As the book progresses, the reader realizes more and more that Bunny is not just a philanderer, but a sexist and sexual predator who’s deeply sick. “It’s hard to miss the misogyny in those authors’ works”? I read it as a powerful *critique* of misogyny, since it reveals the bizarre mindset that would lead a man to victimize women (while thinking all the while that he’s a charming playboy, as Bunny does throughout the book).

I haven’t read these other books so I can’t speak about them. But using tacky, over-the-top language doesn’t always equal “bad writing,” since authors often use irony or speak in their characters’ voices.