Talk to the Hand: The Utter Bloody Rudeness of Everyday Life (or Six Good Reasons to Stay Home and Bolt the Door)
Registered by laura0141 of Glasgow, Scotland United Kingdom on 12/29/2005
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The Back of the Book
"This book is, obviously, a big, systematic moan about modern life. And the expression 'Talk to the hand' sort of yokes it all together. 'Talk to the hand' specifically alludes to a response of staggering rudeness best known from The Jerry Springer Show - 'Talk to the hand, coz the face ain't listening', accompanied by an aggressive palm held out at arm's length." From the introduction
"This book is, obviously, a big, systematic moan about modern life. And the expression 'Talk to the hand' sort of yokes it all together. 'Talk to the hand' specifically alludes to a response of staggering rudeness best known from The Jerry Springer Show - 'Talk to the hand, coz the face ain't listening', accompanied by an aggressive palm held out at arm's length." From the introduction
Reserved for LadyIndigo01
Starting this today.
Having read this, I think my manners are fairly good (apart from the occassions when, when reading it in public this book caused me to snort with mirth).
It's a well written, pithy, perceptive look at the decline of manners. Truss writes with a sharpened pen and I thoroughly like her style.
PMing LadyIndigo01 for addy.
It's a well written, pithy, perceptive look at the decline of manners. Truss writes with a sharpened pen and I thoroughly like her style.
PMing LadyIndigo01 for addy.
On way to LadyIndigo01
Journal Entry 6 by LadyIndigo01 from Fordingbridge, Hampshire United Kingdom on Monday, August 21, 2006
received in the post today. Many thanks - Im looking forward to reading it and will report back later!
Journal Entry 7 by LadyIndigo01 from Fordingbridge, Hampshire United Kingdom on Sunday, December 3, 2006
I felt I had to read this rant about rudeness in today's society as I had heard so much about it.
I started off reading it closely but scanned the second half of the book as it was taking me too long to read it and I was losing interest (but maybe that is because my elbow skin still snaps into position after bending, see p.4)!!
There are some very funny passages and I have learnt a good spiel for answering telephone cold callers! I was disappointed that Bookcrossing wasnt mentioned alongside "Random Acts of Kindness" in the public spiritedness section though!
This book will now be visiting BookGroupMan.
I started off reading it closely but scanned the second half of the book as it was taking me too long to read it and I was losing interest (but maybe that is because my elbow skin still snaps into position after bending, see p.4)!!
There are some very funny passages and I have learnt a good spiel for answering telephone cold callers! I was disappointed that Bookcrossing wasnt mentioned alongside "Random Acts of Kindness" in the public spiritedness section though!
This book will now be visiting BookGroupMan.
Journal Entry 8 by BookGroupMan from Chester, Cheshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Thanks LadyIndigo01 - received safe and sound today :)
(19/03) Finished - review to follow
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Huzzah to another peerless piece of comic commentary. Truss does for manners and middle-England morality what ‘Eats, Shoots and Leaves’ did for punctuation; i.e. provides a shared vision and general gripe about how things are, and what we can and can’t do to put them right!
No part of society escapes her wit, from the "Do It Yourself" tactic of organisations, "No, I won’t bloody pick my own bloody strawberries! You bloody pick them for me!", to so-called help lines, nuisance callers, chewing gum, mobile phones, lack of respect and deference, personal responsibility [lack of] etc. etc. Too many glorious anecdotes to pick favourites out here.
Even if the rules of modern society [what society?] are absent or confused, and its ills can be so ‘effing’* depressing, it’s at least nice to know that you’re not on your own :)
* the author's ‘favourite’ word, which she hopes will fall into misuse or arcane fancy as soon as a Blue Peter presenter says, "And now it’s time to make an Effing model car park out of an Effing corn-flake packet!"
ps. Responding to LadyIndigo, I think my elbows have gone a bit non-elastic, so I must be closer to being a grumpy-old-person than her! Thanks for sharing.
No part of society escapes her wit, from the "Do It Yourself" tactic of organisations, "No, I won’t bloody pick my own bloody strawberries! You bloody pick them for me!", to so-called help lines, nuisance callers, chewing gum, mobile phones, lack of respect and deference, personal responsibility [lack of] etc. etc. Too many glorious anecdotes to pick favourites out here.
Even if the rules of modern society [what society?] are absent or confused, and its ills can be so ‘effing’* depressing, it’s at least nice to know that you’re not on your own :)
* the author's ‘favourite’ word, which she hopes will fall into misuse or arcane fancy as soon as a Blue Peter presenter says, "And now it’s time to make an Effing model car park out of an Effing corn-flake packet!"
ps. Responding to LadyIndigo, I think my elbows have gone a bit non-elastic, so I must be closer to being a grumpy-old-person than her! Thanks for sharing.
Journal Entry 11 by BookGroupMan at A Friend in Controlled Release, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Monday, March 26, 2007
Released 17 yrs ago (3/25/2007 UTC) at A Friend in Controlled Release, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases
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This has gone on little holiday up to Sheffield with a friend :)
This has gone on little holiday up to Sheffield with a friend :)