I can't write entirely about baby stuff, at least not while the cupcake is so tiny... and anyway, this book is narrated around the birth of the author's first son. It's HILARIOUS. Shalom Auslander has had stories on
This American Life and a there are some samples of his
clips here. Funny stuff. The title comes from Auslander's agonizing over whether to have his newborn son circumcised, given his problematic relationship with God. (He says: "I believe in God. It's been a real problem for me.") Any time I get paranoid about what might go wrong in this new condition, I can at least console myself that I'll never be as paranoid and he is, and if something does happen, it's not because God is teaching me a lesson. The catch, though, is that I don't have all that angst and biting wit with which to write such a great book. I'll take the trade off.
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