There seem to be a lot of books out there anymore where someone has a blog that becomes a book. This means that the books is a bunch of random moments in time, and not really a cohesive piece. Don't get me wrong, there were plenty of funny moments, I'm just kind of over the format by this point. If you haven't read a lot of books that are based off blog posts, and don't care about profanity, then you might like this book.

This book is a definite no-holds-bar approach to a man's view on his first child. He doesn't sugar coat anything that goes on, from the birth to diaper changes. It makes it interesting, but also at times, graphic. If you have a child, you might be able to relate to his writing.

I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Author: MattCoyne
Publisher: Scribner
Publication Date: April 17th 2018

Hilariously on point and relate-able. This book discusses parenting in a way that is easy to digest and balances the serious with sarcasm.

MAN VS. BABY by Matt Coyne, for those of us who have children, humorously reminds us what we went through when our kids were babies. For those who have yet to have children, I think Coyne might confirm some people's thoughts that they shouldn't have little demons who make their lives infinitely more complicated and messy, but for most Coyne leaves the reader with a sense of enlightenment and happiness that while all of the trails and challenges parenthood of a baby presents, there is something wonderful about connecting, learning and growing as a family.
Coyne describes how this book was born; he would post, blog-style, about his trails as parent and so many people enjoyed it that he took all those thoughts and refined and organized them into a book. He structures the book into logically sections, like "Sleep", "Feeding", "Milestones" and so on and Coyne touches on the actual advice given in these areas that he stumbled across, but then applies the bumbling reality he faced with his own son, Charlie. To say that Coyne is self-deprecating is an understatement, he constantly,hilariously belittles himself and all the ways he did things wrong as a father to a newborn. He also recognizes, towards the end of the book, that there is nothing bad about doing the wrong thing if the end goal is to always try to the right thing.
Really a fun read, I laughed out loud several times. Being that we all are either parents or know people that are parents, I think everyone laugh with and love Matt Coyne's MAN VS. BABY.

The book is hilarious! I knew exactly what the author meant abt first time parenting. I laughed throughout the whole book.

I absolutely love this book. As the mother of a 6 month old little boy, I can relate so hard. Matt is freakin' hilarious and everything he says about parenting is SO TRUE. This is the most honest parenting book I've ever read. From figuring out who gets stuck with the next poopy diaper to trying to dress a squirmy baby to installing the car seat, it was all oh so familiar to me. Having a baby is at once the hardest and most hilarious thing we've ever done. Yes, we're exhausted sometimes, but you have to be able to see the humor in it all. Can Matt and Lyns please come hang out with us and let our babies have a play date?

What started out as a late-night ramble turned into one great book. I love reading parenting stories, and the author does a great job balancing the heartfelt with the hilarious. I found myself interrupting my husband's own reading of another book to read passages of this book out loud.