.
The book is an autobiographical tongue-in-cheek sketch of Dewan Gibson’s life in a mere 173 pages.
Ladies may question how relatable this book is to their own lives, and whether the read will be enjoyable, or just a confusing testosterone trip.
On the contrary, the book is an insightful look into the bachelor’s psyche, and a helpful way to decipher the questionable impulses men act upon.
Gibson regales his readers with stories of his conquests and relationships, none of which are too far-fetched or unimaginable.
Unlike previous authors remembering their many relationships through the years, Gibson’s accounts do not seem fudged or elaborated, but simply accountable.
Our author and hero is also unafraid to write candidly about his over-zealous libido and the mistakes he has made.
In the beginning of the book, Gibson admits to losing his virginity in college, what he deems as a late start, and writes about his first real relationship, which grew more cumbersome than his 20-something-year-old body could handle.
Gibson unapologetically tells the facts of his life, which may be construed as a tad egotistical if it were not for the growth that he displays which each woman he conquers.
Throughout the memoir, Gibson embarks on a series of pilgrimages, both physically and emotionally. Traveling — from his native Ohio to sun-tanned California in search of new pastures and pleasures — shows him that the West Coast has many different assets to offer, but it is just the icing on the voluptuous cake.
After taking up with a student at the university where he teaches, Gibson tries to forget her and their relationship by focusing on several years of experimenting and hard partying, only to then embark on a crusade through Europe.
With chapters involving illegitimate children, hookers and lines of coke, Gibson displays a very full and diverse bachelorhood of which many men only dream.
The book itself is superbly written in a format that will encourage even the most lethargic readers to press on.
It is a realistic trip into fantasy in a neatly wrapped package that will keep critics at bay and readers eager to see what kind of sexual escapades Gibson will encounter next.
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