Patricia Lockwood

Priestdaddy
A humorous and poignant memoir by poet Patricia Lockwood
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Leslie Ylinen“The author’s father is a Catholic priest who used a rare loophole to marry and have children. This is her memoir and possibly the funniest book I’ve ever read.”
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Robby O’Connor“Nonfiction works best for me for audiobooks and this memoir is an absolute banger. Read by the author, it will certainly make you laugh, but it’s more than just a ha-ha book. Highest of high recommends.”
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JaperMoon“If it’s a funny book you're after, look no further than Patricia Lockwood’s memoir of having a literal priest as a daddy. This book made me lol so often that all three of my roommates insisted on reading it too.”
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Sophia You“her dad is a catholic priest with a bunch of kids who walks around in his chonies and shreds on the guitar upstairs in his room all day. I love her world and insane mind.”
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Elena“A rare non fiction favorite, and a book that broke me out of a long reading drought and made me laugh out loud so often that even strangers felt compelled to ask what in the world I was reading. The author is a poet who moves back in with her parents when her husband is getting eye surgery. The twist is that her father is a Catholic Priest and Patricia is not religiously persuaded. My therapist thinks I idealize Patricia’s ability to turn anything (even pain) into a beautiful cosmic joke that only she is in on. Maybe I do! All I know is ever since I read this I have felt like I can approach heavy feelings with more lightness. Every sentence is lyric genius and stands alone.”
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Margo“Honestly, anything she writes. She wrote about meeting the pope for London Review of Books and I was giggling about it for days. Her novels are also funny, but more galaxy-brain.”
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Emma“I cannot tell you how funny this is; unlike Lockwood I am not a particularly funny person. Just trust me, it’s worth your while. Smart and surprising.”
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helen“I laughed out loud reading this book. Highly recommend!”
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Liz Corkery“Actual LOLs. Love this book”
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skylikes“my absolute favorite.”
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