Life with Father

I read Life with Father by Clarence Day for my book club. It was written in 1935 and is an autobiographical book of short stories. Wikipedia describes the book this way: "Clarence Day wrote humorously about his family and life. The stories of his father Clarence 'Clare' Day were first printed in The New Yorker. They portray a rambunctious, overburdened Wall Street broker who demands that everything from his family should be just so. The more he rails against his staff, his cook, his wife, his horse, salesmen, holidays, his children and the inability of the world to live up to his impossible standards, the more comical and lovable he becomes to his own family who love him despite it all."

This was another one of those books that I would have never read if it weren't for book club, but the stories were engaging enough and made me chuckle at times. I was also just appalled by the lifestyle/dynamic that existed back in the day (like the wife not having access to money or things like that). I wouldn't say I super enjoyed the book or anything, but it was interesting enough that I was tempted to continue reading his other book, Life with Mother, just to see stories from the mother's side, since she seemed likable and entertaining.

Rating: * (1/3 = It was okay)