Babyhood

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Summary: Very Funny Book---Husband loves it!!
Review: I bought this for my husband for Father's Day, we are expecting July 22nd. He loves it! He's even been reading some of it to me, and we both get a good laugh out of it. We will probably bring it with us to the hospital when we deliver, if we don't finish it first. A great light read!

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Summary: Funny, indeed... but not as engaging as I expected
Review: I can't say that Paul Reiser's book on babies (making them and having them), "Babyhood", was bad or dull. On the contrary, it was quite funny and packed with thought-provoking comments that make you question some of your irrational behaviors as you're going through the stages of parenthood , both before and after birth. However, I expected a lot more humor from the star and producer of 'Mad About You', arguably one of the best comedy shows ever, along with 'Seinfeld'. On that level, I must recommend as an alternative (a non-stop laughter generator) the book "Being a Dad: The Stuff No One Told Me". I read it shortly before "Babyhood". Though not as deep as this one in some spots, I found it to be a lot funnier than Reiser's.

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Summary: Funny, but not as engaging as I expected
Review: I can't say that Paul Reiser's book on babies (making them and having them), "Babyhood", was bad or dull. On the contrary, it was quite funny and packed with thought-provoking comments that make you question some of your irrational behaviors as you're going through the stages of parenthood , both before and after birth. However, I expected a lot more humor from the star and producer of 'Mad About You', arguably one of the best comedy shows ever, along with 'Seinfeld'. On that level, I must recommend as an alternative (a non-stop laughter generator) the book "Being a Dad: The Stuff No One Told Me". I read it shortly before "Babyhood". Though not as deep as this one in some spots, I found it to be a lot funnier than Reiser's.

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Summary: one of the funniest books i've read in a while
Review: I have just finished reading Paul Reisers' book Babyhood. I think that he can hit the nail right on the head everytime. It truly shows how every "maybe baby?" parent does feel and how everyone goes through the ups and downs of it all. But he has definatly given the book his own brand of humor. Espically the lists of after you bring baby home what might happen. I did not stop laughing through the whole chapter. For anyone that is thinking of having a baby or has one I believe they would be able to relate and just enjoy the wacky humor of the whole book. Once again he has shown how he can relate to other people whether he is trying to or not. I give this book a 9 it is definatly one of the funniest I have read in a while.

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Summary: Good, although "couplehood" was better.
Review: I read "Couplehood" and found it hilarious. So I got "Babyhood" and it is ok, but not as good. Something that got in the way for me to really enjoy it may be that I have been married for a little longer than a year, so I was able to relate to many things in "Couplehood", but I have no kids yet, so a lot of the stuff in "Babyhood" is not funny, is downright scary: Pregnant wives changing cravings in minutes? Sleepless parents? Exhausted babies who do not know they have to sleep to feel better, and so they cry instead? Come on!

Maybe if I re-read this book in a couple of years, after going through the whole cycle, I'll appreciate it and discover that it is a really funny book. Meanwhile, it gets four stars.

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Summary: Not for facts, just for laughs: CLASSIC baby book!
Review: I read this first MANY years ago during my first two babies... I guess it must be about 10 years later and Reiser's gentle, loving humour is still funny & fresh throughout this, my third pregnancy. I also love it because it's from a dad's perspective, so you don't get mired down in all the whining that all us mommies tend to do (even the funniest of it). Reiser is cute and clueless but touchingly genuine throughout the whole experience; this is one you'll read over & over and even maybe pass on to others as they embark upon this madcap journey into parenthood...

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Summary: Wonderfully Funny!
Review: I received this book as a gift when my daughter was just two years old. Throughout the whole book I laughed so hard I cried. Paul puts our real fears as new parents into hilarious perspective. I've since given two copies to other people as gifts and keep going back to read my own again and again. I still laugh out loud every time. Couplehood was also just as funny and definitely a book I could relate to. Why hasn't he written anything else?! If you like to laugh, babyhood and couplehood are THE books to read.

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Summary: Such a cute book!
Review: I was having some kind of post-partum anxiety or something - really stressed and worried, etc. A friend had given me this book and I began reading it each day. It was so cute and funny and something any new parent can relate to. I felt like Paul Reiser was my friend - he seems to be such a nice guy! Anyway, this light reading was a welcome change from the 100 baby care books that I was obscessing over. I was so afraid of doing something wrong! Well, my baby is doing fine and almost a year old now! And I look forward to reading this cute little book again sometime. I would also love to give it as a gift.

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Summary: "This book is hilarious and a great sequel to Couplehood!"
Review: I was watching Rosie O'Donnell the night Paul Reiser was on, and I saw THE BOOK. A week later I bought the book and as I have never done before read the whole thing at once. This book gives a closer look at parenting from a whole new angle. It keeps your attention and time flys by. His words like "the Gendlemans" are hilarious. I would rate this book an infinite if I could!

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Summary: Babyhood helped me find the the little Dad inside me.
Review: My love affair with Paul Reiser's prose started with his debut, "Couplehood". I've recited his "What's for dinner, honey" bit from that gem at countless seminars. My colleagues love it! Well lucky for us Paul Reiser freaks, the laughs don't stop in the Large Print Edition of Babyhood. Once again, Paul Reiser delivers the comedic, heartfelt goods. Brutally honest, full of magical moments, and with a fine bold print that's not afraid to say "Look at me, I'm LARGE PRINT and proud of it." Paul, if you're reading this, thank you for once again dipping in to the beautiful well that is your mind and producing this wonderful, sweet book. And also for not forgetting us folks who enjoy LARGE PRINT.