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    Very good, but not "seriously funny"

    I start with a question: why on earth on the cover is written "gloriously funny", "many laugh-out-loud moment" and so on?
    It is not a funny book. There are nice dialogs, I smiled on occasions, but the lasting feeling is that of an uncomfortable book. It makes you feel the pain of becoming old a ... (continue)

    I start with a question: why on earth on the cover is written "gloriously funny", "many laugh-out-loud moment" and so on?
    It is not a funny book. There are nice dialogs, I smiled on occasions, but the lasting feeling is that of an uncomfortable book. It makes you feel the pain of becoming old and deaf, it makes you regret all the times you got annoyed at your dad who was a bit deaf. I found the description of the relationship father-son (both ways, the narrator with his father and with his own son) very realistic, and deep and really moving.
    Somehow I feel that the story of Alex was added later to spice up a quite introspective book: it didn't really fit with the overall story, and it ended in a too simplistic way.
    I loved the description of the visit to Auschwitz. I will have to read it again when I will go myself.
    I recommend this book, but do not let yourself be mislead by the cover!

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