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What To Expect When You're Expected: A Fetus's Guide To The First Three Trimesters (2009)

by David Javerbaum(Favorite Author)

3.62 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0385526474 (ISBN13: 9780385526470)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Spiegel & Grau

review 1: Hilarious, profane, and brutally honest. Forget "What to Expect When You're Expecting" and all the other paranoia-inducing books that cover pregnancy that are out there; you need a book that will have you laughing your ass off from start to finish when you're about to face motherhood. I'd recommend this to fathers-to-be and even people who either aren't having kids yet, or those who have already had them.
review 2: I really expected this book to knock my socks off. Fetus's Guide to the First Three Trimesters? Written by one of the writers for The Daily Show? Co-author of America: The Book? This was going to be a total win.Meh.Don't get me wrong, this book has some seriously funny stuff in it. David Javerbaum has some moments of sheer genius. I mean, he DOES wri... morete for The Daily Show, after all, and of course I love that. But this book is really profane. I'm not one who minds profanity in what I read, but I prefer it to serve a purpose. When I'm reading a book that is modeled on pretty much THE pregnancy bible, I expect it to follow the same style. And while the lay-out is the same, the actual writing is just not. Not even close. And that definitely knocks it down a peg for me.Most chapters are broken down into three sections: The Best Weeks Ever! (breakdown of what happens developmentally during each week), What You May Be Concerned She's Not Concerned About (questions from the fetus about mom's behavior, body changes, etc.), and A Fetal Examination (just a fun little peek into the lives of other unborns). The book is also liberally sprinkled with pictures, sidebars, and charts. To me, the charts were by far the most redeeming part of the book. That guy definitely knows how to spoof on a chart!If you've got a pregnant friend who doesn't mind pretty raunchy humor and can laugh about her pregnancy, this is probably a good bet. But for reading on your own for fun? I'd probably give it a pass. less

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