Assisted Loving was a charming non-fiction story of a middle-aged son coming to terms with his widower father gamely jumping back into the dating pool. Mr. Morris (senior)steals the book and ambles away on a replaced hip every opportunity he gets, firmly becoming the life of the book with his bridge playing, just-wants-to-be-loved ways. My major complaint with the book is that the author spends too much time addressing his own emotional hangups surrounding his dad and his insecurities about his father dating and not enough time focusing on his father's hilarious dating adventures. The best parts were the moments about the women Mr. Morris (senior) meets, his efforts to play the field and the sincere, quiet moments where the author shows his subject's insecurities and hurt feelings when things just don't work out. And as a bonus, the author of Cancer Vixen (along with her husband and family) make a small cameo!
3 1/2 bookworms.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
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