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I laughed out loud and squirmed with awful recognition. Marcus Berkmann is one of our funniest writers, and he was sent by Heaven - or was it Hell? - to write Fatherhood', Craig Brown, .'Berkmann is a very funny writer ... the text is laugh out loud funny', Daily Express .'Ambitious and substantial ... Berkmann is highly entertaining ... with an anarchic Monty Pythonesque sense of fun', Alain de Botton, Sunday Times .'The laughs come in every paragraph. A masterpiece about sad, neurotic British fathers', Sunday Telegraph .'A man of infinite wisdom and experience when it comes to male parenting in the 21st century ... The daddy of baby guides ... quick-witted ... excellent', Mail on Sunday .'I can't think of a better guide than Marcus Berkmann ... well-written, funny and wise', Literary Review
Alain de Botton, Sunday Times
"Ambitious and substantial...Berkmann is highly entertaining...with an anarchic Pythonesque sense of fun"
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41 of 41 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Couldn't think of anything catchier for my review title, but that says it all. There are far too many books on fatherhood out there that are written in a conspirational 'I know you'd rather be down the pub, mate' sort of way that is, quite frankly, tiresome (read 'You're Pregnant Too, Mate!' if you want evidence of this).
This is a very well written book that manages to combine some really useful information with a great deal of humour. I would consider my 'level' of humour to be relatively highbrow, and I certainly don't go along with the reviewer who felt this treated them as a teenager. As a 34 year old man expecting my first child I felt it was pitched just about perfectly.
He tells things exactly as they are, without trying to preach or force his opinions down your neck. It's refreshing to read something that acknowledges the different attitudes to fatherhood men may have, and doesn't simply assume we are all dreading it and wish we'd 'been more careful'.
Clearly I cannot comment on how accurate some of the content is just yet, as our child does not arrive for a few weeks, but I certainly feel a lot better informed as to what to expect.
Thoroughly enjoyable from beginning to end - can't recommend it highly enough.
24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I had to stop reading Fatherhood in bed because, every night, I would suddenly have a long and near helpless fit of laughter. My wife would want to know what I'd found so funny, and then she would be laughing too, and hey presto! all traces of drowsiness were gone. I was obliged to read the book only during daylight, and then outside working (and childcaring) hours. Because Fatherhood is simply the funniest book I have read about pregnancy and childcare, and also - and even more importantly - the only one I have read to have such an acute insight into the father's point of view. For example, Berkmann is being both funny and ruefully perceptive when he observes that the 20 minutes the father-to-be spends staring at a sad, depleted hospital vending machine somewhere in those long hours of his partner's first labour are the last moments he will truly have to himself, probably ever. He is all too correct when he tells us that getting to grips (literally) with "piss, shit and vomit" - to give one of the book's splendidly honest chapter headings - will soon become as routine as brushing your teeth. By the way, if you are one of those patriarchal types who thinks changing a nappy or doing a night feed is someone else's job - shame on you! - you won't like this book. It is a manual for the hands on dad, carefully and informatively taking him through every stage of the fatherhood process from that fateful act of jiggy-jiggy to the puke-stained trousers at the first birthday party a mere 21 months later. Fatherhood is reassuringly sensible, genuinely instructive, and also absolutely hilarious. Fellow dads of infants, read this book to know that you are not alone.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is a really funny (and truthful) account from the worries about the first scan, to the horrors of changing nappies, and seems to cover every new Dad's hopes and fears in an entertaining way as possible. I haven't read any of Marcus' other work, but he approaches this subject with a passion for comedy and an eye for the truth, that will cut through all the old wives tales associated with fatherhood and baby issues. Essential reading for Father and Mother alike! In fact the wife said it was ten times better for her than any of the books aimed at new mothers!
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Fatherhood - the truth
While i haven't actually read this yet i did however purchase this for my husband. All the other books on parenting and pregnancy were all very Mother related with a little... Read more
Published 26 days ago by labelleshell
Tells you everything what u need to know, but not more! :)
I bought this book for my husband, we are expecting our first child.
People tell you all sorts of stuff, specially things you dont need or want to
hear... Read more
People tell you all sorts of stuff, specially things you dont need or want to
hear... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mrs A.G.
Leaves a sour taste in the mouth
I've read this book a couple of times now, and there are some (just about) funny moments, and it is always good to get insight from people with first-hand experience on any topic. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Russel1311
Loved it!
Not only informative but a great read! A definite for any soon to be father!
Published 21 months ago by Stephen
Funny and informative
I loved reading this book - he's written it as if he's talking to you directly - is humorous, entertaining and also informative. Read more
Published on 11 May 2010 by Mr. Rajat Bhatnagar
A must read for new and old parents.
A thoroughly enjoyable read, both insightful and funny. I am a farther to be for the first time and like some of you I'm sure, I am constantly going through the mix of emotions,... Read more
Published on 14 April 2010 by A customer
a great read for would-be fathers
I read this book prior to the arrival of our son. As a first time father I had absolutely no idea of what to do, what to expect, the highs, the lows and so on in the months running... Read more
Published on 28 Mar 2010 by GetBuzyLivin
Excellent gift for expecting fathers
Bought this gift for my husband who loved it - as did I. Informative in a humorous way. We lent it to a friend who was expecting and never saw it again - they liked it so much.
Published on 27 Mar 2010 by Ms. Tamara M. Shand
I'm glad i read this before my boyfriend did......
I brought this book to help my partner get his head round my pregnancy and thought id have a quick look through myself. I'm glad i did. Read more
Published on 6 Feb 2010 by S. L. Owen
So far, so truthful.
I'm somewhat confused to see that a review was written claiming this book was vaguely misogynistic below. We're all entitled to an opinion... so get a grip! Read more
Published on 10 Jan 2010 by Sue Donim
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