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Summary: Humor and heart for parents and children
Review: Al Roker has always been one of my favorite television personalities. He never fails to brighten my morning and get my day off to a snappy start (no matter the weather). I am not a parent (though my partner and I would like to adopt one day), but when and if the time comes, this book will be close at hand. It's heartening to know there are broadcast journalists out there who can communicate humor and heart simultaneously.
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Summary: Great Book But Marketing Created False Expectations
Review: Al Roker has created an enchanting and captivating book about fatherhood. Unfortunately, only the second half of the book is about what one would expect -- raising children.The first half of the book is all about pregnancy, which is an interesting topic, but certainly not what one expects when reading a book marketed as a great "Father's Day" book. Despite that criticism, I feel that the novel is a good read for those who wish to read a book about fatherhood. The novel contained a wonderful defense of adoption during Roker's discussion of his parents' choices in parenthood. Al Roker's parents adopted three children. Roker has an adopted daughter. As a fellow proponent of adoption, I was happy to read a book in which adoption is shown in a very postive light. Due to this positive portrayal of adoption, I was somewhat saddened to hear that the Catholic League had lambasted this book for Roker's inappropriate remarks about a certain fertility drug made by the Vatican using nuns. It would be wrong to worry that this book is negative towards Catholicism. Therefore, I strongly recommend this book to the curious father-to-be or to anyone who is interested in the modern father. My choice of four stars is due to my disapproval of how the novel was advertised and packaged.
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Summary: A sweet little read
Review: Al Roker seems to be a sweet,amiable and kind, gentle man. This is a sweet book about being the father of two daughters. But don't expect any blockbuster insights into parenting. And don't expect any "AHA" moments from this book. You CAN expect to hear Roker say, "YIKES" way too many times. I'd purchased this book because I'd done so much heavy reading lately, and I was hoping for something more confectionary, and that's what I got. However, once I'd finished the book (quickly), I wasn't full. There is so much more to parenting and marriage than Roker shares with us. But if you are looking for a light read that doesn't tax your intellect, take a break and read this. If you like Al Roker, as I do, you'll walk away from this book still liking him. But "YIPPEE" is about as intellectual and insightful as this book gets.
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Summary: a favorite
Review: By now, I've probably read this book three or four times. Although the beginning was a bit boring, a couple of chapters in I got really into it. All of it was told with a bit of a funny tint. You can tell he loves his kids through it!
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Summary: a favorite
Review: By now, I've probably read this book three or four times. Although the beginning was a bit boring, a couple of chapters in I got really into it. All of it was told with a bit of a funny tint. You can tell he loves his kids through it!
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Summary: Enjoyable book
Review: For me, this book was an enjoyable, easy read. I found the stories to be entertaining and, at times, outright hilarious. This is not a touchy-feely parenting book...just one well-known dad telling the stories of his struggles to achieve, and then survive, parenthood.
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Summary: I am disappointed!
Review: Frankly, I am disappointed. I thought this book would be humor filled. I guess I was hoping for another like "Bill Cosby: Himself". This was not to be. All the other reviews are excellent, but I cannot recommend this one. Where he tried to be funny about his wife and things they went through, I thought instead he was being utterly RUDE toward and about his wife. He even criticizes his wife when he asked her to look over and critique his manuscript and she left her opinion for him. Why ask her opinion if he is just going to throw her suggestions back into her face? I do not recommend this book to anyone and that is a rare thing for me to do.
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Summary: YUCK!
Review: Frankly, I am disappointed. I thought this book would be humor filled. I guess I was hoping for another like "Bill Cosby: Himself". This was not to be. All the other reviews are excellent, but I cannot recommend this one. Where he tried to be funny about his wife and things they went through, I thought instead he was being utterly RUDE toward and about his wife. He even criticizes his wife when he asked her to look over and critique his manuscript and she left her opinion for him. Why ask her opinion if he is just going to throw her suggestions back into her face? I do not recommend this book to anyone and that is a rare thing for me to do.
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Summary: Al Roker is a sweet man
Review: I expected something really funny and light. Instead, I learned WAY too much about the birth of one of Al Roker's children. I walked away thinking that I had learned a lot more about what a wonderful person Al Roker is......but the title led me to believe that I would have something funny to listen to over and over again.
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Summary: Informative read
Review: I hope he'll write again. I looked forward to returning to the book every day (though it didn't take many days to read). The light narrative style made a difference.
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