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trevoryan's review against another edition
3.0
Another good book with a misleading title. Only one of the pieces in this collection is about rules for dating his daughter. But most pieces are about parenting, and all are interesting and well-done.
saidtheraina's review against another edition
4.0
This cover almost scared me away.
I try to filter my reading list by limiting how many books I read by each author (unless I'm a srs fangirl), and I already read [b: Freddie & Me: A Coming-of-Age (Bohemian) Rhapsody|2761274|Freddie and Me A Coming-of-Age (Bohemian) Rhapsody|Mike Dawson|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1436040900s/2761274.jpg|2786983] AND [b: Troop 142|12181295|Troop 142|Mike Dawson|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327820897s/12181295.jpg|17153080] by this guy, too. But something (possibly either [a: MariNaomi|4078358|MariNaomi|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1468804810p2/4078358.jpg]'s review, or the fact that I'm a recent stepparent to a five-year-old) inspired me to put this on my hold list at the library.
And I'm SO GLAD I DID.
The very first piece bLEW ME AWAY. That piece alone would get a five star review.
That impact might have had something to do with the fact that I read it less than a week after the 2016 amerikan national election.
This is a collection of short pieces (something I didn't realize before cracking it), and not all of them are specifically about parenting. The title is the name of the second piece in, a reflection which lasts less than 10 pages. There's his take on gendered toys, masculinity, American politics, Christmas, and more.
It's real good stuff. About living a progressive life. About being a cartoonist. Many of them were originally published on his blog. He includes what I infer to be drawings by his daughter in between pieces.
Only one of the pieces has any color, but Dawson is notable for his shading. His layouts alternate between the spareness of the piece linked above and dense, dark panels full of intensive detail. Flipping through the book to remember things about it for this review, I find myself not wanting to stop - I enjoy skimming the variety of layouts and lingering on individual panels.
Yeah, I might keep reading his books.
I try to filter my reading list by limiting how many books I read by each author (unless I'm a srs fangirl), and I already read [b: Freddie & Me: A Coming-of-Age (Bohemian) Rhapsody|2761274|Freddie and Me A Coming-of-Age (Bohemian) Rhapsody|Mike Dawson|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1436040900s/2761274.jpg|2786983] AND [b: Troop 142|12181295|Troop 142|Mike Dawson|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327820897s/12181295.jpg|17153080] by this guy, too. But something (possibly either [a: MariNaomi|4078358|MariNaomi|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1468804810p2/4078358.jpg]'s review, or the fact that I'm a recent stepparent to a five-year-old) inspired me to put this on my hold list at the library.
And I'm SO GLAD I DID.
The very first piece bLEW ME AWAY. That piece alone would get a five star review.
That impact might have had something to do with the fact that I read it less than a week after the 2016 amerikan national election.
This is a collection of short pieces (something I didn't realize before cracking it), and not all of them are specifically about parenting. The title is the name of the second piece in, a reflection which lasts less than 10 pages. There's his take on gendered toys, masculinity, American politics, Christmas, and more.
It's real good stuff. About living a progressive life. About being a cartoonist. Many of them were originally published on his blog. He includes what I infer to be drawings by his daughter in between pieces.
Only one of the pieces has any color, but Dawson is notable for his shading. His layouts alternate between the spareness of the piece linked above and dense, dark panels full of intensive detail. Flipping through the book to remember things about it for this review, I find myself not wanting to stop - I enjoy skimming the variety of layouts and lingering on individual panels.
Yeah, I might keep reading his books.
beccaellison17's review against another edition
fast-paced
it had some loose ends, comics that i wished were more fleshed out but i liked the longview farm comic.
kstericker's review against another edition
5.0
A thoughtful memoir that presents perspectives on parenting along with takes on relevant social and political issues. I had seen some of the comics previously on Tumblr but wasn't aware of who wrote them, so it was great to get such an intimate and relatable look into Dawson's life.
starnosedmole's review against another edition
3.0
In this collection of comics, Dawson takes on political, social and environmental issues and how he thinks about him as a parent. The pieces don't delve much into the issues, but still serve as conversation-starters and thoughtful musings.
jhliu's review
4.0
I backed this one on Kickstarter—it's a collection of cartoons from Mike Dawson's website. The title and cover are actually satirical, and he digs into this cultural idea of the dad with the shotgun and really breaks it down. Some of the cartoons are like a memoir, and some are just some of Dawson's thoughts as he wrestles with difficult topics.
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