The unLucky Sperm, Brett Preiss
The unLucky Sperm, Brett Preiss
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The (un)Lucky Sperm
Tales of my bizarre childhood.

Author: Brett Preiss

Narrator: Myles Pollard

Unabridged: 5 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Brett Preiss

Published: 02/20/2021


Synopsis

Living in Broken Hill, an isolated mining town, in the outback can make or break you.Until he was seventeen, Brett Preiss lived in the dusty outback of Australia, where he was one of four siblings in a dysfunctional family. He learned how to survive under the most bizarre and extraordinary circumstances. In this book, he shares the trials and tribulations of his youth through anecdotes that will leave you in tears of joy or sorrow. Travel back to the ’60s and ’70s and watch Brett transform from a sperm to adolescence. Follow him having his first piano lesson, first sewing machine, first kiss and first ejaculation. It is moving and disturbing, brutal yet hilarious. Cheer him along in his struggles and triumphs until he leaves the desert and heads off to college.The (un)Lucky Sperm is a funny memoir—a collection of honest, harrowing and absurd accounts. If you like stories full of sarcasm and observational humour, then you are going to love this book.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Julie

Hilarious and Heartbreaking This memoir about a boy growing up in a mining town in Australia with his dysfunctional family is both hilarious and heartbreaking. The book recounts the life of a talented and creative boy who never really felt he belonged in the family he was born into. With an violent......more

Goodreads review by Susan

Well... This book is exactly what the author said it was: A Funny Memoir. The first line is, "It was 1962. Dad had an orgasm while Mum was thinking about her new shoes . . . and so my journey began." Although I laughed, there were stories of child abuse that made me cringe. Basically, it's a difficu......more

Goodreads review by Eileen

This book is well-written, quirkily humorous, poignant, nostalgic, down-to-earth, brutally honest and real. Some references to parts of the body and their functions may be a bit too much for some people. Others might be upset by the extent of accepted abuse in this child's life. This is a look back a......more