Truly funny!I laughed from the first page. This book shares the author’s opinion and experiences from the moment him and her wife thinking about having baby ‘till the baby arrived. So many interesting thoughts he let us know with amusing way. One of the chapters titled “And thy name shall be…something”. Here he explained how difficult and tricky to give a baby a name. I quote: “The power is extraordinary. The simple combination of letters and sounds you select can result in a life of carefree coolness or decades of expensive therapy. “Hi, I’m Jake” versus “Hi, I’m….Tapioca.” Not to denigrate the virtues of being unique. It’s just that there’s a fine line between Good Unique and Just Plain Wrong. Good Unique is when you call your child’s name and he’s the only one who comes running. Just Plain Wrong is when they’re running because they’re being chased.”Great book…I’m looking his book “Couplehood”. My friend said Babyhood is funnier then Couplehood but…I’ll take the risk
My Favorite Quotes:“I want to have kids,” she says.“Hey, who said different?”“But not right away.”“No, I know. We’ll have kids, but when we’re ready.”“Right …”Beat.“But I don’t want to wait too long …”“No, we won’t,” I assured her. “We’ll wait, like, you know … just the right amount of time.”I’m well aware that not everybody gives the if-and-when of having kids this much time and deliberation.A lot of people have kids who, frankly, didn’t mean to.Many people choose to have no kids at all and liv
What do You think about Babyhood (1998)?
I listened to this book on tape on my way to Chicago because my wife got it from the library for the trip. I don't usually like books on tape but this wasn't unlistenable. It's mildly amusing in some parts and once in a while quite funny. Paul Reiser is an acquired taste as far as comics go and his shtick gets tired after a while. He thinks he's a lot funnier than he actually is. However, the jokes that do work here would probably not work on the page since they rely on his voice inflections and such. So my guess is that I would have hated this book had I read it.
—D'Anne
