by Jim Gaffigan
This was my first exposure to the comedy of Jim Gaffigan. I went with audio because I figured it would come the closest to seeing him live; he's the narrator, so you experience this book presumably the way it was intended to be delivered. It was good. At no point did I ever want to fast forward,...
I have to say that Gaffigan is quickly becoming one of my favorite comedians. His delivery is spot on and his observations are keen without being snarky or mean-spirited. His work is also "clean" - no cursing or explicit material is found here, so you can listen to this with kids present. I think th...
This book is exactly like listening to a 6 hour stand up act. It's even read by Jim Gaffigan, and though he starts out sounding a little bit like he's going to try sound like a narrator his stage persona quickly takes over. I happen to adore Jim Gaffigan. He's from northwest Indiana, loves food, a...
Following his book on parenting, Jim Gaffigan offers a book on his true strength: food. As with Dad is Fat, a lot of this is material I've seen/heard elsewhere, but most of it isn't. I think -- I don't have an encyclopedic knowledge of Gaffigan's material, as much as my children want me to (I wouldn...
It is because I like Jim Gaffigan so much that I enjoyed this book so little. With his last book, Dad Is Fat, I put part of the blame on the topic (fathering five children), and some of the fact that I read (and did not listen to) the book. So, I thought I was being clever by listening to Food: A Lo...
It is because I like Jim Gaffigan so much that I enjoyed this book so little. With his last book, Dad Is Fat, I put part of the blame on the topic (fathering five children), and some of the fact that I read (and did not listen to) the book. So, I thought I was being clever by listening to Food: A Lo...
After reading through Food: A Love Story, I felt a little disappointed. There are times in the book where Jim Gaffigan really shines, but there are many times where his humor felt flat. Many sections of the book fell flat, with the humor feeling forced as if Jim felt that he needed to talk about eve...
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