Fucking Good Manners
Written by Simon Griffin
Narrated by Michael Page
4/5
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About this audiobook
From the author of the riotous, controversial and hugely popular Fucking Apostrophes
Manners are a minefield. Remembering which behaviours are appropriate for which situation (who it is okay to swear in front of, and for who that is a definite no), can leave even the most laid back exasperated.
Enter Simon Griffin, and his no-nonsense guide to getting it fucking right.
Whether you’re at work, on an airplane, out for dinner or on your phone, learn right from wrong in this furiously hilarious gift book. Fucking Good Manners is the perfect stocking-filler for a manners enthusiast, those who could do with a few polite behavioural tips, or anyone who just loves anything a bit sweary. This is the essential guide to fucking good manners.
Simon Griffin
Simon Griffin has been a writer for nearly 40 years, but it’s only in the last two that people have actually used their own personal money to buy what he’s written. In 2016 his book Fucking Apostrophes became an international best-seller, featuring in the Guardian, BBC Radio 5Live and on the front page of the Wall Street Journal. He currently lives with his wife and two children in Leeds, where he uses slightly less vulgar words to earn a living as a freelance copywriter. See more at www.simon-griffin.com.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Best for:People who enjoy a bit of humor with their how-to books.In a nutshell:Author Griffin would like you to get some fucking manners.Worth quoting:‘As soon as we assume our needs are more important than someone else’s, then everything descends into utter fucking chaos.’Why I chose it:I love etiquette books. I use a lot of profanity. Seemed like a natural fit.Review:This is a quick read and a mostly pleasant little book. I get the gimmick — there will be swearing! — but it seems that the author forces the work ‘fucking’ into way too many sentences. Not in an offensive way; it just doesn’t flow naturally in a lot of places.That aside, how’s the advice? Honestly, it’s pretty basic. Not horrible. But the book only gets three stars from me because of the slight undercurrent of ‘both sides are bad’ that runs throughout. Like, this isn’t a particularly political book, but sometimes when the author gives examples of bad behavior, it feels like he’s comparing things that maybe aren’t comparable. Like, in the introduction he talks about ‘hearing both sides’ and how there’s always another side, and I can’t tell if he’s serious that this applies to all the things. Because if that’s the case? Does he recognize that some of those sides are super bad and wrong?I thought it was maybe just a slight mismatch in tone, but then one of the quotes he uses, at the start of the chapter on manners IN THE WORKPLACE, is from Clarence fucking Thomas. You know, the guy who harassed Anita Hill and ‘found’ a public hair on a coke can that he asked her to come look at? That’s the guy we’re quoting in a book on manners? Come the fuck on, dude.So yeah, the book isn’t awful, and were it not for the above bits I’d think it’s fine as a cute Christmas or birthday gift, but in the end I can’t recommend it.Keep it / Pass to a Friend / Donate it / Toss it:Toss it.