Not PC at all, but really funny. Well, if you like Leary that is. ( )

i thought i wouldn't like this. i usually hate rants. and this is a rant. but he doesn't hate everything or think he's perfect or just try to be outrageous. it's a rant with heart? or i have become a curmudgeon? ( )

When I was a kid, Denis Leary's "No Cure For Cancer" show was the funniest thing I'd ever seen. I've always remained a fan since my first exposure to Mr. Leary, recently getting into his TV show, "Rescue Me". While this book was what you'd expect from Leary, I still found myself bored at times. Some of the subjects seemed to blend together but it still had its fair share of laughs. ( )

Most people will find this book offensive, but I don't think anyone would say they found the whole thing unfunny. I really wish that I could have listened to this book being read by Leary himself, as his delivery is just as important as the words. Parts of it became repetitive, but overall it is quite hilarious. ( )

This book was just about what I expected from Denis Leary. It is in his typical ranting style, and he pokes fun at just about everything. If you don't like his stand-up routines (No Cure For Cancer for instance), you likely will not like this book either.

A laugh out loud funny book, at least when you’re not reading it in bed, trying not to wake up your husband. On Dr. Phil and his diet book:

“Well, I haven’t been on Oprah but I DO have my own TV show and a degree (honorary) that calls me a doctor. So here’s my point-- if Dr. Full can write a diet book then I can sure as hell can write a self-help book. And that’s really all I’m trying to do here-- help you to help yourself AND make a shitload of money while I’m doing so.”

This is my kinda self-help book. ( )

This was the first book I purchased for my new Kindle 2. I have always been a fan of Denis Leary, and this book did not disappoint. Leary is not afraid to say what the majority of us are thinking to ourselves. Nothing is safe from his biting commentary, from teen "celebutaunts" to parents who treat their kids like fashion accessories instead of children. I especially liked the stories of his childhood, and what growing up in a working class, Irish-American household was like. Denis Leary has really hit a home-run with this book, and any fan of his sarcastic (yet truthful) humor will enjoy this book. ( )

If you like Denis Leary's ranting comedic style, you'll enjoy this book. I could practically hear his voice in my head as I was reading. Most surprising, perhaps, was the underlying tenderness throughout, especially in the stories about his parents, his brother, his wife & kids. The book isn't exactly a memoir, but certain chapters read like one, and added depth to what otherwise might have been a superficial comedic romp.

Dr. Leary and I hold similar opinions about many things. For example:

"This country has the attention span of a gnat on Non-Drowsy Sudafed." (209).

"You know what kids learn when parents insist on making sure that everyone gets a trophy and everyone wins and nobody loses? They learn that losing doesn't suck. Which it does....You fall down you get up. That's how you learn how much falling down hurts and how much you never wanna fall down ever again." (98)

"Personally--seeing Janet Jackson's left nipple on TV wasn't anywhere near as offensive to me as the four million ads for Viagra and Cialis and all the other "how to get a hard-on" pills that rolled out every other minute during the same game..." (69)

In addition, I learned that Denis Leary is a published poet! (Check out the Fall 1977 issue of Ploughshares.)

Leary touches on the idiocy of pop culture, parenting, prescription drugs, Oprah and Dr. Phil, the Catholic Church, and the many differences between men & women. He's honest about all of it, but (oddly) not at all unkind. Our hypocritical, self-centered, and rather self-destructive society has many faults, but Leary points them out not because he hates this country, but because he loves it. He wants to see us pull our heads out of our collective American asses and be groovy again. ( )

A funny diatribe, Leary goes off on the differences between men and women, pets, Anna Nicole, Lindsay Lohan, and more. There is something here to offend everyone, and also something to make you laugh. ( )

The first thing to mention is that Denis Leary is not a medical Doctor - the Doctor in his name is due to the fact that he has been granted an Honorary Degree. I mention it because anyone familiar with Denis Leary might be shocked (as I was) to see him referred to as Doctor!

For anyone not familiar with Denis Leary, he is an outspoken, often controversial, Irish-American writer, comedian and actor. He polarises audiences; generally people think he is extremely offensive, or extremely funny. I fall into the latter category.

Leary is famous for his onstage rants, and this book is an extended such rant. He discusses what in his opinion is wrong with America today (blaming lazy parenting,over medication, bad role models and the blame culture amongst other things), and says what he would do to put things right. To be clear, this book is obviously meant to be comedy, although he does raise many serious points in it.

It's not an autobiography, although there is plenty here about Leary's childhood and his relationship with his parents, especially his mother, who is obviously close to. He also talks about his marriage and children, and it is obvious that his family is the most important thing in the world to him - and he is frustrated that so many people don't put their family first (or even second or third).

The book made me laugh out loud on many occasions. If you are easily offended by swearing, then I would advise you to approach with great caution (or just avoid altogether), but if you sometimes wonder at what on earth the world is coming to, and don't object to a fair amount of bluntness and curse words, and feel like you need a good belly laugh, then I would definitely recommend this book to you. ( )

I was recovering from a broken bone and needed some laughs so i downloaded this on a whim. Equal parts amusing and troglodidic. His take on gender politics reads like a rehash of all those idiotic "she likes to shop/he likes to fart" emails I trash three of every week. Not a particularly original thinker is perhaps what I want to say. Still, the guy is funny. ( )

About: Comedian and Rescue Me writer and star Leary (Honorary PhD from Emerson) rants about what annoys him about America. Kids, parents, celebrity parents and their kids, bullies, nicknames, child actors, Starbucks, Oprah, racism, colors and the differences between men and women are all covered in Leary's rapid fire style.

Pros: Funny and Leary even shows his sentimental side when talking about his family.

Cons: Due to the breakneck pace of Leary's opinions, the book is probably best read in small doses. Leary's comedic material is much better when he's doing it into a microphone rather than in print, but I bet that's true for most comedians. ( )