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Things I Learned About My Dad: Humorous And Heartfelt Essays, Edited By The Creator Of Www.dooce.com (2000)

by Heather B. Armstrong(Favorite Author)

3.39 of 5 Votes: 4

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review 1: I hadn't realized that Dooce was just the editor and the contributor of one of the essays. I enjoyed this book more than I had thought I would, although at least two of the essays went into some darker experiences with fathers than the rest. Another difficulty was that everything was in first person, so I sort of glommed all the stories I'd already read into one narrative, which was retrospectively confusing.
review 2: I gave this three stars because some of the essays were better than others, which is to be expected. And the quote blocks annoyed me. I get that they're trying to grab my attention by highlighting one of the best lines, but this is not a magazine article. It's a book...that I'm already reading.Anyway, all in all it was enjoyable and insightful, ... moredespite some unevenness (is that a word?) in the writing. If I had kids, I'd probably enjoy it even more.NOTE: I recommended this book to chick-lit lovers, but it doesn't follow that it IS chick-lit, in the strictest sense. Similar audience, is all. less

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