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Go the F--k to Sleep
- Narrated by: Samuel L. Jackson
- Length: 6 mins
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Summary
Academy Award nominee Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction) rocks this mock bedtime story, capturing a hilarious range of emotions as the voice of a father struggling to get his child to sleep.
Go the F--k to Sleep is a bedtime book for parents who live in the real world, where a few snoozing kitties and cutesy rhymes don’t always send a toddler sailing blissfully off to dreamland. California Book Award-winning author Adam Mansbach’s profane, affectionate, and radically honest verses perfectly capture the familiar - and unspoken - tribulations of putting your little angel down for the night. In the process, he opens up a conversation about parenting, granting us permission to admit our frustrations, and laugh at their absurdity. Beautiful, subversive, and pants-wettingly funny, Go the F--k to Sleep is a book for parents new, old, and expectant. Due to its explicit language, you probably should not play it for your children.
"I was anxious to do the audio read of this book because my agent has twins and he gave me the book and I read it and I fell out laughing. And I remember all those times when I did read to my daughter when she was that age and everybody tells you that reading stories will put kids to sleep, but it never works. It didn’t in my house. Actually if I picked her up and made up a story it worked a lot better. But I did say ‘Go the F--k to Sleep’ to her a lot, and I think at some point she would look at me when I would come into her room, and she would look at me and say ‘Go the F--k to Sleep, Daddy!’. And I would say ‘Yeah, go the f--k to sleep'." - Samuel L Jackson
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- O Day
- 31-05-13
The Ideal Parenting Tool
What did you like most about Go the F--k to Sleep?
I encapsulated exactly what I've always wanted to say to my daughter when want's she asks me to do my Barbie voice at 2am.
What was one of the most memorable moments of Go the F--k to Sleep?
Samuel L. Jackson's performance - sublime.
What about Samuel L. Jackson’s performance did you like?
It's menacing, you can tell he's channeling all his anger and frustration from years of sleepless nights.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
I've not sure if 'moved' is the right word, but if this could be used as a parenting aid, it would no doubt bring tears of joy to millions of parents.
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- CA Weir
- 17-06-11
F--king loved it
Laugh out loud funny, even though I've not got kids....
Listen with headphones though, certainly not work safe...
And Samuel L Jackson is pure genius. It's like Jules from Pulp Fiction having a hard time with the kids...
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- San Coils
- 24-06-11
You'll Replay This Over and Over
Totally and utterly brilliant especially with Samuel L Jackson as narrator. Will be replaying this over and over whenever I need a good laugh.
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- Deborah
- 24-06-11
So true...
Any parent who listens to this just HAS to be able to relate...Love it!! I couldn't think of anyone better to read it.
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- Jaishree
- 02-07-11
Did not tickle my bone!
I can only say "Thank God I got this free!". Got it after reading all the wonderful reviews. Sorry but it was loud, crude and absolutely NOT FUNNY! I do have a sense of humour and laugh with the best of them, and have been through the go to sleep routine (am still doing it as a matter of fact) but I'm affraid this defeated me.
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- wkdblueyes
- 22-06-11
A must for anyone with children
As mother to a very independant toddler who fights sleep every step of the way, this book really illustrated how I feel most nights trying to get her to sleep. The choice of Samuel L Jackson to narrate it was excellent as you could just hear the tension and stress in his voice.
To anyone who has ever tried and failed to get a youngster to sleep, download this and enjoy listening to someone voicing exactly how you feel...and don't be afraid to laugh, you won't be able to help yourself.
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- Michael
- 17-06-11
Hilarious
Love this book, very tongue in cheek. Brilliantly narrated by none other than the most critically acclaimed potty mouth Samuel L. Jackson. Don't think I'll be reading it to the little ones though but great laugh.
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- PP Merge
- 17-06-11
Bleep sleep
A very funny 6 minutes. In the same way that you would listen to Morgan Freeman reading the phone book I could listen to Samuel L Jackson swear his way through anything. I would urge anyone to add this to their basket and go the f**k to the check out.
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- Pamela
- 17-06-11
Hilarious
This is absolutely hilarious! Whether you have children or not everyone knows someone who has tried to get a toddler to sleep or you remember what it was like when your own parents were trying to get you to go to sleep! Also Samuel L. Jackson is fantastic, I couldn't honestly think of a better narrator for this!
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- MARY-ANNE
- 10-07-11
WHAT!
I was looking forward to an amusing 6 mins. Which it could have been but for the amount of f**ks in this little book. Which in my opinion where well and truly over done and spoilt what could have been a funny piece, one at the end would have had a much bigger and better impact.
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