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nicktomjoe's review
4.0
Hilarious, poignant, quick and considered: all sorts of aspects of fatherhood are looked at here, from the heartbreaking symbolism of the “Old Dad” in autumn to the word play of “Uppity Dad.” An unexpected pleasure.
mat_tobin's review
4.0
An A-Z of poems about fatherhood by Coe. I think this is the second collection of his that I have read and I found it really enjoyable overall. The main element that I enjoyed was ho Coe challenged many cultural and social norms with regards to 'what dads do'. In the collection, we have dads who are stay at home while mum works, dads who always wanted to play with dolls and only felt that could when they had children, dads who cry, dads who clean and cook whilst still having dads who fall asleep parenting, make a mess of the house when in charge and dads who hit.
Selection when sharing would need to be tackled with care but it is good to see Coe tackling a range of subjects here around being a father and although many are very funny some remain poignant.
Selection when sharing would need to be tackled with care but it is good to see Coe tackling a range of subjects here around being a father and although many are very funny some remain poignant.
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