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Tales from the Dad Side: Misadventures in Fatherhood
by
Steve Doocy
Dear Prospective Book Buyer,
Publishing types tell me that if you're reading this, it means you're looking for a reason to buy this book. Personally, I think the eye-catching cover shot of me in my pajamas is reason enough. (By the way, those are my real kids on the cover, and yes, those are my actual ankles. No, I'm not retaining water.)
What you're holding in your hands is...more
Publishing types tell me that if you're reading this, it means you're looking for a reason to buy this book. Personally, I think the eye-catching cover shot of me in my pajamas is reason enough. (By the way, those are my real kids on the cover, and yes, those are my actual ankles. No, I'm not retaining water.)
What you're holding in your hands is...more
Hardcover, 224 pages
Published
October 7th 2008
by William Morrow
(first published 2008)
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If I could give it a zero stars I would. I slogged through the first couple lame chapters but was unimpressed. Doocy seems to think he's pretty funny. In reality he is lame. I wouldn't recommend this piece to anybody.
If you don't know who Steve Doocy is and you don't watch Fox and Friends you probably won't like this book. But since I do both of these things I like it. It was funny and somewhat like Bill Cosby in the old days!
Not to be read by just dads. A light humorous and sometimes poignant true memoir of parenthood. A Delightful and easy breezy read.
An entertaining glance at what becoming a parent means today, especially in comparison to our parents' generation.
This book had some laugh out loud moments, but overall I found it pretty disjointed. I think in retrospect I would have enjoyed it more had I read it rather than listened to it, as Steve Doocy himself narrates, and he seemed to find his own writing a lot funnier than it actually was. I'm sure this was in part because these were his experiences...and they were funny...but he overemphasized things & seemed to take "laugh pauses" periodically. A more understated reading of the book would have m...more
this was a good and funny book and i would recemend it to anyone
Mr. Doocy is funny. His marriage book was funnier, though.
Entertaining, easy read.
I laughed out loud many times while reading this book. Although I'm not a dad, as a mom, I've seen how my husband could find himself in Steve Doocy's place. This probably wouldn't be a book I'd pick up to read, but I heard Doocy on a radio show and found him amusing. I think I may have to go and read Mr. and Mrs. Happy Handbook now.
It's a nice reprieve from the mundane.
It's a nice reprieve from the mundane.
Oct 29, 2008
Lisa
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Fox and Friends fans
Recommended to Lisa by:
Steve Doocy while on his TV show.
Shelves:
nonfiction
Doocy's tales are fun and easy to read and you may even recognize a few thing that have happened in your house with your kids.
This was fun and clever. A good perspective on life as a dad. Overall, good fun.
Received as a gift, reading stories out of it as the fancy strikes me. Amusing.
Finally finished this book by Steve Doocy. It was great but I was expecting a little more humor. Still, it was nostalgic and heartwarming with a touch of funny. I do highly recommend it to all those that have read Steve's first book, Mr. and Mrs. Happy Handbook.
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