Джастин Халперн — новинки

Герой этой небольшой, но удивительно веселой, порой язвительной, а местами трогательной книги собирается жениться. И отец, тот самый, чьи афоризмы стали знаменитыми благодаря предыдущей книге Джастина Халперна "Пи*ец, сказал отец", говорит: "Я тебе расскажу, что я сделал перед тем, как попросил руки твоей матери: уединился на день, сидел, обдумывал всё, что успел узнать о себе и о женщинах". А сын вспоминает – как подростком страдал и мучился, как впервые получил отказ, как наконец потерял невинность, как пытался повзрослеть и обрести настоящую любовь.

Soon after Sh*t My Dad Says began to take off, comic writer Justin Halpern decided to take the plunge and 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 the story of that trip down memory lane, a toe-curlingly honest pilgrim's progress of teenage relationships, sex and love by one of the funniest writers at work today.

Джастин Халперн, расставшись с девушкой, возвращается в родительский дом. Его отец никогда не лез за словом в карман, и Джастин с детства слышал отцовские фразочки - не всегда пристойные, но всегда меткие и остроумные. А теперь стал их записывать и публиковать в "Твиттере". Поняв, что это интересно миллионам американцев, Халперн решил, отталкиваясь от запавших в память отцовских высказываний, написать воспоминания о своем детстве, отрочестве, юности.

Justin Halpern, comes a laugh-out-loud funny and deeply touching collection of personal stories about relationships with the opposite sex, from a first kiss to getting engaged and all the awkward moments in between. With Sh*t My Dad Says, Halpern brought his brand of talented comedic writing to the world. Now, with this equally poignant, hilarious, and provocative memoir, he establishes himself as one of popular writing’s great humorists among the likes of David Sedaris, Sarah Vowell, and David Rakoff. Fans of biting, honor-infused memoirs such as Me Talk Pretty One Day and Assassination Vacation will find Halpern’s I Suck at Girls an unforgettable journey into the best and worst moments of one man’s adventures in romance.

After being dumped by his longtime girlfriend, 28-year-old Justin Halpern found himself living at home with his 73-year-old dad. Sam Halpern, who is "like Socrates, but angrier, and with worse hair", has never minced his words. And when Justin moved back home, he began to record all the ridiculous things his dad said to him... From the pitfalls of family weddings to confronting burglars naked with a shotgun, Sh*t My Dad Says is a chaotic, hilarious, true memoir of a father-and-son relationship from a major new comic voice.

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 fucking."

"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.