I got this book as a recommendation from Reddit, but I don't think I fully understood the target audience. The book is a great introduction to the emotional hills and conflicts that many pre-dads may encounter, and it addresses them under the premise that the father-to-be's experience during pregnancy and childbirth is rarely discussed, and often ignored. As such, I think it's a great book if you're about to be a father and you have concerns about the adjustment - whether this many include your own emotional development, the relationship between you and your partner (usually the child's mother), or how to prepare for the trials and tribulations of becoming a father. That wasn't really the kind of book I was looking for, so it didn't appeal to me very much. Much of the rest of the book explains what to expect in the mother's and the child's development - but it does so at a very introductory level, targeted towards people with very little exposure to pregnancy or healthcare (since I work in healthcare, this didn't really apply to me and I found much of the material to be too introductory and slow-moving.
In summary, if you're about to be a father and feel like you have no idea what to do or what to expect, this is a good book for you. If you're about to be a father and you're just in the mood for some specific tips or pointers, this book might be a little too broad for you.
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