Priestdaddy

Alternate title: my amusingly dysfunctional family is weirder than your family aka my Dad's kind of crappy but in a funny way.
A good portion of this is hilarious in that WTF?!  Jenny Lawson way, slightly more literary in expression, perhaps, stylistically surreal. HOWEVER, while I was prepared for regular references to religion, maybe I should have taken it as writ that there would also be conservative/right wing BS from this flawed father figure as well? 
Aside from the Priestdaddy-focused moments, the insights into the author's upbringing, struggles, chosen vocation, and thoughts on Catholicism as an ex Catholic are absorbing,  though not always easy to read. 
I can't condone any aspect of the Catholic church, but I will definitely be seeking out the fictional works of this author, because I LOVED the writing style. 
Warnings for mentions of suicide attempts, SA, references to pedophilia involving priests and minors (NOT the title patriarch).
Heads up for fellow vegans, there's a hunting chapter.