Dad Is Fat

By: Jim Gaffigan

Narrated by: Jim Gaffigan

Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins

Publisher's summary

In Dad is Fat, stand-up comedian Jim Gaffigan, who’s best known for his legendary riffs on Hot Pockets, bacon, manatees, and McDonald's, expresses all the joys and horrors of life with five young children - everything from cousins ("celebrities for little kids") to toddlers’ communication skills ("they always sound like they have traveled by horseback for hours to deliver important news"), to the eating habits of four-year-olds ("there is no difference between a four-year-old eating a taco and throwing a taco on the floor"). Dad is Fat is sharply observed, explosively funny, and a cry for help from a man who has realized he and his wife are outnumbered in their own home.

©2013 Jim Gaffigan (P)2013 Random House Audio

Jeannie must be a God

What did you love best about Dad Is Fat?

humorous insight.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Dad Is Fat?

The first story about Jim and Jeannie going on vacation to Grand Canyon with a couple with a baby. How the couple used Jim and Jeannie for their hotel room and were put out when Jim wanted to take a nap. It was fun insight into the world of how other people raise their kids. I sat thinking that couple were a pair of jerks but then at the end you hear that the Gaffigan family has to travel by tour bus and still has to book 2 nights in a hotel for the pool -- you realize that we're all jerks doing everything possible to keep our kids quiet.

Pretty Good

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

Yeah. I absolutely love Jim Gaffigan. I've listened to all his stand up albums and seen him live a couple times. It was interesting to learn more about his personal life and how he parents. I listened to it on a road trip and it made the time fly. That being said I didn't really laugh that much like I usually do at his jokes. I'm not sure if it's because I'm not a parent or what but it just wasn't doing it for me. I guess I would probably recommend this mostly to parents with small children... they probably would enjoy it more.

What about Jim Gaffigan’s performance did you like?

Everything. The best part about the audio book was Gaffigan's performance. Highly recommend listening to it over reading it.

Funny Stuff

True to life and relatable parenting stories from a funny guy. Parts will make you laugh out loud especially if you enjoy his stand-up comedy specials. Worth a listen for moms and dads.

Hilarious!...and surprisingly relevant...

What did you love best about Dad Is Fat?

How I could relate almost every story to my own family!

Who was your favorite character and why?

Jim Gaffigan.

Which character – as performed by Jim Gaffigan – was your favorite?

Himself.

What insight do you think you’ll apply from Dad Is Fat?

babies are natural antidepressants!

Any additional comments?

As a father of 3 this book was very relevant to me. What I loved about it most was how it now lets me take make every frustrating situation regarding raising young children and family life a laughable event. This book gifted me and my wife with a comic outlet for everything! It's nice to be able to laugh together about the hard things in life!

AMAZING!!!

I expected this book to be funny but it's so much more too. If you're not a parent yet get this book.

Laughed out loud for real!

Very funny, relate able and endearing. Laughed out loud for real several times. Felt like I was at a comedy show.

Great book!

One of the best books to laugh about parenthood. Easy to listen to Jim he's the best.

A book about parenthood clearly written by a stand up comedian

For any parent with young children, Jim Gaffigan‘s “Dad is Fat” is comedy gold! Like his standup, it’s humorous, lighthearted, and very relatable. However, from a literary perspective you can tell that it’s written by somebody who never thinks about writing beyond five to eight minutes sets for standup. The chapters are loosely strung together. Sometimes, like a good set, they end by returning to the idea or topic that began the chapter (what writers call “closing the circle”). Other times, they just end abruptly. As a listener, in between belly laughs I had a recurrent feeling of irritation because the chapters would end without rounding out the discussion he was in the middle of, or after he had just told us a short bit of what sounded like a much larger story. But that’s what standup is: sequences of short vignettes - not cohesive monologues or narratives. I mean, I absolutely loved this book, it was just a bit frustrating at times. But I guess that’s the sign of a good performer: always leaving you wanting more. I would buy another book by him (and his wife, Jeannie, whom he credits with rewriting and editing most of it) in a heartbeat!

Heartwarming

This book is really sweet. It isn't full of jokes but full of really heartwarming stories about a man, the love of his life, and his kids. I've relistened to it a couple times and it always makes me smile. I don't have kids, and the idea freaks me out, but his stories make me think, well maybe it isn't that bad.

okay?

I love the comedian. Not so much the book. Made me think of a soap box. I was hoping for a good skit with funny personal stories. what I got was people bashing. Am trying now to remove this title from my device but I can't.... so maybe if I write a review like they're harassing me to do, we'll see.