Book ~ "I Suck at Girls" (2012) Justin Halpern

From Goodreads ~ Soon after Sh*t My Dad Says began to take off, comic writer Justin Halpern decided to propose to his then girlfriend. But before doing so, he asked his dad's advice, which was very, very simple (and surprisingly clean): "Just take a day to think about it." This book is that day. Crossing the warmth of The Wonder Years" with the candour and observational humour of David Sedaris, this follow-up to the hottest comedy debut of last year is a hilarious, toe-curlingly true book about life, and love.

This is a funny quick read.

Justin is thinking about asking Amanda to marry him so he talks about it with his dad who advises him to consider his escapades with women before and after finding Amanda.

The stories and things that come out of Justin's dad's mouth are still hilarious and outrageous.

I'd recommend this if you are looking for something funny and mindless to read.  As dorky as Justin was (is?), I was cheering him on.

You can check out this excerpt to get a taste of the book ... warning:  the language and content is not for children.

I SUCK AT GIRLS by Justin Halpern

Book ~ "Sh*t My Dad Says" (2010) Justin Halpern

From Amazon ~ 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 f-king."

"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.

This is a funny quick read.

The stories and things that come out of Justin's dad's mouth are hilarious and outrageous. There are lots of words of wisdom and I'm sure his dad, though abrasive, means them in the nicest sense. Underneath it all, there is a huge amount of love in this family.

I'd recommend this if you are looking for something funny and mindless to read.