Sh*t My Dad Says

Sh*t My Dad Says (2010) by Justin Halpern. The title of this book is appropriate, because most of what Halpern's dad says is liberally laced with obscenity. He is particularly fond of the words fuck and shit. Whether you find this book funny or not may depend strongly on your tolerance for profanity. Personally, I don't find dirty language amusing in and of itself. To be funny, something has be clever, witty, involve a nice turn of phrase. The fact that Halpern's dad cusses like a sailor doesn't make him ipso facto funny. But occasionally, one of his zingers did hit my funny bone. And the prose portions of the book, in which Halpern describes events in his relationship with his dad, are entertaining. So: not bad. Grade: B