Go the F**k to Sleep

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Half amusing, but extremely redundant. Honestly the title is half the book on repeat! But any parent can also relate to the feeling it shares. Perfect for anyone who has ever tried to put a kid to sleep when the don't want to. Also a fun gift idea for soon-to-be or new parents or a night-time babysitter.

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*Alert* this may be a controversial book! Don't allow it to fall into the wrong hands!! In fact, the author seemed to know that there would be controversy, there are two versions of this book. If you can't abide the F-bomb used this book, let alone a book that comes across as a children's book, check out "Seriously, Just Go to Sleep." I adore this book. I am at the point in my life that I'm hoping for grandchildren (no rush kidlings), however I can still remember those nights where the feeling was deep love yoked with ultimate frustration with this bundle that only mostly cares about itself. While I didn't use the Worse Word Know to the American Language, the sentiment was surely there! I adore this book so much I am sharing it with my adult friends, even those without children of there own. Everyone has there takeaways! I also so appreciate that this generation is the generation that will disarm the dreaded Word that shouldn't be Heard. Oh, fudge, now what will we use?

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That "Home School Book Review" person is a wet blanket -- this book is fantastic! Of course Powell's shouldn't ban books that have profanity in them. No bookstore or library should ban books. Yes, comments & reviews should remain profanity-free because it helps create a more civilized discourse when no one else (editors, publishers, etc) is previewing online content before it is published. Don't be silly; read the book. It's great. I buy it for everyone in my life!

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My husband and I are new parents of a 10-month old who STILL does not sleep through the night. (We're working on it.) Out of everything, I think the single most-mystifying thing about having your own baby is sleep. Everyone warns you about it when you become a parent, but you are never really fully prepared for the first couple of months of parenthood when your world is so much fuller because of the new baby in your life, but also so insanely overwhelming because you are so sleep-deprived. I chose to request and review this book because I thought it'd give me a good laugh about those crazy nights we've had where our baby girl would NOT sleep and I wholehearted started believing that she (and I) would never go back to sleep EVER AGAIN. The story reads a lot like a bedtime story because of the illustrations and poetic verses, but please do not confuse it with an actual bedtime story that you can read with your little ones. However, it would make a great gift to share with parents - especially new ones. I think the writing could have been a little sharper. Maybe because I've read so many Dr. Seuss books lately, but I was expecting a little more of a rhythmic bounce to the story a la Seuss-ical fashion. I personally don't use curse words in my life and don't really care to hear it used when I'm around, so I didn't care much for the profanity in the book. It was funny the first couple times around. After the first few pages, it got a little old for me. And it made me a little uncomfortable that this parent was so free with them around his kid or when thinking about his kid. You might think that makes me a prude and old-fashioned and I know the author was using it more for emphasis than any other thing, but in my opinion, I think the book would have been just as enjoyable and have the same effect without all of the curse words on every single page. Overall: That being said, I did really enjoy the book. I thought it greatly captured the frustration and every day (and night!) reality that parents face when it comes to the issue of sleep (or lack thereof) with babies and young ones. It was real, raw and honest and as a new parent, wishing of the day when my daughter will sleep through the night every night, it was very entertaining to read.

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My brother thought i was kidding when i told him i bought this for his baby shower. Absolutely hilarious, as i'm a pediatric nurse- i think a lot of us, parents and others working with children, have written this book in our heads already, Adam Mansbach just put it into words.

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It was a fine July evening, and while enjoying the balmy Kentucky summer on patio with a small heard of young academics, we convinced Michelle to perform a dramatic reading of this seminal work of children's literature. We were all reduced to tears of joy and mirth by the merciless prose of Adam Mansbach. The illustrations are stunningly beautiful, and actually quite charming. A great gift for any parent with a sense of humor (I sent it to my cousin with a two year old girl), or even as a coffee table book (or as text for dramatic readings).

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read it online, laughed my butt off, and will STILL buy it for hubby for father's day. i think it's kind of silly to refuse to read anything with offensive language in it, as a general rule of thumb is that if *someone* isn't offended, very few will be entertained/ moved.... everything awesome has enemies :). now, don't go reading it TO your kids, but feel free to read it when you want to tell your kids to "f(&* off" :)

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I have not read this book yet but can't wait to have the pleasure of indulging in it. Books that tell it like it is are so much more personal for people that it apply's to. And anyone who's a parent knows they are sleep deprived from the moment they found out they were expecting and we all have the thought that this book's names puts right out in the open. So with that being said Im so looking forward to reading this book and jealous of the people who have already gotten the chance to :-p

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If the prudes at Home School Book Review hate it (without even reading it - "oh, I'm SO insulted"...) then it MUST be worth a look. And yes, it was! Right on the money and a heartwarming read. Thank you for steering me to this great book, HSBR.

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I have not read the book, but just seeing the review of it in my inbox was very offensive to me. Powell's will not accept comments with profanity in them but will sell books with it. That doesn't make a whole lot of sense. There is no way that I would read such a book under any circumstances.

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Hillarious! I have a 4 month old daughter who still sleeps like an angel -- but I CLEARLY remember being this annoying to my own mother :)