Jennifer R. (chirey) - , reviewed No Wonder My Parents Drank: Tales from a Stand-Up Dad on + 117 more book reviews
Good book. Not as funny as I imagined it to be coming from a stand-up comedian. (I wouldn't buy tickets to his show based on the material in the book). Writing is a little different coming from a dad's point of view. He comes across as a VERY loving and caring hands on dad. A lot of the stories were more along the lines of the everyday life of anyone with children, maybe laugh out loud funny for those who don't. Many of his stories are just fact of life and about anyone with a child older than 8 has lived through most of the "unbeliveable, this can't be happening" moments.
I didn't find the foul language to be too much in the book. In fact it only seemed to me the cursing was to put emphasis on his points. If you do not like foul language at all skip this book. He talks about being going to mass and helping at his church, so didn't find the cusing to be out of control. It's not like he is dropping f-bombs on every page!
He idolizes his wife, his son's stepmother, probably because he married "up". That gets a little old.
Anyway, overall I thought it was a good book just not one I would spend $ on.
But that is the whole point of PBS. Giving you a chance to read a little bit of everything without spending a lot. (Just a waiting period!)
I didn't find the foul language to be too much in the book. In fact it only seemed to me the cursing was to put emphasis on his points. If you do not like foul language at all skip this book. He talks about being going to mass and helping at his church, so didn't find the cusing to be out of control. It's not like he is dropping f-bombs on every page!
He idolizes his wife, his son's stepmother, probably because he married "up". That gets a little old.
Anyway, overall I thought it was a good book just not one I would spend $ on.
But that is the whole point of PBS. Giving you a chance to read a little bit of everything without spending a lot. (Just a waiting period!)
Funny it is. But it is also full of foul language; and when I say "full," I mean that Mohr seems unable to write almost anything without it. Too bad the author had to spoil (IMHO) the book this way, some interesting comments on parenting and a wise and loving wife, and he obviously loves his son a lot and wants the best for him.
