Justin Halpern
Hardcover | Pages: 159 pages Rating: 3.99 | 137796 Users | 8328 Reviews
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| Title | : | Sh*t My Dad Says (Sh*t My Dad Says #1) |
| Author | : | Justin Halpern |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 159 pages |
| Published | : | May 4th 2010 by It Books |
| Categories | : | Humor. Nonfiction. Autobiography. Memoir. Comedy. Biography |
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After being dumped by his longtime girlfriend, twenty-eight-year-old Justin Halpern found himself living at home with his seventy-three-year-old dad. Sam Halpern, who is "like Socrates, but angrier, and with worse hair," has never minced words, and when Justin moved back home, he began to record all the ridiculous things his dad said to him:"That woman was sexy. . . . Out of your league? Son, let women figure out why they won't screw you. Don't do it for them."More than a million people now follow Mr. Halpern's philosophical musings on Twitter, and in this book, his son weaves a brilliantly funny, touching coming-of-age memoir around the best of his quotes. An all-American story that unfolds on the Little League field, in Denny's, during excruciating family road trips, and, most frequently, in the Halperns' kitchen over bowls of Grape-Nuts, Sh*t My Dad Says is a chaotic, hilarious, true portrait of a father-son relationship from a major new comic voice.
"Do people your age know how to comb their hair? It looks like two squirrels crawled on their heads and started fucking."
"The worst thing you can be is a liar. . . . Okay, fine, yes, the worst thing you can be is a Nazi, but then number two is liar. Nazi one, liar two."
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| Original Title: | Sh*t My Dad Says |
| ISBN: | 0061992704 (ISBN13: 9780061992704) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Sh*t My Dad Says #1 |
| Literary Awards: | Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Debut Author, Humor (2010) |
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Ratings: 3.99 From 137796 Users | 8328 ReviewsWrite Up About Books Sh*t My Dad Says (Sh*t My Dad Says #1)
3.5Justin Halpern has a hysterical dad and he has formed quite the collection of momentous quotes and hilarious banter. This was a quick listen and I found myself laughing quite a bit at the responses and short essays Justin had about his dad. ***Strong content warning for languageI'm not cool enough to do Twitter (I suspect I'm appearing less cool by the second here...is it use Twitter? Do Twitter? Tweet? Whatever!! I'm old!)...my point is, I'm not sure how I even heard of this book, but I am so, so glad I found it. I cannot remember the last time I laughed this hard. The audio was fantastic. I'm pretty sure anyone who saw me at the Y today has solidified their opinion that I must be a total lunatic. It was that funny!This dad is an enigma: clearly brilliant, yet
How fabulous was that?!I was expecting this book to be funny and quotable, but I wasn't expecting it to be so touching. I think when I heard the concept for this book I expected Sam Halpern to be kind of a dick. A funny dick, but a sort of mean and grumpy person. Though he is really direct, I was shocked at how kind and loving Sam Halpern was. Hilarious and supportive, that is how I would describe him. This book was like a humorous lesson in valuing family. As a parent, I related to SO much of
Review posted on Got Fiction?I bought this for my husband and I later found it in the bathroom (choice male reading space). So my husband endorses the hilarity of this book too ;)Holy crap is this book hysterical! His dad comes off as some redneck jerk of a dad, but actually used to be in nuclear medicine! And the sayings, I mean, silly stuff from vacations, like we've all had to share a bed with a cousin, or a relative at a family reunion, but when little Justin Halpern complains about sharing
I needed a light, funny read to help me deal with some sadness, and this helped. I don't usually find funny books funny (I'm looking at you Seriously... I'm Kidding), but this was an exception.The author's dad is quite a character. He just tells it like he sees it without a second thought or regret, never censoring himself, that's for sure. His language--a**hole, bullsh*t, and the f-bomb are used constantly-- might offend some delicate ears, but so be it. If the f word offends you, you may
Well, this was fun!I actually liked I Suck at Girls a tad better, but I think it's because I read that one first. And while Halpern's father is extremely funny, once you hear a few of his zingers the magic wears off a bit. The gist? I think everyone already knows about this book and the Tweets that started it all. I'm pretty sure the blurb takes care of whatever curiosity most readers have, but (if you're too lazy to read the blurb) the short version is that Justin started Tweeting the shit his
Just the feel-good book that I needed. Funny, short and surprisingly wholesome.
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