Assisted Loving | THE SON ALSO RISES Bob Morris' memoir details how his widowed dad recruited him to be his personal dating service — and its effect on…
THE SON ALSO RISES Bob Morris' memoir details how his widowed dad recruited him to be his personal dating service — and its effect on his own life
Book Review

Assisted Loving (2008)

Bob Morris
Reviewed by | May 23, 2008
EW's GRADE
B+

Details Release Date: May 27, 2008; Writer: Bob Morris; Genres: Memoir, Nonfiction; Publisher: HarperCollins

Just months after his mother died, journalist Bob Morris noticed with horror that his 80-year-old dad, Joe, had — quite unmistakably — begun to troll for babes. Even worse, he soon cajoled his middle-aged son into helping him find dates. ''Am I pimping for my father?'' wondered Morris. (Yes.) Yet seeing Joe flourish during his romantic escapades helped Morris, long single, realize what he was missing in his own life. Happy ending? You bet. But the reason Assisted Loving works so well is that Morris laces his droll, sweet story with some pretty unflinching descriptions — not just of his dad but of himself. B+

Originally posted May 23, 2008 Published in issue #994 May 30, 2008 Order article reprints

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