Our Baby Was Born Premature: (the same way he was conceived)
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In this uniquely conceived memoir, author and comedian Paul Alexander offers up fresh insights into the perils and joys of parenthood, ranging from amusing to hilarious to keenly observant to chaotically insightful.
Paul Alexander
Paul Alexander is Professor of Christian Ethics and Public Policy at Palmer Theological Seminary of Eastern University and Director of Public Policy at Evangelicals for Social Action in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. His books include Peace to War (2009) and Christ at the Checkpoint (2012).
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This was an hilarious account of new parents and their experiences with their son from his birth to his Kindergarten entrance. As an aunt who helped raise my nieces and nephews, I could relate to the hilarity.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5This was awfully short and I expected more about the premature birth, based on the title. Certainly there were some amusing moments but I thought it was too abbreviated. Maybe with a small child around, he doesn't have time for longer sentences/anecdotes?:)
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I received a copy of this book in the Early Reviewers Giveaway on LibraryThing. As a first time parent new parent myself, I found a lot of relatable humor in the short and fragmented documentary style of the writing. I didn't really see a lot of how the prematurity may have impacted the birth, other than no one is ever REALLY ready for their first child. Following until about age 5, we meet the little family and are given tidbits of their (extra)ordinary existence to share.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Read this as part of LT's Early Reviewer program. It was quite amusing, I wish it were longer.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This is an amusing book. I would have enjoyed it more if it has written in chapters, rather than 'tweets', but why quibble?
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5This is not so much a book as a collection of tweets loosely organized around a timeline of the author's first child's life. The tweets are primarily about the quirks of having children and still trying to maintain a marriage. Sometimes the tweets are just about silly things his son, Sean, says or does. Others are long stories about quirky parents or unlikely situations. Some tweets aren't really about his kid at all, but were maybe just considered funny enough to be included anyway.I've never read a book that is just a compendium of tweets before, and I think there is a reason for that. It's kinda like reading the text from a newspaper comic strip. They are short, non-sequitur, and after reading about ten in a row my attention span began to shut off. Some of the stories were amusing, but I would have enjoyed them more if they were actually fleshed out anecdotes and not brief, stilted tweets. A little more work by the author could have produced a charming memoir. Instead it's almost two hundred pages of stale dad jokes and complaining about his wife spending money.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I received a free copy of this book from the LTER in exchange for my honest opinion. I absolutely loved this book. The author used a unique way to describe his family life with his baby son for about 5 years: Most of the entries could have fit on a Post-It note (I assume that is how he kept track of them!)I laughed tears while reading this book. My husband is now reading it in the evening at bedtime and chuckles so much that the bed shakes!I can fully see most of these occasion happening - I guess it helps when you have kids of your own.I hope Mr. Alexander writes another book soon!The loss of 1/2 star was for the grammar mistakes that any good editor should have found without the help of a spell-check program!
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Very cute, short book. Super quick read. Might suggest it as a "potty read" for very busy moms and dads with kids in the 0-5 age bracket. Written in "tweet" form. Some laugh out loud moments. Very "stream of conscience" type book. I enjoyed it.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This isn't a book that will take a reader much more than one weekend or afternoon to read. It's not a parenting guide or a memoir written in a traditional format. Now it is chronological because it starts with the birth of comedian Paul Alexander's child and ends when the little boy is about 4 years old. It's a book that is a series of anecdotes or one-liners that are mainly Alexander's observations about being a new dad and the amusing little things his child says and does. Think more along the lines of a tweeter feed or a Buzzfeed round-up of tweets. So that means some jokes are funnier than others and because of the format you can dip into the book and not be lost.I'm wondering how the book will fare in the marketplace. The long title (even with its funny little aside) has keywords linked to sites and books that are more medically-inclined or as support resources for parents with preemies This might make it difficult to search for with Google or at a bookstore.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5These one sentence vignettes about the author's child were incredibly boring, and tiresome to read until the child is about four years old. Then things are a little amusing, but not enough for me to recommend this book to anyone.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I found the style of the book very distracting as it veered between having an overall narrative and just listing random events from the narrator's life. I think the narrative could have had a stronger focus to help tie together the various stories.That being said the book made me giggle several times especially as the baby grew older and developed its own personality. The stories were very relatable and honest about what being a new parent is like. It didn't take me very long to read either so I didn't feel like I wasted my time.