Things I Learned About My Dad: Humorous and Heartfelt Essays, edited by the creator ofwww.dooce.com | 
 enlarge | Creator: Heather B. Armstrong
Publisher: Kensington
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 41814
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 270
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.5 x 1
ISBN: 0758216599
Dewey Decimal Number: 306.8742
EAN: 9780758216595
ASIN: 0758216599
Publication Date: May 1, 2008
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Book Description
Compiled by Heather B. Armstrong, award-winning publisher and uber-mistress of the phenomenally popular dooce.com, this hilarious and heartwarming celebration of "everything dad" features original stories from some of the country's most celebrated bloggers, including Alice Bradley (Finslippy) Doug French (Laid Off Dad), Maggie Mason (Mighty Girl), Matthew Baldwin (Defective Yeti), Sarah Brown (Que Sera Sera), and more. From a new father's comparison of pregnancy to Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, to a mother's story of bravely surviving a husband-son infatuation with Star Wars, to the mini triumphs and tragedies of toddlerhood, this book provides a unique, no-holds-barred glimpse into the quirks and candid moments of modern dads. Whether we relish or fear growing up to be like our fathers...whether we've inherited his nose, sense of humor, or entire value system, our dads loom large in who we are and the choices we make. Things I Learned about my Dad in Therapy touches upon the many joys and discoveries of fatherhood, one essay at a time.
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 Entertaining July 31, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Fans of dooce.com and similar blogs will probably find this collection of essays on fatherhood entertaining. Some of the stories are better than others as with most compilations. The writing is similar to what you would find on a well-written blog - often witty, but not always well-written.
 If you like high school essay papers, by all means buy this July 31, 2008
7 out of 11 found this review helpful
This is a compilation of stories written by people chosen not for their stellar writing, but because they are personal friends with the editor. The stories, consequently, range from wonderful to dreadful. Overall, the selection was quite uneven.
 Some gems in the bunch June 29, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
[...] Heather B. Armstrong picks the best of parenting bloggers and has them write about Fatherhood. But surprisingly, the chapters do not read like blog posts but really a collection of stories. One of these is classic tale of Star Wars obssession, but the story by Matthew Baldwin that likens pregnancy to The Return of the King was an absolute classic. And there are some others that hit the mark. This is definitely one to take a look at the next time you are browsing.
Dark and Twisty, but Shot Through with Cool June 10, 2008
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
It wasn't a fast read. It was a slow and dangerous read, a dark and twisty and sentimental read. A collection of stories invoking all sorts of fathers, goofy fathers, angry fathers, fathers suffering from dementia and conservatism, fathers as overwhelmed as mothers, fathers preparing to divorce mothers, fathers reliving their Star Wars infatuations with their sons. Earnest fathers. Scared fathers. Loving fathers. Human fathers. The collection reminds me of the Deadwood bar in Iowa City, a land of dark booths, horrible coffee and upside-down Christmas trees. Thick and smoke-filled and shot through with cool. The people who were comfortable there will like this book. I loved the Deadwood.
So so-so June 9, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Some of the essays are excellent, some mediocre at best. Better editing would have been a bonus.
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