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‘Perfect’ Caroline Gascoigne, Books for Christmas
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• ‘A brilliant one-off in which everyday matters are skewered with deadpan style and deadly accuracy.’
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182 of 188 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Perfect present for the difficult to buy for and the easy ones too.
Great looking book crammed full of laughs on everyday topics. Browning hits the nail on the head every time with his observations on real things other people just don't write about like sheds and handbags, fighting for the duvet and how to manage with big ears. Something for absolutely everyone - best book I've picked up in ages.
Great looking book crammed full of laughs on everyday topics. Browning hits the nail on the head every time with his observations on real things other people just don't write about like sheds and handbags, fighting for the duvet and how to manage with big ears. Something for absolutely everyone - best book I've picked up in ages.
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I was given this book as a gift and it was as good as i thought it would be. the columns were originially published in the Guardian on Saturday but it is great to have them to pick up and read at any time. It's the perfect book to take on a train journey as you can dip in and out of it and disturb other passengers by laughing to yourself.
This is a wonderfully amusing, and attractive, book. Ideal if you like your humour gentle and softly sarcastic.
40 of 41 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Not five stars, as I preferred his other writing, however still really funny. Browning writes about the things which everyone thinks but nobody says... Like the times you are in a public changing room and you find it hard to change in front of people you don't know - so everyone tries unsuccessfully to slide their clothes on underneath their towel which is wrapped around their naked body!
The book is full of short (2-3 pages) "How to...."'s in different chapters. It is a really good "in-between books" book - and also you can read one chapter and come back to another later as there is no order, and the chapters do not have to be read together to make sense.
Highly recommended as a gift, or for yourself if you want a laugh!!
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Faulty goods
I have now told you for the third time, this was secondhand not new, I am still waiting for a replacement. Normally Amazon is brilliant!
Published 5 months ago by Louisa
Brilliantly hilarious
One of the best 'during journeys' books I've read in a long time. Trouble is you will laugh out loud and may get some stares.
Published on 15 Jun 2009 by V. Kanth
Amusing Reading
Excellently written, wonderful observation of life's tiny nuances. We discovered it in a friend's bathroom but it deserves to be in other rooms in the house also!
Published on 13 Jun 2009 by Mu Lane
Brilliant
This is a wonderful book which I found consistently amusing and clever. It's more like a collection of magazine articles than a book, each section covers a topic neatly and... Read more
Published on 27 Jun 2008 by J. A. Marczak
Stating the obvious!!!!!!
"When you are cutting the grass, take the lawnmower out of the shed, otherwise you will probably wonder why your grass is not getting any shorter"
Although this sentence is... Read more
Although this sentence is... Read more
Published on 7 May 2008 by Ms. D. Crawford
Hilarious
A mixture of real life observation and nonsense, this book is very funny and ideal for those with a short attention span or those who like to pick up a book from time to time, just... Read more
Published on 23 Mar 2008 by Baggiesfaninessex
OK
Mildly entertaining, i.e take on a short flight or train commute, it won't keep you interested for much longer.
Published on 20 Jan 2008 by Nomad in Caledonia
Stomach-achingly hilarious
These columns, brought together here in one book, are absolutely fantastic!
I read some on the bus and was laughing like crazy. Read more
I read some on the bus and was laughing like crazy. Read more
Published on 19 Oct 2007 by L. H. Healy
Short but very funny
In this book, everyday situations are written about in a humourous way. Whilst reading the author's witty guide to many life events such as going on a date or getting your eyes... Read more
Published on 4 Sep 2006 by APJ
Great pick me up
A great book. Made me laugh out loud. Easy to pick up but hard to put down.
Published on 2 Aug 2006 by J. Meredith
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