Things that Suck
by Jason Kaplan
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Author: Jason KaplanEdition: Perfect Paperback
Audio: English (Published)
Published: 2008-01-30
ISBN: 1605309168
Number of pages: 128
Publisher: Independent
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Book Review: sucks so good
Summary: 5 Stars
i dont usually like books like this. but thats probably because most of them are trying to tell me what to be happy about forgetting one simple fact: misery makes happy. from the second i saw this book - similar in size, shape and color to maos little red book (another list of things that suck) - i had to have it and can only hope it has the same far reaching and history changing implications as maos. but honestly, the book is clever without being cloying, inventive without being crass, intimate without being creepy and sucks without sucking (plus a free cartoon. go figure.) it makes for a perfect birthday gift because, to paraphrase gore vidal, it is not enough to be happy. others must be unhappy.
Summary of Things that Suck
THE LIST IS LIFEThought no one would bother listing every annoying thing in life? Wrong. Figured no one would ever consider putting it all in a book? Wrong again. So what's the most annoying thing that's happened to you in the past week? Bit your tongue? Dumped by text message? Lost your job? Spilled Diet Coke into your laptop? Just keep going. Because it turns out that misery makes great company. Turn to any page in the book and we promise your own cr*p will make you feel better.
potholes
dog bites
oil spills
toxic waste
coffee breath
the morning commute
the evening commute
the nightly news
the daily grind
overly perky people
people who think they're great at British accents...
Introducing Things that Suck, a sort of curmudgeon Zen master's handbook. What Roget does for synonyms, we're doing for pet peeves. Our goal is simple: We list. You laugh. Once a plan starts getting complicated, that's when things go wrong. So take comfort in the fact that a book without any complete sentences can bring a smile to your face. A book with no plot to follow. Where you can be the main character. And by the end, you'll find yourself thinking, "I wish there were more things that sucked!"
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