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AEriko's Book Corner
AEriko's Book Corner rated it 10 years ago
Pretty funny insights into parenthood for the most part. Some of it fell a bit flat for me, but definitely worth a read.
Seriously, Read a Book!
Seriously, Read a Book! rated it 11 years ago
I love Jim Gaffigan's stand-up and now know that I prefer it live rather than on the written page... All of my favorite parts of the book were in his act. I guess that's the difference between reading a book by a funny sitcom actor (e.g. Tina Fey), and a stand-up comedian- you've already gotten thei...
deborahmarkus7
deborahmarkus7 rated it 11 years ago
It's simple: If you like Jim Gaffigan's work, you'll like this book -- especially if you get the audio version, because he reads it himself. If you aren't familiar with his comedy, please stop living such a needlessly sad life and check out one of his albums. I recommend "King Baby" (an escalator th...
52 Book Minimum
52 Book Minimum rated it 11 years ago
“Raising kids may be a thankless job with ridiculous hours, but at least the pay sucks.”While Gaffigan’s comedy specials bring plenty of belly laughs, the book was much more subtle. Maybe I’m just hilarious, or do all pale skinned people who bare fruit resembling Hitler youth experience most of the...
tedweinstein
tedweinstein rated it 12 years ago
Meh. Cute, slender, commonplace musings about parenthood. Maybe funnier in performance but not a book worth reading.
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