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A review by jesslolsen
Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern
4.0
At 28 years old, I found myself living at home, with my 73-year-old father. As a child, my father never minced words, and when I screwed up, he had a way of cutting right through the bullshit and pointing out exactly why I was being an idiot. When I moved back in I was still, for the most part, an idiot. But this time, I was smart enough to write down all the things he said to me.
Meet Justin Halpern and his dad. Almost one million people follow his philosophical musings every day on Twitter, and in this book, he weaves a brilliantly funny, touching coming-of-age memoir around the best of his Dad's sayings. What emerges is a chaotic, hilarious, true portrait of a father and son relationship from a major new comic voice. As Justin says at one point, his dad is like Socrates, but angrier, and with worse hair; and this is the sort of shit he says "You know, sometimes it's nice having you around. But now ain't one of those times. Now gimmie the remote, we're not watching this bullshit."
This book was hilarious.
It was a really quick read, but in so few pages you really get an understanding of the dynamics of their family relationship, and it is funny.
This book is a must read for any new family, or those that are starting to think about planning one, because it is a no-frills or bullshit way of looking in to a real family and shoeing how it works. If you look past all the swearing, the Dad had a great parenting style that unfortunately you don't see much of anymore, and he bought his kids up in an honest way.
Loved in and recommend it if you are looking for something quick to read that will make you chuckle on almost every page.
Meet Justin Halpern and his dad. Almost one million people follow his philosophical musings every day on Twitter, and in this book, he weaves a brilliantly funny, touching coming-of-age memoir around the best of his Dad's sayings. What emerges is a chaotic, hilarious, true portrait of a father and son relationship from a major new comic voice. As Justin says at one point, his dad is like Socrates, but angrier, and with worse hair; and this is the sort of shit he says "You know, sometimes it's nice having you around. But now ain't one of those times. Now gimmie the remote, we're not watching this bullshit."
This book was hilarious.
It was a really quick read, but in so few pages you really get an understanding of the dynamics of their family relationship, and it is funny.
This book is a must read for any new family, or those that are starting to think about planning one, because it is a no-frills or bullshit way of looking in to a real family and shoeing how it works. If you look past all the swearing, the Dad had a great parenting style that unfortunately you don't see much of anymore, and he bought his kids up in an honest way.
Loved in and recommend it if you are looking for something quick to read that will make you chuckle on almost every page.