Why are these men so emotional?

If you read the last blog in this series and the blog titled "One word: crap", you'll notice a similarity between the two. I've had bad reviews from among the now-200 people who have kindly read the manuscript of the book Man Overboard. But these two reactions distinguish themselves by their emotional energy levels (these guys are passionate about something), their rejection of the book is absolute (it has nothing of value in their eyes), and finally they set out to denigrate and even abuse the writer of the book. I don't take it personally (much). The comments about a fellow's wife are a bit rich and ungentlemanly, though.
I have thought a lot about this reaction and decided that it may be part of a pattern - and that when we launch the book we'll be attacked by emotionally-charged men and women (especially feminists), and that we should forge a strategy to anticipate these attacks.

The following passage from the book has been edited out of the final version, but it could hold a clue. It is based on reader reactions:

"There are usually only two types of males in relationships: those in denial and those in crisis. Those in denial read a few pages of this book, then cast it aside. Those in crisis grab it and devour it the way a man dying of thirst gulps water. Both type of male readers need the insights, but only those is crisis feel the need. “Nothing so wonderfully concentrates the mind as the prospect of a hanging,”said Samuel Johnson. Many men are in gridlock (marital trench warfare that could flare into a crisis at any minute) but they are in denial. That their wife would up and leave them is such a threat to their manhood they won’t even consider it a possibility. These men are usually the ones who are blindsided when she walks out or invites them to leave. This book is for men in crisis, who need first aid for their marriage. It is also for men in denial, who could use some preventative medicine to avoid future problems. But it is not just for men… It is for anyone who wants to secure their love relationships."

Now I am not claiming that the authors of these comments are definitely in denial. But the guys who couldn't get past page 15 were in denial. As to these cruelly-articulate gentlemen reviewers, I said something in the book that caused offense. Unwittingly they have joined the cast of the passion play that is the story of this book and how people react to it.