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I love, love, LOVED this book . . . you will laugh out loud even if you don't have children of your own . . . gives traditional "parenting" books the finger . . . an outrageous and irreverent adventure (News of the World )
Engaging, endlessly warm and frequently hilarious dispatches from the parental frontline (Observer )
A hilarious and heart-warming insight into the way men think (OK! )
A must for new dads (Glamour )
A fine, witty and unexpectedly moving memoir about fatherhood (Metro )
He's the Hunter S. Thompson of parenting. In other words, he gets it about right (Rachel Johnson )
Erudite, beautifully observed, and really rather touching. Just buy the book (Scotsman ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Engaging, endlessly warm and frequently hilarious dispatches from the parental frontline (Observer )
A hilarious and heart-warming insight into the way men think (OK! )
A must for new dads (Glamour )
A fine, witty and unexpectedly moving memoir about fatherhood (Metro )
He's the Hunter S. Thompson of parenting. In other words, he gets it about right (Rachel Johnson )
Erudite, beautifully observed, and really rather touching. Just buy the book (Scotsman ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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I love, love, LOVED this book ... you will laugh out loud even if you don't have children of your own ... gives traditional "parenting" books the finger ... an outrageous and irreverent adventure News of the World Engaging, endlessly warm and frequently hilarious dispatches from the parental frontline Observer A hilarious and heart-warming insight into the way men think OK! A must for new dads Glamour A fine, witty and unexpectedly moving memoir about fatherhood Metro He's the Hunter S. Thompson of parenting. In other words, he gets it about right -- Rachel Johnson Erudite, beautifully observed, and really rather touching. Just buy the book Scotsman
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
If you only read the first line of reviews (like I do usually!) then please buy this book - you will LOVE it.
Andrew CLover writes the weekly column in the Sunday Times Style magazine - that makes me laugh out loud. That's why I bought the book.
It's arrival was perfect timing (i think!). It arrived on the same day that my partner and I found out that we are expecting our first child. I then spent the rest of the day in a state of mild panic, nausea and hungover (didnt realise i was pregnant when drinking cocktails the night before). I think that the author would not be too disapproving.....
I think that the book is written for anyone with a slightly wicked sense of humour. I love the emotional part "saying the word sorry is like getting out kicthen roll". And the absolute honesty that not everything will be perfect. 1). I am more likely to be a slummy mummy, rather than yummy mummy. 2). That parenthood will stretch our every patience and skill, that we should rememeber to have fun with our child, that is what why we have them.
Buy the book ...... my sales pitch is over. Wish me luck.....
Andrew CLover writes the weekly column in the Sunday Times Style magazine - that makes me laugh out loud. That's why I bought the book.
It's arrival was perfect timing (i think!). It arrived on the same day that my partner and I found out that we are expecting our first child. I then spent the rest of the day in a state of mild panic, nausea and hungover (didnt realise i was pregnant when drinking cocktails the night before). I think that the author would not be too disapproving.....
I think that the book is written for anyone with a slightly wicked sense of humour. I love the emotional part "saying the word sorry is like getting out kicthen roll". And the absolute honesty that not everything will be perfect. 1). I am more likely to be a slummy mummy, rather than yummy mummy. 2). That parenthood will stretch our every patience and skill, that we should rememeber to have fun with our child, that is what why we have them.
Buy the book ...... my sales pitch is over. Wish me luck.....
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Loved this book.
Not only did it make me laugh out loud, a lot, but also reminded me about the truths of good parenting - to be happy (...have faith that...in the long run...your kids will learn from how you behave, rather than how you tell them to behave) and spend time 'doing nothing' with your kids. Even my husband put aside his books on Globalisation and Economics to read it from cover to cover, laughing all the while.
Not only did it make me laugh out loud, a lot, but also reminded me about the truths of good parenting - to be happy (...have faith that...in the long run...your kids will learn from how you behave, rather than how you tell them to behave) and spend time 'doing nothing' with your kids. Even my husband put aside his books on Globalisation and Economics to read it from cover to cover, laughing all the while.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
As anyone who has become a parent recently will know there are a plethora of books available to help you get through those first few weeks, months, years. The sheer volume of titles is in itself unhelpful before we even start to consider how contradictory they all are. Driven through desperation to actually consult the health service with a question you will usually be greeted by the stock reply: 'Well, every baby is different' ('Yes, but is its vomit supposed to be green or do we have an exorcist-style situation going on here?').
Driven by a similar regard for the 200-plus page tomes he saw, Andrew Colver decided to write this book (you may have come across his musings in the Sunday Times Style magazine in the Dad Rules column) which he begins by condensing his parenting experience into three sentences
1. Don't be reading two-hundred page books. Try to sleep.
2. Don't let them suck too long, or mum's nip will really hurt.
3. Get out of the way when they puke.
That gives you a pretty good idea of the tone. Clover is a comedian and actor, so the book is filled with great one-liners. There have been plenty of jokes made about the emotional state of a woman in labour but nobody has put it quite so well as he does: 'You don't mess with a woman in labour. Even if she decides she wants to eat the baby, I'll back her up.'
