Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern

After being dumped by his live in girlfriend, 28 year old Justin Halpern moves back into the nest with his 78 year old father, and revisits his childhood of comical obscenities and unconventional wisdom.



Rating: Four Stars ****

Genre: Humor - Memoir

Summary: Justin Halpern has moved back in with his parents, which isn't at all uncommon nowadays. His up bringing by a painfully honest father is normal for him, but humorously unconventional for many. Justin started 'twittering' his dad's lewd words of advice and found that his account had accumulated an overnight following of almost 2 million readers. In the book, Justin recalls his childhood and the lessons learned growing up with his father. The profane musings may be offensive to some, but are hilarious to others.

Evaluation: The book is a short, witty read packed with punchlines and memories of Justin's unique relationship with his father. Many of his comments are laugh out loud funny and each have a tinge of insight. The book is not for the overly sensitive, and many comments have to be taken for face value. The book is worthwhile for his father's sadistically entertaining comments, and for the outlandish tales between a father and son. Justin's dad has said what many parents want to say, but don't allow themselves to.

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Sh*t My Dad Says tarted as a twitter account and is now a CBS show starring William Shatner.

http://twitter.com/shitmydadsays

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