I hated this book and only forced myself to finish it because I kept hoping it would get better I hated the characters, and the dialogue was choppy and annoying.

Keeper and Kid was a very touching novel of a divorced man whose life is turned completely upside down when he gains custody of a son that he didn t even know about James Keeper was a sympathetic and believeable character He seems very human as he flounders about, making mistakes Keeper finally learns to communicate with and accept help from those who care about him.James Keeper is a thirty six year old divorced man who is involved in a serious relationship with Leah The two just bought a house [...]

Soon to be made into an After Work Special for Gen Xers very soon In the 2nd half of this book I could see that this author has some talent, however the first 50 pages of the book are AWFUL He is trying to narrate the book from the POV of an immature 30 something who we can already guess is going to mature because the writing is so forced The entire book would have been better written in 3rd person The only reason this book was a disappointment instead of just a bad book, was that I really did e [...]

I was very interested in reading this book What a great idea for a novel, I thought.The Keeper has a son that he was completely unaware of, he finds out after the sudden death of his ex wife I was interested in the premise of this book that I made a special trip to my library topick it up.I understood and sympathized with Keeper s feelings of being overwhelmed and broadsided but I have to say that after a while I was a lillte impatient He almost completely fell apart when he found himself with t [...]

This pulled me right in highly readable story It s perfect for when you ve just finished up a very emotionally draining book and want something a little lighter and faster I d categorize it as chick lit, except that the main character and author are both male My only complaint is that I was weirdly and irrationally annoyed by the attention to detail in naming all the children s TV that Leo watched, which seemed to be an inordinate amount of TV It was very exact, as if the author was referring to [...]

It fit into a little niche of stories that I enjoy Things where the story where a child or pets play an important role in the lives of people they are around In this case, I found the story to be quite sweet and I adored all the little frustrations and silliness involved in dealing with something you just aren t quite sure about but are attached to anyway.

I liked this book But there were some disconnects I never really liked the characters There was not enough there for me to establish an emotional connection to any of them It seemed like the author spent alot of time on scene development But not as much on the character themselves.

I do not like Leah at all and Keeper at 36 really needs to get a grip and grow up, but the book is a easy read and rather interesting thus far.

A little on the predictable side There were some funny moments however, the main character was pretty shallow and not much depth to the story line.

I liked this The challenges of the kid rang true for me I liked Keeper s friends With the Love and Death store backdrop the scenery was interesting I did wish I knew Cynthia better

Couldn t finish Not bad writing, it just wasn t my bag.

it was simple and it really drew me in

This was a good book to me because it hit on my fears and I suppose fears of most of us on the anxieties and challenges of having children I d imagine normal life of starting with the baby is much different than having a three year old suddenly in your life as this story Many of the reactions of the lead character, the dad, were the reactions I would ve had to this present world.

The story had potential, just really didn t fully developed and take off in my opinion.

Keeper and Kid I received my copy of Keeper and Kid from a giveaway back in September of 2009 and it has taken me until April 2010 to pick it up to read I picked this book up from my giant pile of unread books thinking that if I read anything it should be this just to get it off the pile and out of my way Little did I know what I was getting myself into I started reading this on a Saturday evening around 5 pm and the next thing I knew I was on page 200 and it was 1 am I got so caught up in this [...]

When Jim Keeper receives a call out of the blue from his ex wife Cynthia s mother, the last thing he expects to hear is that she is in the hospital Jim drops everything to drive up to Boston to find out what the favor he has been told she needs to ask him is A week later, when going to pick up what used to be their dog Arrow, Jim is faced with a huge problem that he was not expecting.It s been four years since He and Cynthia divorced, a little over three years since he had seen her last His life [...]

I walked away for this novel with mixed emotions It s a great story, none the less But what was up with Grace Why didn t Keeper just say forget you, or a version of that, to Leah Does Leo ever call Keeper Daddy Well As I said, none the less, this is a great book It s heart wrenching and funny at the same time This coming of age, hero s journey story was enjoyable, not like some I ve read in the past In fact, I finished it in one afternoon, it was that good And I certainly plan to read it again, [...]

Keeper is a 30 something guy, job rather than a career, girlfriend, cool friends, happy with life He is given 2 days notice that he has a son that he now needs to raise The three year old is a result of a one night fling with his ex wife That ex wife has died suddenly and put Keeper in the will as the one to raise Leo As a parent, this is my nightmare There is no way, a guy who has no preparation or interest in having children could have ANY idea what taking care of and raising a three year old [...]

