Found this on a trip to the bookstore when I was just looking for Nick Hornby books. A very funny view of teenage pregnancy from the teen father's perspective. Peppered with daydreams or "alternate realities" that constantly comes through the narrator's mind, which is perhaps a fitting look at the mind of a teen boy.

I enjoyed this book. It was a quick read and was an in-depth look into Kate and Jon's journey together. It's a book of the early years; mostly pre-television show. It's written in Kate's voice, I didn't really feel Jon in this book at all. She talks about how they met, how they got their twins, her pregnancy with the sextuplets and the first year with the sextuplets. I think it is more in depth than the show is; you really get a better feel of what Kate went through and her thoughts and feelings. You hear about the trials and tribulations of being in the media spotlight as well. You hear a lot more about their extended family, who are mostly protected from the spotlight in their show. You also get a glimpse into Kate's relationship with God. Some reviews critize her for including scripture and talking about God in her book because in her show they don't think she is "Christian" enough. I believe the book is simply more indepth, so you will see this side of her more, rather than the show which is just a quick glance at a day-in-the-life of the family. Over all, I was interested and read all the way through their book in a couple of sittings.

I think this couple has faced a lot of criticism, but not from me. I think they've done extraordinary things for being in their situation. You can hate on them because they get to do new and interesting things with their children because of their fame, but you know you would take those opportunities too if they were available to you. It's silly to expect them to turn down vacations, tickets, gifts, etc... just because not everyone gets to do it. I say good for Jon and Kate for doing what it takes to help pay for raising a family that size. Including having their TV show and writing a book. It doesn't take a psychologist to see that they love their children and consider them first in all their decisions. They are not being exploited, they are healthy, happy children. People need to live their lives and not feel like they know better than the parents just because they've watched a 30 minute episode of a few days in their lives. End of rant.

Tried to get into this book but in the end threw it to the wall. I don't know what it is about this author's books but I just cannot get into them.

Blurb:
It's bad enough that Claire's husband James left her the day he was at the birth of their first child - I mean, if he thought it was going to upset him that much he should have just stayed at home - but to rub salt into the episiotomy, he didn't even have the decency to leave her for someone skinny!
He's just absconded, leaving Claire with a newborn baby, a broken heart, two extra stone and an ...er...birth canal ten times its normal size.
In the absence of any better offers, Claire goes home to her family. To her beautiful sister Helen, her soap-watching mother, her bewildered father. And in a story that's both hilarious and bitter-sweet, Claire gets better. A lot better. In fact so much better that when James slithers back into her life he's in for a bit of a surprise.