What to Expect When Your Wife is Expanding: A Reassuring Month-by-Month Guide for the Father-to-Be, Whether He Wants Advice or Not by Thomas Hill, Cader Books Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of What to Expect When Your Wife is Expanding: A Reassuring Month-by-Month Guide for the Father-to-Be, Whether He Wants Advice or Not
Book Review: Unoriginal
Summary: 1 Stars
I gave this book a low rating, not because it's "offensive," but because it's blah humor.
I am a huge fan of offensive parodies (ex - South Park and Family Guy), but I found this book disappointingly boring. The jokes might be funny to the type of person who laughs at things like outdated Pollock jokes, but most folks would find it to be a major yawn-fest...or just annoying. If I get a funny book, I want to laugh through most of it--not just a random sentence or two on every 50 pages (too much work).
Anyhue, if you want to laugh at pregnancy, better books are "Be Prepared: A Practical Handbook for New Dads," "My Boys Can Swim" (for the gents) and "Pregnancy Sucks" (for the ladies). They are waaaay more funny AND somewhat educational too (whoa! what a concept).
Book Review: Great for the expecting dad
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is very funny and my husband and I really enjoyed it. It brings up alot of questions your husband would think of and explains things in his terms. It helped my husband understand the whole pregnancy thing better. This is a great book for the expecting dad.Book Review: HORRIBLE,sexist and awful
Summary: 1 Stars
I got this as a present for my fiance,thinking it would be a cute funny gift during our pregnancy.However,it got here and neither of us were amused.It's a HORRIBLE book!Book Review: A fun book for fathers to be.
Summary: 4 Stars
We bought this book for our son-in-law when our daughter announced that she was pregnant. If he reads it we think it will help him understand what is going on with his wife.Book Review: This Book is Not Funny
Summary: 1 Stars
This book was purchased for me as a gift from my wife. I did not find this book to be even slightly amusing. The subjects that are covered in this book that are supposed to be humorous were in fact insulting to my intelligence. I believe that it is a serious problem if males make fun of their wives/girlfriends when pregnant.
Instead of using real humor this book uses stereotypes and the notion that all males hate their significant others. This book relies on the typical misogyny that males in our society find amusing. We should be encouraging and supporting our significant others rather than mocking them. From a medical prospective I do not think males should mock or discourage healthy weight gain in pregnant females. Also, I no not agree with mocking, making fun of, or parodying other healthy symptoms of pregantcy.