you watch Duck Dynasty then you already love Uncle Si, Very enjoyable, lighthearted book about an average man, living an average life trying his best to be a good husband and father.
Several funny moments as theof the story comes to light he says that his stories aretrue.
He has an honest way of looking at the world, that is refreshing, A phrase I once heard comes to mind as I consider this book, it is, "the glory of the ordinary" on one level nothing special but when you really look you see his glory.
I'm happy that a man like Si Robinson is enjoying hisminutes of fame, It's something we all need to see right now, When you can't put the book down and you read it in one day, it's definitely astar book, I'm a huge fan of the Duck Commander family, SiCologytells the story of Si's life from the beginning until the present, Si was also in Vietnam and shares his stories in his book! If you are a fan of the family, I would recommend this book to get a deeper understanding of them.
To all the people that think this book looks weird and seems very redneck, Your half right. This book is quite great despite its appearance, I have found that it is actually hilarious and has some great life lessons in it, Which is where the haters came up wrong, But your right about the redneck, This book is very very redneck, I will say that if you don't understand the life of living in secluded areas and the beautiful, natural, fulfilling art of hunting then you might not like this book nor understand it.
But overall for me, I felt that it was a great book, I thought Sicology was a fantastic book, First off, the book is about everyone's favorite character from Duck Dynasty, Si! The book has some great, funny, and exciting stories from when he was a boy, to when he was a man like, when he was in Vietnam and the Vietnamese stole an engine by carrying it over the pond, or whatever source of water that the engine got carried over.
Another story I liked was when Si and his buddy was stuck in the mud and a Vietnamese asked for cigarettes.
Overall this book was really good, This was a great book, i really thought it was it was funny, and it was very interesting to learn about him.
I had seen Duck Dynasty before, and at first, I noticed Si, and instantly he was my favorite character, so this book was something that I really wanted to read.
This is a book that i'm guessing most people would like, because of the humor, the different stories he tells in the book.
Though i think it was good, there might be some people who might not like it, First, maybe because they don't like that he wrote about all this religious stuff in his life, and secondly because maybe they don't like the humor, or the wording of the book.
I did not like this book, We read it as a class read aloud and I was not a fan, Some parts were funny, I have never seen the show and it still made since, If you like the show you might enjoy the book, but i personally didn't, You know him from the hit AampE show Duck Dynastynow you can enjoy Uncle Sis tall tales, crazy exploits, and quirky oneliners in one raucous collection!
As you read this book, there are a few things you have to understand:percent of my stories are truthful.
Every member of the Robertson family has the God given gift of storytelling, Hey, when youve sat in a duck blind for more than half of your life, you have to figure out some way to pass the time! Its better than looking at Willie and Jase for six hours! Many of the stories I like to tell happened when I was a young boy or when I was in Vietnam.
At my age, a few of the details are cloudy, but Ill recollect the coming stories as best I can.
Hey, just remember it isnt a lie if you think its true! Its up to you, the reader, to figure out whats truth and whats fiction.
Best of luck with that, Jack! May the force be with you,
Hey, another thing you have to know: my stories are kind of like my vocabulary, You might have noticed I like to say “hey” quite a bit, “Hey” can mean anything. It can mean “yes,” it can mean “maybe,” and it can mean “no, ” Hey, it could mean “next week, ” The bottom line is, you have to understand “hey” to understand me,
And if you know anything about Silas Merritt Robertson, you know Im a hard rascal to figure out.
From the Prologue I LOVE SI
That is all :P Book Cover: As all of the other books that Duck Dynasty has produced I loved this book cover of the fun and lovable Uncle Si.
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Author: Si is the perfect author because he is an amazing story teller that can make the setting where you feel like you were there with him watching everything happen.
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Story: I really enjoyed the flow of this book of all of Si's life experiences and all he went through.
I loved how the end of each chapter lead you into the next chapter, STAR
Characters/ Relationships: I loved that Si shares about his personally family life and gives you insight on his relationships thus far.
Cleanliness: There was nothing bad in this book STAR
Overall : I loved this book.
I dare say it was my favorite of theDuck Dynasty books that are out, There were several occasions that I laughed out loud while reading this story, I would say that if you love Duck Dynasty then this is a must read, Si shows his normal fun and loving self as well as a more serious Si that gets pretty deep in context during the story and after reading it I will now
watch Si in a different light knowing all he's been through and where he comes from.
Very happy that I purchased this book! I had been looking forward to reading Si's book, because he's hilarious on the show and he's always saying something funny and having me laughing.
I looked forward to hearing his life lessons and views on things and stories he had to tell about his life.
Some of his tales were outlandish and I knew he was bending the truth, It did make the book more colorful but it was hard to distinguish what was truth and what was a lie.
The story about the shoes catching on fire was most definitely a lie, but the other stories were hard to determine.
The tales about when Si was a child were so cute, I loved the scenes where Si was afraid of the dark and his mom asked him to get her shoes from outside, and he was afraid so she told him that Jesus was out there.
So Si goes to the door and says "Jesus, if you're out there can you hand me momma's shoes" That was so adorable.
