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Buddy: How a Rooster Made Me a Family Man Paperback – November 5, 2013

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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Broadway Books (November 5, 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0307953076
  • ISBN-13: 978-0307953070
  • Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.7 x 7.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (202 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 starsA Serio-Comic Look at Late-Found Suburbia and a Delightful Rooster!
By Elaine Campbell on October 9, 2012
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Although Buddy the Rooster takes center stage in this autobiographical account of a middle-aged, set in his ways, man who, upon falling in love with a worthwhile woman (tender hearted, but strong - an interesting combination) takes a giant leap into a completely different lifestyle and often finds himself swimming in deep and confusing waters. His advent into the lives of a ready-made family is not taken to kindly by the established chicken king of the household. Buddy has never known rooster life. Hatched from an egg as a school project, he is bonded to this delightful and doting family (mother and two young girls) cross his heart and hope to die for life!

This is not a narrow book. It explores many facets, some cursorily, some in depth: the adjustments (often frustrating) from city to suburban life; from single to married life; from one-pet ownership to a multiple pet and species household, some of which the latecomer on the scene holds no great fondness for; and of course, besides the "What To Do About Buddy?" episodes (an open warfare situation since their first meeting that is never fully resolved), sudden companion and friend to two high-powered and intelligent young girls (all the females in the family love animals deeply).

Brian McGrory is at home when writing, as he has been a writer and editor for the Boston Globe since 1989--even as a child, to be a journalist was his dream and goal. His style is condensed, swift moving and infused with a sense of humor that is often hilarious. The reader, even the most humorless, will not get through this book without breaking into stitches multiple times.

And, above all, there is Buddy. His antics make one laugh, and sometimes want to cry.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsEnjoyable
By Rushmore VINE VOICE on October 15, 2012
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To my mind, the title is a little misleading, but that did not prevent me from thoroughly enjoying this book.

Brian McGrory is a columnist for the Boston Globe. His journalistic writing style goes down easy. He understands what the people want to read, and more importantly what they don't want to read. This is a great book to settle down with (I read most of it in bed during a rainy Chicago afternoon) knowing you are in the authorly hands of someone who will not disappoint.

About the title - yes, Buddy figures prominently in the book, and I imagine the idea of a mano-a-claw showdown will entice many readers to pick it up. However, the book is not solely or even mainly about the confrontation between man and rooster. It is a book about transitions in Brian McGrory's life - from child to man, from married man to divorcee to fiance with two newly acquired daughters, from single man to family man, from condo owner to homeowner, and finally from enemy to wary coexister with one Buddy the rooster.

McGrory jumps around in time quite a bit but honestly it is not that difficult to follow. Through the years he discusses many pets. He imbues particularly the dogs with great intelligence (there is one exception) and the ability to convey a paragraph with one look. His writing is funny. I chuckled a few times and even got a couple of good laughs out of it.

More than anything this book is about belonging. Buddy arrived at about the same time McGrory was being integrated into the lives of his fiancee Pam and her daughters Abigail and Caroline. Buddy had a much easier time of it - he enjoyed unconditional love from the outset. Brian is about the only one who doesn't love Buddy. In fact, he doesn't really get Buddy.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsBuddy: How a Rooster Made Me a Family Man (memoir)
By Beth Cummings VINE VOICE on November 5, 2012
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"Boston Globe" columnist, Brian McGrory, has penned a memoir that basically deals with the pets in his adult life and their influences on him. He begins with the golder retriever pup, Harry, that he buys as a Christmas surprise for his first wife. The marriage doesn't last, but McGrory and Harry are inseparable for the duration of Harry's life. It is through Harry that McCrory meets his second wife, Pam. she is Harry's veterinarian and comes with a houseful of baggage. She has two young daughters from her first marriage, a dog, two bunnies, and a rooster named Buddy that they have raised from an egg. While McCrory is grieving the loss of his dog to cancer, he is also trying to find a way to fit in with this rambunctuous family. Buddy is an unusual pet. He is very affectionate with Pam and her daughters, but seems to see McCrory as a rival and potential threat. Then he learns to crow! As McCrory develops his relationship with Pam and the girls, he has to learn to deal with the rooster.

This is a fun and funny book. Pet lovers will empathize and sympathize with Brian McCrory as he tries to get his life in order. I would recommend it to readers who enjoyed "Marley and Me" or anyone who gets a laugh out of the unexpected antics of pets.
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5.0 out of 5 starsI did not want the book to end
By Niki Collins-queen, Author VINE VOICE on October 16, 2012
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Brian McGrory's magical love story, "Buddy: How a Rooster Made Me a Family Man" made me laugh and cry. His memoir begins with the amazing life and tragic death of Harry, his beloved golden retriever, after a five-year battle with lymphoma. It's also about Brian falling in love with and marrying Pam, Harry's life-long veterinarian, and his adjustment to living in suburbia with her two young daughters, two dogs, two cats, two rabbits, and a snow white, red-crowned rooster named Buddy. While Buddy loves the women, he takes Brian's presence as an affront and does everything he can to drive Brian away.
Brian's poetic writing beautifully captures the rooster's personality and spirit. It made me me feel as if I was there. Buddy charged and lunged at Brian whenever he came and went. Buddy would charge, and Brian would swat him with a rolled-up news paper. Buddy would stagger backward, not so much intimidated as delighted as Brain raced to freedom. Like an all star pitcher expert at changing his speed Buddy developed numerous ways to attack Brian. There was the blitz where he charged like a linebacker jacked up on steroids or he'd walk towards the deck where Brian sat making long angry, guttural sounds as he tried to extricate Brian from his privates. Brian said he was forced to roam his own homestead with a rolled-up news paper in his hand.
Brian's honesty, self reflection and ambivalence illuminates the complicated issues concerning blended families with young children and pets. Especially since he was almost fifty and had mostly lived alone in large cities.
Brian, amazingly, saw Buddy's devotion to Pam and her two girls as a role model. Like the rooster he would like to be more devoted to what he has rather than what might be missing and feel stronger and more content.Read more ›
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