Hoosier Daddy

Funny, funny & funny!

Having grown up in Cincinnati & living in Indianapolis & NW Indiana for the last couple of decades & also having worked on the management side of a couple of industrial plants AND being in a relationship with a union employee in the last one (now married) this book reminded me of so many of the same people I’ve met over the years. That would make a good book in itself. What stands out, though, in this book is the way the authors captured the essence of how these small communities grow to depend on the industries they’re attached to and how they use humor and create a culture that is so rich with characters on every side of the roads. Best of all, it’s not really an angst love story. It is a romance, but, not really any climactic love scenes, or erotica. That’s ok, though, because the dialogue is hilarious and I could actually find myself “hearing” the dialects and found myself literally laughing out loud and giggling to myself in just about every chapter. It just had so much heart and it HAD to be written in a first person narrative to really appreciate this person’s (Friday’s) sometimes dry take on everything and everyone around her. What more can I say but that you should buy this book and read it for the laughs you will get. It’s a great read. It also is a true messages about bad, greedy management vs. good, and the struggles of having to get by in either. ~castaway