As the book progresses, and as I became more comfortable with Lewis Grizzard’s writing, I began to enjoy it much more. He also published several autobiographical accounts, including a memoir about his father, My Daddy Was a Pistol and I'm a Son of a Gun (1986), and the best-selling They Tore Out My Heart and Stomped That Sucker Flat (1982), a collection of pieces about his heart surgery. Although much of his comedy discussed the South and Grizzard’s personal and professional lives, it was also a commentary on issues prevalent throughout America, including relationships between men and women (e.

The wonderful thing about this book is that it does not make the reader feel awkward with language that may be deemed extreme by some people. There is no way this book would sell today, which added to the humor, if you can get past the offensiveness of it.Don't Bend Over is frequently paleolithic in its social outlook (Diane Keaton is ugly and has a 'smart mouth'! I think at this point it's fair to say that I much prefer his earlier work or his autobiographical books over these that are more "topic"(al).

Lewis Grizzard’s Don’t Bend Over in the Garden, Granny, You Know Them Taters Got Eyes is a book with no true purpose. More Hamburger icon An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. This was Grizzard's "sex" book, the one I remember most clearly from childhood, probably because it had "dirty jokes" in it. It’s sad to say that the title is better than some of the book, but with a title as catching as Don’t Bend Over in the Garden, Granny, You Know Them Taters Got Eyes, it’s hard a book up to par.Can't say exactly what was so great about all these Grizzard books that I read during the 80s, but they made me laugh. It would probably appeal to those who are old enough to remember 1980 so they can understand some of the references. If you weren't around during a very specific point in American history (the late 80's, when Reaganomics was the rage and "Full House" was the raunchiest thing on TV) and in a specific place (the South), you've probably never heard of, nor would you care to hear of Lewis Grizzard.