And when he was walking in the woods behind Tommy and Phil, and there was an unidentified figure following him, and he reached out for Jesus' hand in the dark but of course no one took his hand.
It was so cute how he believed what his mom had said and took it so literally,
I was disappointed in Si though, learning just like most the men in his family, he had drank all the time and really had a problem with it, partying and getting drunk.
He even did it while he was in the army, before he met his wife, I was surprised at that, and it made me see him in a different way,
These stories didn't go in order, just as Phil's and Willie's books didn't, They kind of bounced around, and I wished they gone according to a timeline, instead of by topic.
Like, he would mention something about his kids, and then go back to telling about the army when he wasn't even married.
It was hard to keep up with the order of things and keep track of when everything happened.
He had a lot of stories to tell about the army and when he was stationed in other countries, and that was nice to hear about.
I wish there had been more about his life though, things he had learned, life lessons he had to give.
Don't get me wrong, there was some of that, but most of he book revolved around the army, and that was a little disappointing.
I wanted to hear more about his life relating to Louisiana,
At the end, just as in Phil's and Willie's books, the last chapter suddenly left off with life stories and focused on Christianity.
It wasn't as uncomfortable as Phil's last chapter, but topics like politics and religion are always a little hairy when they step on other's toes.
I was curious to know what Si's son looked like, but there wasn't a picture of him at all.
I also wanted to know what his daughter and wife looked like now, and there were only old pictures.
The letters from his family were really disappointing and not written very well, The one from his wife was the worst, It was like she felt that she had to give her own version of everything that Si had talked about when they were together, and so it jumped around from topic to topic and stated things we already knew.
It was like a list, and didn't really give the insight and the love I was hoping to hear about Si's character.
His daughter seemed to toot her own horn, saying she was emotionally mature and confident or something like that, and it was like she was listing her attributes.
I know she thanked Si for those traits, but it sounded like boasting to me, Sicology was a great book and I would read it again, I especially recommend this book to anyone who loves bad jokes, Goodness, my favorite of all the Duck Dynasty books yet! Si is something, . something I can't even fully put into words! This is probably the funniest biography out there, I enjoyed reading this very much and I learned so much about Si Robertson, From the battlefield to being a proud father, Si does it all, I never thought that I'd like a biography so much, It had lots and lots of stories about Si's childhood through adulthood, It's really inspiring how someone could come from so little and be so successful in the long run.
I highly recommend this book to anybody who likes to laugh and has a sense of humor, I loved this book it was just so funny, I know who Si robertson but I didn't know he was that funny, This book wasn't to long so if you are looking for a short funny book I recommend this one.
I award the "nonfiction" tag with some trepidation, considering that this is Si Robertson we're dealing with here.
I watch Duck Dynasty on AampE and Si is one of my favorite "characters, " I am aware that the individuals featured on the show are not necessarily truetolife often they may have been exaggerated or embellishing a plot at the direction of the tv show editors/writers/crew.
Obviously, if Duck Dynasty was a true representation of the Robertsons, then the Duck Commander line of calls would be out of business since the gentlemen on the show never really do any "work".
This book Si's memoirs, shared by Si and authored by Mark Schlabach is entertaining, A little rambling, a little exaggerated, and a little wacky, just like Si, but a lot more earnest than the wackadoo character Si portrays on the show.
Some parts were a repeat I recognized several stories almost verbatim from the TV show, especially a couple of Si's Vietnam stories.
Some parts were difficult for me to read, including Si's matteroffact tale of his dogs killing some twenty or thirty of his neighbor's cats or he and Phil slingshotting rocks at pigeons for fun.
I'm all for hunting if you're eating your kill but these activities just seemed like immature kids killing for fun.
Some parts were touching and sweet: Si's account of meeting his wife, his stories about their kids, and his sharing of his faith.
The book is peppered with Heys and Jacks, but I feel like some of Si's charming style was lost in the translation.
Possibly the audio book version would have been more satisfying,
I am looking forward to Miss Kay's cookbook possibly for the shock factor alone boudin! squirrel stew! but otherwise I think I'll stick to the show.
If youre a fan of the AampE hit Duck Dynasty, this book is a must read/listen.
Ive heard some people say that if youve never seen the show, you probably wouldnt like it, but I think it will make you want to check the show out.
After all, how could anybody not like Si Hes honest, hilarious, can find fun in just about anything, and very loving and humble.
This is more of a biography, and thats whats so interesting about it, Through these stories youll get to know Si better, and see a different side to him than what you see on the tv show.
He talks about being in the service, his childhood, his family and more,
I tend to be picky when it comes to narrators, You have to listen to them for hours and they can get on your nerves after a while.
Jay Stone read this and I thought he did a great job,
Ive been trying to get my husband to listen to audio books for years since he cant hold print books and turn the pages hes a quadriplegic, but he was never interested until I got a copy of this audio book for review from Audiobook Jukebox.
He listened to this all the way through without stopping, and said he loved it!
Like my husband, I definitely recommend this!.
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