Things I Learned About My Dad: Humorous and Heartfelt Essays, edited by the creator...

Things I Learned About My Dad: Humorous and Heartfelt Essays, edited by the creator ofwww.dooce.com | Wanted to Love It... But Didn't

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	Things I Learned About My Dad: Humorous and Heartfelt Essays, edited by the creator ofwww.dooce.com Kensington, 2008 - 270 pages average customer review:based on 28 reviews view larger image
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Like the title says: Humorous and Heartfelt

I really like this COMPILATION. I capitalize that because several other reviewers didn't seem to realize that before reading the COMPILATION. Of course it is uneven and all different voices. That's actually what I like best about it. I don't have a lot of time to dedicate to reading so I like the idea of picking up a book and reading a chapter and putting it down. I lost my father a little more than 4 years ago. We never had the best relationship and now that I'm a parent myself I've gained much insight on parenting. This book offers even more from the perspective of a father.

Also, to the folks who want Dooce to stop her self promotion - there are many people out there who want to know when they can catch her on The Today Show or where they can find articles about herself. WE LIKE HER!!!

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Wanted to Love It... But Didn't

I was very excited for this compilation -- most of my year is spent buying grad school text books and things I don't necessarily deem "fun." On top of that, I really wanted all of these authors to succeed. Several of the authors' blogs are on my most-read list, and a couple of them are individuals whose words have really touched me in times when I needed it most (Heather Armstrong is one of those authors).

Unfortunately, in many cases that did not translate to the printed page. I was disappointed that much of Armstrong's contribution was published on her blog (for free, as someone previously noted), and Alice Bradley's essay in WonderTime, to which I subscribe. That eliminated quite a bit of the best writing in this book. I enjoyed a few of the other essays, but several just seemed to hint that perhaps the editor was hesitant to edit these online celebrities... or the essays were beyond saving, regardless of editing.

The fact that I was able to support these folks in what they aspire to do, however, still makes me happy. To those who comment on Dooce's "self-promotion," she's a business woman whose commodity happens to be herself and her words. She's entitled to promote herself. While I don't consider myself a diligent Dooce devotee, her words have pulled me through difficult times as a mother and I respect the ambition she and Jon Armstrong have in tailoring their family according to THEIR rules. These reviews are not intended to rate your feelings about Heather Armstrong (if they were, I'd tack on another star). They should rate the work.

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