As soon as I saw a book by Jim Gaffigan was available, I was pumped. I really enjoy his sense of humor (hilarious, but not unnecessarily dirty). I figured his book would be filled to the brim with more of his humorous everyday life observations, but though the book is funny, it isn't what I expected.
First of all, reading what a comic wrote down and hearing them tell you in person is not the same. At all. I highly recommend getting the audio version for this purpose, I really think that would make a difference. Second, the book is a collection of essays, which about I felt wildly misinformed. This is OK though, given that the book is meant for people who have kids and are therefore pinched for time. The essays are so short you can read a few in a sitting without having to follow a story line of any sort.
So what is the book about? Funny stuff his kids have done, comical observations from having children, what he used to think having children was all about, etc. Reading as someone without children, it really gave me an insider's view of what having kids is like without terrifying me to death. If you are someone with kids, the book will be more entertaining than informative for you.
All in all I recommend this book only if you already have children and want a laugh, or if you want to know what having five! children is like.
You can get more information here to purchase the book.
I received this book for free from Blogging for Books for this review.
