Things I Learned About My Dad In Therapy Essays (2009) - Plot & Excerpts
I LOVE dooce.com so I was expecting to LOVE this book, as Dooce herself was both a contributor and the editor. I suppose the reason I don't really like collections of essays or short stories is that I tend to not like ALL of the writers included and I sometimes have difficulty pushing through to the next one, and that was the case here. Some essays were funny or touching or generally great, and some were just dull.Overall, I was expecting more. No self respecting 'Doocefan' can call themselves a 'Doocefan', if they haven't read this book. Now a die-hard 'Doocefan' probably would have sent their copy of the book to Heather Armstrong herself for an autograph... And an, "I'll be a 'Doocefan' 'til the day I die", 'Doocefan' would've bought an airline ticket to Salt Lake City, Utah for her book signing yesterday. Me, I just bought the book at the local Border's and read it. I'm not some wacked out blog fan that warrants a restraining order... BUT, I do have a 'Dooce' t-shirt!I enjoyed the majority of this book but frankly, there was just too little 'Dooce' in it. I think Heather could publish a book of entirely all her own writing and it would be just as, if not more, enjoyable.
What do You think about Things I Learned About My Dad In Therapy Essays (2009)?
One of my Dollar Store treasures. Always good to see someone is at least as messed up as me :/
—angelD`Andrea
An absolutely fabulous book. Buy it. Read it. Trust me.
—D_michelle_01
A little dis appointed - was hoping for greatness.
—gail
