Surviving Suburbia: The Best of the Guy Chronicles [Paperback]

Chris Erskine (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Los Angeles Times Books (May 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 188379269X
• ISBN-13: 978-1883792695
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,900,853 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One Funny Dad, October 30, 2005

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Nicole Flowers (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Surviving Suburbia: The Best of the Guy Chronicles (Paperback)

I was given Surviving Suburbia by someone who knows just how much I love getting up on Thursday mornings to read Chris Erskine's column in the LA Times. Now, I have a whole pile of essays to savor; I'm not limited to one weekly morsel of his humor and I count myself as very lucky indeed. To those who don't live in Los Angeles, let me shatter the illusion for a moment, there are two LA's, and Erskine writes comical essays about the one that most of us live in: a white minivan, marriage, children, softball games, backyard barbecues, and a leaky faucet. In his world and for most of us here, there are no movie stars, just family and regular, messy kids.

I give this book 5 stars and suggest it as the perfect Father's Day or Christmas gift to any good dad you know. For the dead beat dad, give it as kind of an instruction book of how meaningful being a father can be, seen through the right eyes.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great read!, November 27, 2004

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L. Macareno "lmacareno" (South Pasadena, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Surviving Suburbia: The Best of the Guy Chronicles (Paperback)

Chris Erskine writes a column in the Los Angeles Times every Thursday which I look forward to reading. When I heard he wrote a book I knew I would enjoy reading it as well. I reccomend the book highly, it is filled with family anecdotes that anybody with children will find familiar and entertaining.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Clever, funny and relevant, October 19, 2004

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Avid Reader (LA, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Surviving Suburbia: The Best of the Guy Chronicles (Paperback)

I always look forward to Thursdays, when Chris Erskine's column appears in the LA Times. He is very clever and very funny. For anyone with kids, his observations and insights ring true. I am thrilled that he has a book available, and I am going to give copies to various friends for the holidays. You will love this book.