This is a quick little comic style book, continuing Brian Gordon's humorous take on parenting and dealing with young children. About 70% has panels previously published elsewhere and online while the remaining 30% is new and exclusive to the book. Gordon always strikes the right balance between highlighting the frustration and the highs that come with parenting. It's a nice little "oh thank goodness it's not just me!" reminder when you need the pick-me-up. Raising kids is fricking hard and Gordon's work reminds us that sometimes you have to laugh at the absurdities to get to the good stuff.


I received an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

The most honest look at parenting I've ever seen. Plus it's hilarious! The language is pretty adult, but my kids enjoy this as much as I do.

I especially like the comics where I can point out that is how they act. Kind of a fun way to say, "see how silly that is???"

There was a comic in here where a mom was saying her son won't eat meat anymore. I'm living that reality. All they could come up with is the kids must be messing with her. And I thought, "yup, that makes sense!"

I read this one night after putting my kids to bed, I had to keep choking back the laughter so I wouldn't wake them up. I think I sounded like an air mattress with a slow leak - lol.

You do not need to read the first book to read this one. It completely stands alone, most of them comics are stand alone. It's more of a collection, not a set story line. But I highly recommend this to anyone looking for a laugh.

This book had me laughing out loud! I loved all of it. And parents can relate to each of them. They are spot-on! I think kids, especially teens, could also relate to this. If you are having a bad day, this will fix it! I loved it!

So THAT'S where that "Well, I gave it my best shot" comic came from! I wasn't familiar with Brian Gordon's work apart from that one viral comic prior to reading this volume, but his fame is relatively well-deserved - and likely particularly easy to relate to for parents. (I imagine, not being a parent myself.) I do think that some of his comics would be better served by ending before the stand-alone panel that follows some of them, but that's just me.

Yep. These comics are my favorite thing to give to parents of young children, but only after I know they're ready for it. This usually happens around the first time I see eyes twitching. This second collection is still funny, and still gets everything right on the nose.

This is Brian Gordon's second book of funny cartoons about parenting based on his cute and quirky duck family.

Readers will probably be most familiar with the series due to the number of these images that have gone viral on Facebook, and it is easy to see why these cartoons have struck a chord with parents across the world. The father duck is seen struggling with many aspects of parenthood familiar to us all, such as how you can love your kids so much, yet still be driven crazy by them regularly! This is a set of cartoons that cover issues such as squabbling siblings, demands for snacks (but not healthy ones) and other common annoyances (infinity = time taken to buckle a car seat when you are running late is a recognisable one for me!) Any parent will find something here they have experienced.

A fun and enjoyable read for new parents and old hands alike.

Fowl language: the struggle is real was a quick cute book about the struggles of parenthood. The drawings are vibrant and I like how they are all portrayed as ducks.

I feel I miss out on enjoying this fully as I have not got any children but that any parent of young children would appreciate it, especially after a tough day.

*ARC received from publisher via netgalley in exchange for an honest review*

I follow Gordon on Instagram and love his comic. This compilation is no different. Hilarious anecdotes about the joys and pains (mostly pains) of raising kids. Even if you don't have a child yourself, this is highly relatable if you have siblings or friends with children. I laughed the whole way through.

Brian Gordon's comics are laugh-out-loud funny, and so true. I enjoyed the many comics that are new to this book (as I've already enjoyed all of the ones on the Fowl Language website). Note to parents: this is a book for adults and it includes some language you may not want your children to learn. Honestly, I could do without the cursing, but the humor is still wonderful.

While I'm not a parent I still really enjoyed this book. The comics were funny and entirely relatable. Plus, the drawings are of ducks. What's not to love about ducks?!

I've observed so many of these moments with friends' kids, along with the sticky kids who always end up next to you in the checkout line and the ones playing the games with annoying music at the highest possible volume on their parent's phone at the doctor's surgery. Whenever I come across a Fowl Language moment I have such admiration for the way parents manage the seemingly impossible and usually think, 'You poor things' and feel myself wanting to give the frazzled parents a hug. Yet at the same time I'm probably also thinking, 'This is reason number 638 why I don't have kids'.

There's always something cathartic about finding a "Me, too!" moment when you feel like you're the only one going through something and parents are definitely going to find plenty of those in this book. This is a book that can used to reminisce - "Look what we survived!", to encourage - "I think I can, I think I can" or possibly even as an effective form of birth control.

I received an ARC from NetGalley (thank you so much to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for the opportunity) in exchange for honest feedback.

Never heard of this comic or author before, but this was really funny. And definitely all true!

I love Fowl Language comics. All funny because they're true.

Fowl Language: The Struggle Is Real by [Gordon, Brian]

Funny.

I've seen the Fowl Language cartoons around now and again, but I've never really sat down to read a bunch of them. I know I'm not a parent, but I have rabbits, so I totally related to a lot of these. I'm not even kidding. Rabbits are just as contrary as a small child, and even less capable of explaining what they actually want...

The art is cute, but pretty samey; the theme is basically "parenting is hard but worth it". It's not a big revelation or anything, but it's still a fun little collection -- especially for a parent, I imagine.

Review link goes live 15th Sept.