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In "Home Game," Michael Lewis offers a frank, mercilessly funny account of becoming a father. He records the immediate post‑birth experiences of each of his three children, revealing the gap between societal expectations and the messy reality of everyday parenting. Lewis’s straightforward narrative exposes how parents often hide their true feelings and actions, and he illuminates the ordinary, often absurd, moments that make family life both challenging and enjoyable. He presents the story from a self‑aware, unsparing perspective, making the reader laugh at the trivialities and sympathize with the universal struggles of fatherhood.
The book is a humorous chronicle that also serves as a commentary on the cultural scripts around fatherhood and the authenticity required to navigate them.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Memoir/Family Memoir
Authors: Michael Lewis
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