Mid Life Crisis is a timely, hilarious and curiously poignant investigation into the circumstance known as mid life. Through the exploration of common historical influences such as Catholic education, rock & roll, family, work and a host of other critical factors, readers easily engage this entertaining romp through the genesis and manifestation of this grossly misunderstood malady. Best of all, Mid Life Crisis truly paves the way for universal understanding and definitive resolution of this pesky issue, once and for all. Mid Life Crisis is a must-read for anyone who has soaked the crud off a set of spark plugs in a Waterford crystal bowl, and just as importantly, those desperately attempting to come to grips with the reality that the behavior of the standard mid life male is not a crisis at all—it simply takes time to appreciate the common, solid logic that all males share.
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Hilarious Retrospective of the 60s and 70s,
By Travis McGee "Book Reader" (Royal Oak, MI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Mid Life Crisis: Our Lady of Perpetual Maximum Security Parochial Daycare, Ockham's Razor, Rock & Roll, and Other Strategies for Success (Paperback)
Farley's MLC is funny. Very funny. If you are looking for something to make you laugh, this is it. Farley has a distinct way with words, and while his memoir is focused primarily on a 40-something male reflecting backward on his travails as a white, nerdy youth growing up in Detroit, there are enough universal experiences here for everyone. Side-splitting passages about receiving a drum kit for Christmas, hiding Playboy magazines, and yearning for that shiny mini-bike that will impress the neighborhood girls provoke tears of laughter. Genuine, heart-felt humor is tempered by sections subtly touching upon such subjects as mortality, death, racism, class, and of course, moving into and through those "middle years." Highly Recommended.
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In My Own Words - Fun, Funny and Very Farley,
This review is from: Mid Life Crisis: Our Lady of Perpetual Maximum Security Parochial Daycare, Ockham's Razor, Rock & Roll, and Other Strategies for Success (Paperback)
Admittedly, this will be a significantly biased review, as I am the author of this book. However, in an effort to break the ice and stir up legitimate critique, I will get the ball rolling by submitting my thoughts.
"This is even difficult to type, but like the band-aid fused to the scab created by slamming our chins on fourteen individual steps on the extension ladder as we fell to the ground after spraying a Hornet's nest the size of an Oly ball with the garden hose, it is best done in one swift move." (pg. 180) So, here it is. My personal guarantee is that this book will make you smile, snicker, laugh, guffaw, and on one occasion at least, encourage open laughter and potential loss of select bodily function. More importantly, amid its vast recollections of common adolescent buffoonery and their untimely and continuous resurgence all the way to mid life, the savvy reader will appreciate a more discrete and meaningful message. I believe you will enjoy this tale tremendously if you or anyone you know currently does, or has ever done any of the following: Enjoys or has ever heard music Attended school Is or at any time attempted to play any musical instrument Currently has, or at one time had a job Is/was married and/or is contemplating marriage Grew up in a city Has children or knows anyone that does Is able to read this review Is suffering through any midlife crisis at all Thank you for your support! Sincerely, Michael G. Farley
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