He doesn't do much to dispel the myth that men are just big boys until they're forced to grow up by a woman (and even then they're just pretending to be grown up) but his innocence/ignorance makes him an entertaining guide into the world of parenting. What he really discovers is how to be happy. As we follow his stuttering acting career, his reliance on the weed to cope with comedy gigs, childcare, and just about anything really, he slowly learns to trust his instincts when looking after his daughters. If you're knackered, get creative:
'"You know what would be a really nasty trick?" I say. "If I fell asleep and, when I woke up, someone had painted all over my back."
I put my head on the table, and have a quiet doze. They paint my back. It's absolutely delicious. It feels like I'm being massaged by fairies.'
There are some refreshingly honest thoughts from a male perspective too.
'They say that women forget the pain of childbirth or they'd never do it again. Similarly, men must forget the pain of living with a pregnant woman, or the whole world would be like China. Families would have one child each. They'd also have fewer wardrobes.'
He does occasionally sound a little sentimental, as when he mentions that all his friends have become famous or disappeared but that's ok because he's bred two perfect companions. And as someone who can only dream of living in a place like Muswell Hill, the hard luck/no money story wore a little thin but where this book really succeeds is not with childcare philosophy or any kind of life lessons but with the relentless sense of humour which reminds you that as hard as it is, as tiring as it can be, it's still the best thing you'll ever do.
Driven by a similar regard for the 200-plus page tomes he saw, Andrew Colver decided to write this book (you may have come across his musings in the Sunday Times Style magazine in the Dad Rules column) which he begins by condensing his parenting experience into three sentences
1. Don't be reading two-hundred page books. Try to sleep.
2. Don't let them suck too long, or mum's nip will really hurt.
3. Get out of the way when they puke.
That gives you a pretty good idea of the tone. Clover is a comedian and actor, so the book is filled with great one-liners. There have been plenty of jokes made about the emotional state of a woman in labour but nobody has put it quite so well as he does: 'You don't mess with a woman in labour. Even if she decides she wants to eat the baby, I'll back her up.'
He doesn't do much to dispel the myth that men are just big boys until they're forced to grow up by a woman (and even then they're just pretending to be grown up) but his innocence/ignorance makes him an entertaining guide into the world of parenting. What he really discovers is how to be happy. As we follow his stuttering acting career, his reliance on the weed to cope with comedy gigs, childcare, and just about anything really, he slowly learns to trust his instincts when looking after his daughters. If you're knackered, get creative:
'"You know what would be a really nasty trick?" I say. "If I fell asleep and, when I woke up, someone had painted all over my back."
I put my head on the table, and have a quiet doze. They paint my back. It's absolutely delicious. It feels like I'm being massaged by fairies.'
There are some refreshingly honest thoughts from a male perspective too.
'They say that women forget the pain of childbirth or they'd never do it again. Similarly, men must forget the pain of living with a pregnant woman, or the whole world would be like China. Families would have one child each. They'd also have fewer wardrobes.'
He does occasionally sound a little sentimental, as when he mentions that all his friends have become famous or disappeared but that's ok because he's bred two perfect companions. And as someone who can only dream of living in a place like Muswell Hill, the hard luck/no money story wore a little thin but where this book really succeeds is not with childcare philosophy or any kind of life lessons but with the relentless sense of humour which reminds you that as hard as it is, as tiring as it can be, it's still the best thing you'll ever do.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
It has made me laugh! Really good book for every parent to read!
The book is very easy to read and very funny (especially the first few chapters)
You need to read this to find out for yourself! :-)
You need to read this to find out for yourself! :-)
Published 21 months ago by Yvonne
Hilarious, must read for parents-to-be and anyone else!
I bought this for my husband for Father's Day soon after we found out we were expecting our first child. He absolutely loved it! It's a hilarious look at fatherhood. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Kirstin
It's ok
Got this as a Father's Day present and was really looking forward to reading it as I could do with some morale support as a father (only father's will understand how marriage is... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Holly
cool book
I bought it to persuade my husband... no news from him yet, but I thought this book was brilliant - funny, truthful, and yet, very pro-children
Published on 26 April 2010 by A. Denza
Better than anything else for sure
I stupidly bought 'Bloke's guide to pregnancy' thinking it would soothe my fears of the imminent arrival of my first child. It didn't, it's rubbish. Read more
Published on 11 April 2010 by Tom Oldham
Every dad should read this book
I was bought this book as a father's day present and left it in my reading pile for months, thinking it would be a lighweight, unfunny "humourous" book about parenthood. Read more
Published on 17 Dec 2009 by Tinhead
An excellent writer AND comedian
Well we bought this book a month ago and both my husband and I found it highly amusing, then went to see Andrew at the theatre last night - I have not laughed so much in my life!! Read more
Published on 1 Feb 2009 by Sarah Kennedy
Laugh, Cry and Reflect......Not Necessarily In That Order!
As a proud and devoted father of three wonderful children IMHO (....read the book and you'll understand the brackets! Read more
Published on 12 Aug 2008 by Get Tae Falkirk
I was surprised by the pace, and the cartoons, and the cleverness
One of the funniest, most truthful pieces I ever read was an Andrew Clover Sunday Times column about the sport of Baby Dump - about how parents dump the baby on each other. Read more
Published on 15 July 2008 by Sexy Mum
If you only buy one book on parenting - buy this one.
Whether you have children or not you will adore this book. Andrew Clover's genius soars out from every page. Read more
Published on 18 Jun 2008 by Teresa Hamilton
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