This book was an absolute delight Set in New England, it is the story of James Keeper, a guy who works surrounded by rescued materials in a shop salvage yard I love the yard It s an entire world of saved parts and second chances p.52That sentence is a window to the rest of the story When his ex wife suddenly dies, Keeper thinks he is going to pick up their dog, but finds out they have a 3 1 2 year old son Watching Keeper and Leo navigate through their immediate future is funny and sad and true I [...]

A novel that I grabbed off the new book shelf at my library The story was pretty improbable a middle aged guy learns he is the father of a 3 y.o when his ex wife dies suddenly she had been meaning to tell him about their son, but never did get around to it, and Keeper the guy s last name is the kid s new caretaker with virtually no help or contact with ex wife s family.Anyway, the book did have some pretty wonderful descriptions of the ways of toddlers, and how difficult it can be for an adult t [...]

I really enjoyed this book While it has shades of Nick Hornby s About a Boy , Keeper and Kid is of a grudging love story James Keeper is a man not ready for children when one child is thrust upon him Edward Hardy writes compassionately of Keepers mixed feelings and complex reactions to his new position as a father The ending feels just a little pat to me but then I really didn t like the girlfriend from the outset soybe it s just me Hardy s dialogue is wonderful he even manages to write a preco [...]

This book started out promising, then started to drag about midway through I didn t fully know what it was about a breakup, a kid losing his mother, an adult coming of age tale It was an amalgamation of a bunch of themes that should have just stuck with one theme and developed it well in the entire book Plus, I did not like the author s way of writing in a three year old s style It sounded like the three year old has some form of deficiency in one area or another, which is fine, but not acknowle [...]

I really enjoyed this book.I liked the fact that it was what I would consider a chick lit book, yet it was told from the perspective of a man I could really see a lot of the things in the book really happening I could absolutely see a man who has no previous children taking the baby moniter away from the house and not seeing that as a big deal I could also understand Leah s perspective It would be hard to not want children and then to have your boyfriend come home with a child that is his It wou [...]

I have a coworker who passes out a 6 page, single spaced family newsletter every Christmas, detailing each moment of his family s life during the last year The entire first page is taken up with the wacky mispronunciations of his three sons, like Toot Berry Tooth Fairy The youngest is now 9, so something is deeply wrong with these children Anyway, I m convinced the author of this book wrote down every cute thing his own kids said, and then built a book around them It s a quick, easy read but Toa [...]

Quick read of lost man who co runs an antique store with his high school buddy In a pretty solid 2yr relationship with an architect Suddenly his ex wife dies and leaves him with a 2 year old toddler he never knew he had book chronicles his journey toward becoming a father and growing up enough so he can become responsible Fairly predictable With a couple of nice quirky touches, the group of friends like to watch old salvaged slides of a family whom they make up stories about Could have taken tha [...]

Although it wasn t a book that moved me which is what I reserve my five star ratings for it was a very cute story and a quick, easy read I found the characters and writing to be very comforting And as a mother to two three year olds myself found the thoughts struggles the main character went through as a parent to be so relatable to my everyday life and found humor in those things because of it.

Couldn t finish this Couldn t buy into the premise of a child being so casually passed from person to person in a family like this Yup, characters silly and dialogue choppy and unreal Decided to move on to better.

Had a hard time finishing this book, though the premise was good I felt Keeper was selfish, shallow, and stupid I didn t buy his I have a hard time asking for help line Really felt like you d have to have lived under a rock to not reach out for help with a kid whose whole world has turned upside down especially when every other page the character bemoaned how unfit he was to handle the situation I had hoped for much from this book.

James Keeper finds himself the sole guardian of a son he never knew existed until the death of an ex wife Turmoil ensues as he tries to find his way to knowing how to deal with a 3 year old he never imagined existed Live in girlfriend leaves as she never wanted to be a Mom let alone to a child of an ex, too proud to asks for help, Keeper finds himself in deep trouble but learns a lot about himself and life in the process.

More than halfway through review.Since I have already invested so much time reading, I might as well finish That is basically how I feel about this book For the most part the characters are unlikable, except Tim and Julie Keeper s friends So far not liking it Update review when I m done Finally finished Didn t care for it To many disconnection with the characters I have a lot to say don t know where to start.