I read a portion of this today for my Queer Theory class, and I've read much more of it back in 2010 in my intro to Gender Studies course. Connell does an excellent job deconstructing the cult of masculinity, the variances within it, and its stranglehold on much of (USian) culture. There are fascinating case studies in here, I recall, but I only read the theory portion this time around. Well worth the read.