Richard Price’s Ladies’ Man: Precursor to the Modern Man-Child

Jeff Suwak
Sep 5, 2018 · 4 min read

Some spoilers ahead, but I try to keep it to more of a philosophical discussion than a detailed analysis of plot.

At one point I became so frustrated with Kenny Becker, the main character of Richard Price’s Ladies Man, that I actually yelled at the book. I’m not exaggerating this for dramatic or comedic effect — sitting at home all by myself, reading a book…

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Jeff Suwak has been called “devastatingly handsome” and “peerless,” but only by himself. Most his fiction is archived at http://www.beyondthetempestgate.com/.

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