Things my son needs to know about the world

Things my son needs to know about the world

Fredrik Backman, 1981-

Book - 2019

"Things My Son Needs to Know About the World collects the personal dispatches from the front lines of one of the most daunting experiences any man can experience: fatherhood. As he conveys his profound awe at experiencing all the "firsts" that fill him with wonder and catch him completely unprepared, Fredrik Backman doesn't shy away from revealing his own false steps and fatherly flaws, tackling issues both great and small, from masculinity and mid-life crises to practical jokes and poop. In between the sleep-deprived lows and wonderful highs, Backman takes a step back to share the true story of falling in love with a woman who is his complete opposite, and learning to live a life that revolves around the people you care... about unconditionally. Alternating between humorous side notes and longer essays offering his son advice as he grows up and ventures out into the world, Backman relays the big and small lessons in life"--

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Subjects
Backman, Fredrik, > 1981-
Backman, Fredrik, > 1981- > Anecdotes.
Fatherhood > Sweden > Anecdotes.
Authors, Swedish > 21st century > Biography.
Autobiographies.
Anecdotes.
Genres
Autobiographies
Anecdotes
Published
New York : Atria Books 2019.
Language
English
Swedish
Main Author
Fredrik Backman, 1981- (author)
Other Authors
Alice Menzies (translator)
Edition
First Atria books hardcover edition
Item Description
"Atria reprint fiction hardcover."
"Originally published in Sweden in 2012 as Saker min son behöver veta om världen."
Physical Description
x, 193 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9781501196867
  • To my son
  • What you need to know about motion-sensitive bathroom lights
  • What you need to know about IKEA
  • What you need to know about soccer
  • What you need to know about stuff
  • What you need to know about being a man
  • What you need to know about God and airports
  • What you need to know about what happened to the singing plastic giraffe
  • What you need to know about why that Felicia girl's mother hates me
  • What you need to know about good and evil
  • What you need to know about starting a band
  • What you need to know about love
  • What you need to know about when I hold your hand a little too tight
Review by Booklist Review

Any parent-to-be can get overwhelmed trying to prepare for the most daunting job in the world. Books are read, classes are taken, and every question is googled. But when the big day finally arrives and the baby is born, the real challenge begins. Having kids can feel like trying to drive a bulldozer through a china shop. With broken legs. Wearing a back-to-front ski mask. While drunk. The Swedish author of several internationally bestselling novels, Backman (Us against You, 2018) shares this sentiment and more in this book dedicated to his newborn son. In essays and anecdotes, he examines everything including shopping at IKEA, playing soccer, starting a band, navigating manhood, getting shot, falling in love, and learning to let go. Each chapter is filled with Backman's dry wit and brutal honesty, but behind all of the humor is real, heartfelt sentiment and poignant advice. This will make readers laugh out loud, but new fathers discovering the ups and downs of parenting will especially relate to this hilarious account of fatherhood.--Melissa Norstedt Copyright 2019 Booklist

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Swedish novelist Backman (A Man Called Ove; Beartown) addresses his young son in a series of delightful, thoughtful essays on fatherhood. In "What You Need To Know About Motion-Sensitive Bathroom Lights," Backman explains how his life "revolves around the logistics of poop," and tells of a funny struggle with a shopping center baby-changing station that, he writes, "was my Vietnam." In one of the shorter anecdotes, "This Is Not Going Well. I'm Aware, " Backman contemplates explaining the birds and the bees to his son, but concludes: "I had sex with your mother. You're gonna need a few years to process this.... I really should have just told you about storks." A moving essay on "What You Need to Know About Soccer" is less about the sport and more about Backman's desire for his son to not experience the feeling of "being left out" and of his own fear that someday Backman will feel left out of his grown son's life. All of the essays are connected by Backman's belief that children should grow up "to be better than us... kinder, smarter, more humble, more generous, and more selfless than we are." Parents-especially fathers-will appreciate Backman's witty and touching lessons. (May) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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