![]() ![]() ![]() He does this by being deeply ironic yet self-deprecatingly honest about his own experiences as a father. Parenting authors tend to objectify parents and children, speaking about and to them, but Gaffigan empathizes with and for us, making light of the absurdities of parenting, careful never to give us more how-to’s, instead entering the trenches with us and helping us laugh about it along the way. My overall response is that while most parenting books (i.e., how-to manuals), even the few out there for fathers, are basically works of law, Dad Is Fat is a work of grace. ![]() You can read my previous ruminations and some helpful background on Gaffigan and his comedic talents here, but you might already know him as “ the Hot Pockets guy.” Thanks.) The book will be released for sale tomorrow, May 7th. ![]() It’s a not-so-serious (but therefore very serious) book on parenting, and the publisher actually sent me an advanced copy to review here on Mockingbird-hence this post. (Can I just take second to revel in the fact that this is the first advanced copy I have received to review. Comedian Jim Gaffigan just wrote a book: Dad Is Fat. ![]()
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