by Si Robertson
First published 2013
Silas Merritt Robertson warns readers upfront that only ninety-five percent of his stories contain truth. The Duck Dynasty patriarch has spent more than half his life sitting in duck blinds, spinning yarns to pass the time instead of staring at his nephews Willie and Jase for hours on end. Si draws from two main periods: his boyhood adventures and his service in Vietnam. He admits that age has made some details hazy, but he reconstructs events as clearly as memory allows. Si operates by a simple philosophy: it's not lying if you believe it's true. He leaves readers to sort fact from fiction on their own. His storytelling mirrors his peculiar vocabulary, where the word "hey" can mean yes, no, maybe, or even next week. Understanding "hey" becomes the key to understanding Si himself. Through these collected tales of crazy exploits and memorable one-liners, Si reveals himself as exactly what he claims to be: a hard rascal to figure out. The book captures the voice that made him beloved on television, full of humor and the Robertson family's natural gift for storytelling.
Genres: humor, autobiography, memoir, non-fiction
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: unreliable-narrator
Setting: Vietnam
Period: Boyhood, Vietnam War
231 pages · Hardcover · Howard Books