Brothers
Every Guy Needs Strong, Authentic Friendships
None of us have been created to live mediocre lives, so we shouldn’t settle for mediocre friendships.
Why do many male friendships tend to be shallow? Are men supposed to be interested in deep connections with other dudes? Why is it that a three-year-old boy has no issues expressing his love and admiration for his best friend, but a twenty-year-old man most likely has?
If you’re one of those guys who’s put off by questions like these, this book is written specifically for you.
These pages follow a man’s journey to connect with other guys, which resulted in Brothers, a movement with a mission to champion and empower men’s friendships across the globe. This book is a must-read for all men. It will challenge your perceptions of male friendship, masculinity and love, and help you develop stronger friendships in your own life.
Some have asked what the differences between The Real Bro Code and Brothers are. The Brothers book is quite personal, and includes several stories from the author’s life. The Real Bro Code is much more focused on the reader (with questions to reflect on, actions to take etc), more practical and covers more topics.
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Cameron –
This book was very enjoyable to read! I thought it was hard to put down and ended up being a quick read!
Sola Oluborode –
Brothers, the book and organisation, has surfaced at a time when the world is beginning to recognise and acknowledge the very real consequences of toxic masculinity and lack of intimate connection amongst men.
Kim, through his story and resulting efforts, has truly captured the essence of what brotherhood and quality friendships can and should be. This is a book that men and women alike would benefit from reading. It is a cause that each one of us should diligently support and champion.
Jon Chen –
Kim does a really great job of using his own life experiences and adding some personal research to address the social ineptitude of male friendships for intimacy and closeness. This awkward rigid line between males is often attributed to the sexualization of intimacy, the construction of masculinity in a very monolithic production, and such ideas of masculinity having been conditioned in our young adolescent boys and men at a young age. I would only interject by saying that his intent is to highlight the male need for genuine and deep male friendships, while it may come off as underplaying men and women’s differences in communication and personality styles, he’s not arguing against men’s and women’s differences rather just supporting men’s need for intimacy. He posits that healthy male friendships (characterized by vulnerability, deep communication, and emotionality) are not only virtues of female friendships, rather it’s a lost and often repressed desire in men’s social life – beginning in the formative years. I think these are crucially valid points.
This book is not only research-oriented but it’s also a cross-over between being a memoir and a form of activism. This gem of a book is emphatically needed. For the laymen, Millenials to Gen-Z’s out there, this hits the mark. I think regardless of gender, ethnicity, or age, the reader will most likely be touched by his sentiments and overall message.
Julian Furey –
Kim’s fantastic book is going to continue to challenge many men and women on their idea of mens friendships. He does not hold back with speaking his mind and I have a lot of respect for him for that! He’ll make you feel out of your comfort zone and as raw as it felt when reading it, I learnt a lot and feel like I can make more of an effort with my own mates. Watch this man change men’s friendships for the better…one chapter at a time
Richard –
I love this book. A great book about how much men need each other in their lives. I think every man should read this in order to remember they need friends and understand what the real bro code is.
Dave D –
Having met the author Kim in Sydney Australia, I can say he’s an authentic and inspiring guy that isn’t afraid to challenge the status quo. He says some things in the book that many men have thought, but weren’t really man enough to say. He leverages the “male code” well. E.g., you can be a man if you don’t love sports, cry, be a womanizer, or be totally independent.
Today many men lack clarity about what it truly means to be a man, are confused by our culture, and end up disappointed with life and find themselves lonely and drifting. They then fall into trouble as they have isolated themselves and don’t have close male friends that will they can be authentic, trusting, and transparent with, and go to in a time of need.
If you’ve isolated yourself, for whatever reason, this book will help challenge your thinking, or maybe just tell you what you’ve been thinking isn’t weird after all and it will encourage to take the next step to not isolate yourself and try to do it all on your own. We are made for relationships.
Sterling –
A must read for sure. Every man truly does need authentic relationships with brothers they can trust.
Anonymous –
This book and male friendships. Kim does a heartfelt job of sharing his compelling need for friends in an honest, open, vulnerable, intimate depth. This is in fulfillment of his life’s mission to bring his story to us so that we can make friends the center of our story. Much of his sharing is common to us but not commonly shared by us. Emotions well expressed as well as practical applications any man can use to cultivate Best Bros! A great friendship gift to the rest of us traveling the same road. Thanks Kim! BROTHERS
Matt –
Kim is man enough to say out loud what many men feel inside, but would never date to share. For too long, men have been taught that connection is feminine and that men, being strong, don’t need deep, authentic relationships with their bros.
Kim brings us along on his journey from loneliness to connection, and provides tips and tricks for building something better with your bros.
I would recommend this book to the working man with a family who feels he has no time for friends, for the jock who plays it tough but deep down longs for more, or for the lonely guy who wants friends but doesn’t know how to make that happen. It’s also a worthwhile read for the wives of emotionally unavailable husbands, who wonder if they’ll ever learn to connect. This book can help create a plot twist in the life of a man going it alone. Highly recommended.