Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern

Sh*t My Dad Says
by Justin Halpern

Synopsis:
After being dumped by his longtime girlfriend, twenty-eight-year-old Justin Halpern found himself living at home with his seventy-three-year-old dad. Sam Halpern, who is "like Socrates, but angrier, and with worse hair," has never minced words, and when Justin moved back home, he began to record all the ridiculous things his dad said to him:

"That woman was sexy. . . . Out of your league? Son, let women figure out why they won't screw you. Don't do it for them."
"Do people your age know how to comb their hair? It looks like two squirrels crawled on their heads and started fucking."
"The worst thing you can be is a liar. . . . Okay, fine, yes, the worst thing you can be is a Nazi, but then number two is liar. Nazi one, liar two."

More than a million people now follow Mr. Halpern's philosophical musings on Twitter, and in this book, his son weaves a brilliantly funny, touching coming-of-age memoir around the best of his quotes. An all-American story that unfolds on the Little League field, in Denny's, during excruciating family road trips, and, most frequently, in the Halperns' kitchen over bowls of Grape-Nuts, Sh*t My Dad Says is a chaotic, hilarious, true portrait of a father-son relationship from a major new comic voice.


Review:
ON MY BLOODY NOSE
What happened? Did somebody punch you in the face?!... The what? The air is dry? Do me a favor and tell people you got punched in the face.


I loved reading Sam Halpern's comments. There is not a page in this book that you do not laugh out loud at least twice. Justin was a genius to write his dad's comments down and I'm sure they will be a treasure to him, and all of us, for years to come. Yes, Sam has the art of cussing and harsh sarcasm down to science, but in the age of political correctness, Sam's words are refreshing. He reminds me of my grandfather, a lot.


If profanity and abrasive comments upset or offend, do not read this book. For everyone else, do yourself a favor and read it, share it, and then reread it. It is that funny. 


Intended Audience: Ok. I will be honest, I let my teens read this book, they hear worse language on the school bus daily, but it's probably best for ages 16 and up.

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Other books by this author:
Sh*t My Dad Says
I Suck at Girls