My Daddy Was a Pistol and I’m a Son of a Gun - Softcover

Grizzard, Lewis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1588382745 ISBN 13: 9781588382740

Publisher: NewSouth Books, 2012

Synopsis

Lewis Grizzard always makes us laugh. But this time, when he tells us all about his father―a certified war hero and a shameless passer of bad checks . . . a charmer of men and women and a consummate con artist . . . a man of great courage and an alcoholic destined to drink himself to death―he’s going to make us cry, too. And he’s going to give us a hilarious, moving account of that “tender, spooky territory: that country of the heart inhabited by fathers and sons.”

About this title

About the Author:

Lewis Grizzard, Jr., was an American writer and humorist known for his commentary on the American South. Although he spent his early career as a newspaper sportswriter and editor, becoming the sports editor of the Atlanta Journal at age 23, he was much better known for his humorous newspaper columns in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a popular stand-up comedian and lecturer.

Review:

"Lewis Grizzard has a way with words, but it is more than that. He sees and says things that most of us only dimly perceive and then don’t even mention." ―Miami Herald
"A heartfelt look at unconditional love." ―Philadelphia Inquirer
"Funny and sometimes gut-wrenching . . . you don’t even have to like Grizzard or his opinions to appreciate My Daddy Was a Pistol. You just need a father you love." ―Salisbury Post
"Warmth and surprising depth . . . his daddy would be deeply pleased and proud of his son." ―Sacramento Bee
"Offers a stronger, sadder theme to the usual mix of good-ol’-boy joke telling . . . By the end of the book it is hard to remember when it stopped trying to be funny and hard to forget that powerful image of a good man gone astray." ―Kirkus Reviews
"A bittersweet account of a son coming to grips with a broken home . . . The younger Grizzard’s brand of humor is good-ol’-boy, deeply drawlin’, and occasionally red-necked. He takes no prisoners." ―Chicago Tribune
"A sad book, a funny book, a very human book -- and one that Lewis Grizzard had to write." ―The Courier-Times
"His most serious book -- both sad and moving." ―The Florida Times-Union
"Lewis Grizzard can make you laugh from the belly and a moment later you will suddenly get misty and you are certain that something has got in your eye." ―San Diego Union
"Lewis Grizzard is funny. Almost always. But he also has the ability to start you laughing and, while you are in the middle of a good belly laugh, change directions on you . . . He can leave you openmouthed and with a tear in you heart.” ―Chattanooga Times
"Deeply felt . . . entertaining and eloquent." ―The New York Times Book Review
"Tender, spooky territory: that country of the heart inhabited by fathers and sons." ―Atlanta Journal & Constitution
"It will tear your heart, will make you laugh, but most of all, will reintroduce the art of remembering.” ―The News
"It will affect and delight you and then long afterward, persist in your memory." ―Detroit Free Press
"Vintage Grizzard. You will not want to miss it!" ―San Diego Union

About this edition

• Publisher: NewSouth Books
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1588382745
• ISBN 13: 9781588382740
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240