Awkward Family Photos

An enjoyable little read. Many of the pictures are a bit painful, as expected. There was always at least a one-line comment, and sometimes you needed these to really pick up the weirdness hiding in some of these photos. But it wasn't just a book of photos either - some sections sported entire stories that went behind the pictures. And there were also some sections of just embarrassing family stories, no photos necessary. A fun diversion.

This book has a pretty high hit rate for hilarity--in fact, unless you live alone, you might fear to read it at night lest you wake others up with your laughter.

Wonderfully filled with cringe factor, Awkward Family Photos leaves you feeling relieved that your own family pics are safely locked away in the bottom drawer.

Not much plot, but the visuals are fabulous ;-0.
At first I thought my age might have something to do with how much I enjoyed these photographs, meaning many of them were "typical" photos of my childhood and youth, the cringeworthy family Christmas sweater shots, the totally hokey backgrounds, the hairstyles that you will regret to your dying day. But my 12-y-o daughter also enjoyed them tremendously. So it is just a fun book to sit on the couch and howl with laughter with your loved ones and remind yourself to hide that stash of pictures in your closet just that much deeper.

If you have seen the website, then you know exactly what you are getting with this book. If not, it is a collection of those awkward, at times funny, at times painful photos that almost any family has hidden in an album someplace. By the way, that family in a barrel photo of Niagara Falls, I actually remember being in one myself with my siblings a very long time ago. I wonder if my father or my siblings still have that album.

The photos do vary in quality. Some are indeed laugh out funny. Some are just a bit odd, but nothing to really write home about. So I think a bit better editing and selection could have gone into the material that went into the book. Then again, the site can be hit and miss, though most of the time you do find show more something to smile about. If anything, the book is a quick read, and it is amusing overall. So, it is a nice thing to look over, maybe have a giggle, and recall suddenly that you too might have an awkward family picture or two someplace. show less

Not much plot, but the visuals are fabulous ;-0.
At first I thought my age might have something to do with how much I enjoyed these photographs, meaning many of them were "typical" photos of my childhood and youth, the cringeworthy family Christmas sweater shots, the totally hokey backgrounds, the hairstyles that you will regret to your dying day. But my 12-y-o daughter also enjoyed them tremendously. So it is just a fun book to sit on the couch and howl with laughter with your loved ones and remind yourself to hide that stash of pictures in your closet just that much deeper.

What started off as a blog has ended up as a book, and as such, a lot of classics are included as well as a few yawners. Sum: a bucket of embarrassing, extremely funny pictures that you're glad you - most likely - never were included in.