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Have you noticed that things aren't as civil as they once were? Or that rudeness is no longer an exception but a lifestyle? Sure you have. All you need to do is set foot outside your door to see that bad manners are taking over everywhere. People are yakking on cell phones in restaurants, even at church. Folks in carpools wear enough cologne to make our eyes bleed. Complete strangers think it's OK to rub a pregnant lady's belly. Passengers abuse flight attendants, family outings to the ball park are ruined by rowdy drunks . . . a congressman heckled the President of the United States.
Well, Whoopi Goldberg has noticed all this and more and asked herself, "Is it just me?" Unleashing her trademark irreverence and humor, her new book of observations takes a funny and excruciatingly honest look at how a loss of civility is messing with the quality of life for all of us.
So if your pet peeve is folks who talk in movie theaters like it was their living room, or if you get bugged by people clipping their nails and performing other personal hygiene next to you on the bus, or if you cringe when "please" and "thank you" get replaced by "gimme" and "huh?" . . . you have found a kindred spirit. Because Whoopi has witnessed the growing disrespect and rudeness in our lives and realized she is not alone. And, as you'll discover in these pages, neither are you.
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Markus Kirschner
reviewed Is It Just Me?: Or Is It Nuts Out There? on January 02, 2014
Is It Just Me?
Bullet Review:
When you break it down, comedy memoirs/biographies/what-have-you have two basic criteria: humor and interesting information. I've now had the opportunity to read a grand total of three of these types of books: Bossypants, Seriously...I'm Kidding, and now this one. And if I had to rank them according to the previously two ascribed criteria, they would be as follows:
Least < Greatest
Humor:
Seriously...I'm Kidding! < Is It Just Me?: Or is it nuts out there? < Bossypants
Interesting Information
Seriously...I'm Kidding! < Is It Just Me?: Or is it nuts out there? < Bossypants
It's more meaty than "Seriously...I'm Kidding", but maybe not as funny (it's not fair to compare, as I'm sure this is twice the length of "Seriously"), and definitely falls WAY below the bar that the amazing "Bossypants" set. All in all, it's a Meh book. Decent writing, some amusing insights, but not particularly funny (a shame because I do think Whoopi is funny), not particularly thoughtful or insightful or even uplifting ("Seriously" is way more uplifting), not particularly filled with interesting bits from Whoopi's life (and I get it - you don't have to write a celebrity autobiography divulging all your dirty secrets).
Fortunately, I got this as one of the Kindel Daily Deals, so I spent maybe $3 on it. If I would have spent any more than that, I would have felt a bit cheated. It's ok - just not anything really amazing or out of this world.
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