Rowena’s review of Si-cology 1 by Uncle Si Robertson.

You know him from the hit A&E® show Duck Dynasty®—now you can enjoy Uncle Si’s tall tales, crazy exploits, and quirky one-liners in one raucous collection!

“These hands are so fast, I can get your wallet before you know it. In a minute, you’ll be standing there buck naked and won’t know what hit you!” “Look here—if it wasn’t for my tripped knee, I’d be playing in the NBA today.” “Hey, Jack!” Any of these sound familiar? If they do—or even if they don’t—you’re in for a good laugh. The brother of patriarch Phil Robertson, Uncle Si has a limitless supply of stories about his childhood, duck hunting adventures, his days in Vietnam, and everything in between. Now the best of those tales are gathered into this roaring book.

And as Uncle Si recounts his outlandish tales, he weaves in an up-close look into his personal life. You’ll learn about his childhood life as the youngest son in the Robertson family, his college days, and his time in Vietnam. Si shares stories of the scores of marriage proposals he’s received in the mail (some with photos!), how he came to use a green Tupperware cup for his ever-present sweet tea, and how his cigarette smoke made a deer cough (he’s since quit smoking). And in many of these never-before-heard tales, Si openly talks about his wife Christina and two children, Scott and Trasa—who are never seen and rarely mentioned on the show.

Sure to please die-hard fans and curious newbies alike, Si’s one-liners are presented alongside fun, expressive photographs, as well as photos of his family. As you learn about his behind-the-scenes life, this smattering of zany stories will have you falling over with laughter and retelling them to all your friends.

The first time I saw Uncle Si on Duck Dynasty, I became a complete fan. He seriously cracks me the heck up and he’s one of the main reasons I tune into the show. As much as I love the entire Robertson family, I have a soft spot for Uncle Si. He’s just crazy enough and funny enough that I wanted to read this book, even though it’s nothing like I’d normally read. And I’m glad that I did because this book has everything that I love about Uncle Si. But it also surprised me in some ways as well. On the show, you can see that the Robertson family is pretty Christian oriented but I didn’t know that Si was religious but in this book, you can see that his Christianity is a huge part of his life. I’m not sure why it surprised me, but it did. What also surprised me was that Uncle Si is married with kids AND GRANDKIDS! Have they mentioned that on the show? I can’t remember if they did or not. If they did, I totally missed it.

In this book, Silas Robertson opens up about his life. He shares stories from his childhood, about his family, about what it was like growing up in the country and hunting. He opens up about a lot of things and I found that it was very easy to fall into the book. Into the stories that he was telling and throughout a whole lot of the book, I was laughing my ass off. This book is told in complete Si fashion and fans of the show will definitely enjoy it. I’m glad that I read it because it’s always nice to get insight into the backgrounds of my favorite characters on my shows. Stuff that that we don’t see on the show. I really enjoyed reading Si’s stories and I’m definitely recommending to everyone. And that’s the truth, Jack! 🙂

This book has made me want to read the other books from the Duck Dynasty folks. I have the family one but I also want to read Phil’s book as well. If they’re as good as this one, I’ll be one happy camper!

Grade: 4.5 out of 5

This story is available from Howard Books. You can purchase it here or here in e-format. This book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.