Seven men, friends and strangers, gather in a house in Berkeley. They intend to start a men's club, the purpose of which isn't immediately clear to any of them, but very quickly they discover a powerful and passionate desire to talk. First published in 1981, "The Men's Club "is a scathing, pitying, absurdly dark and funny novel about manhood in the age of therapy. "The climax is fitting, horrific, and wonderfully droll" ("The New York Times Book Review").