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Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops was a Sunday Times bestseller, and could be found displayed on bookshop counters up and down the country. The response to the book from booksellers all over the world has been one of heartfelt agreement: it would appear that customers are saying bizarre things all over the place - from asking for books with photographs of Jesus in them, to hunting for the best horse owner's manual that has a detailed chapter on unicorns. Customer: I had such a crush on Captain Hook when I was younger. Do you think this means I have unresolved issues? More Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops has yet more tales from the antiquarian bookshop where Jen Campbell works, and includes a selection of 'Weird Things...' sent in from other booksellers across the world. The book is illustrated by the BAFTA winning Brothers McLeod.… (more)
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Constable & Robinson (2013)
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LibraryThing member Fliss88
This is a very funny book, full of amazingly silly, incredibly unbelievable snippets of overheard conversation, like "Can I spend my Amazon gift card here?" I must go out and buy the first book!
LibraryThing member alexyskwan
As funny as the first one
LibraryThing member PamZaragoza
Light-read and hilarious! Can be read in an hour or two :)
LibraryThing member ClicksClan
Liked that this was a quick familiar read, as with the first one I looked forward to my favourites.
Would have liked some of the other quotes to have illustrations but they were all very funny.
So many favourite quotes but most were too long to write out in full in my book journal.
Would have liked some of the other quotes to have illustrations but they were all very funny.
So many favourite quotes but most were too long to write out in full in my book journal.
LibraryThing member v_allery
I did not like it as much as the previous one, but More Things... is still hilarious. In this book the dialogues did seem like far-fetched anecdotes, and some of them were not very funny. I really liked all the children's ones - and I loved seeing that children love to read in this age and time.
WOMAN (holding a copy of a Wight Watchers book in one hand, and The Hunger Games in the other: Which of these dieting books would you recommend most?
CUSTOMER: I really don't like the planet today - can you recommend a book set far, far away?
LITTLE GIRL: I read a book last week called What Katy Did.
BOOKSELLER: Did you like it?
LITTLE GIRL: It was OK. I didn't think it was very realistic, though. My name is Katy, and I haven't done any of the things that the girl in the book has done.
CUSTOMER: If I had a bookstore, I'd make the mystery section really hard to find.
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Some of their parents were pretty disappointing, though. How could you possibly think that your child reads too much? Incomprehensible. Some of my favourite quotes:WOMAN (holding a copy of a Wight Watchers book in one hand, and The Hunger Games in the other: Which of these dieting books would you recommend most?
CUSTOMER: I really don't like the planet today - can you recommend a book set far, far away?
LITTLE GIRL: I read a book last week called What Katy Did.
BOOKSELLER: Did you like it?
LITTLE GIRL: It was OK. I didn't think it was very realistic, though. My name is Katy, and I haven't done any of the things that the girl in the book has done.
CUSTOMER: If I had a bookstore, I'd make the mystery section really hard to find.
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LibraryThing member brokenangelkisses
‘Can you recommend a book of spells to raise pets from the dead?
Just animals you understand – not people. I don’t want my husband coming back.’
Jen Campbell, bookseller at Ripping Yarns and author of ‘Weird Things Customers say in Bookshops’ is back with, well, more weird things
-- What’s it about? --
See above. Essentially, it’s 121 pages of brief dialogues between customers and bookshop employees, ranging from the slightly unusual to the outright bizarre.
-- What’s it like? --
Mildly entertaining. From customers who think Shakespeare is fictional and Harry Potter might have killed Voldemort, to customers who sincerely believe it’s acceptable to discuss the contraceptive choices of the bookseller, there’s plenty of material here to make you laugh and shake your head in mild disbelief.
Rather wonderfully, this book contains a ‘weird things customers have said at weird things customers say in bookshops book signings’ chapter. There’s only three pages of these, but they’re really quite marvellously odd.
-- Final thoughts --
Another excellent stocking filler – thanks, Santa! – and a great gift for the librarian / bookseller / customer services representative in your life. Though there are references to a few books and authors, these are always extremely well known ones, so the likelihood of readers becoming as perplexed as some of the customers featured within *should* be slim. I’ll leave you with this nugget of joy:
CUSTOMER (eagerly): I really liked Fifty Shades of Grey. (Pause) Do you have an illustrated version?
Just animals you understand – not people. I don’t want my husband coming back.’
Jen Campbell, bookseller at Ripping Yarns and author of ‘Weird Things Customers say in Bookshops’ is back with, well, more weird things
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customers have said to some poor, confused bookseller.-- What’s it about? --
See above. Essentially, it’s 121 pages of brief dialogues between customers and bookshop employees, ranging from the slightly unusual to the outright bizarre.
-- What’s it like? --
Mildly entertaining. From customers who think Shakespeare is fictional and Harry Potter might have killed Voldemort, to customers who sincerely believe it’s acceptable to discuss the contraceptive choices of the bookseller, there’s plenty of material here to make you laugh and shake your head in mild disbelief.
Rather wonderfully, this book contains a ‘weird things customers have said at weird things customers say in bookshops book signings’ chapter. There’s only three pages of these, but they’re really quite marvellously odd.
-- Final thoughts --
Another excellent stocking filler – thanks, Santa! – and a great gift for the librarian / bookseller / customer services representative in your life. Though there are references to a few books and authors, these are always extremely well known ones, so the likelihood of readers becoming as perplexed as some of the customers featured within *should* be slim. I’ll leave you with this nugget of joy:
CUSTOMER (eagerly): I really liked Fifty Shades of Grey. (Pause) Do you have an illustrated version?
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LibraryThing member Bookish59
Collection of customer questions and comments at the author's bookshop as well as other book stores. Mostly funny; except for the distasteful one about Anne Frank as a ghost-writer.
A bit hard to believe these remarks were actually were spoken by real people; some seem made up. But then... I
A bit hard to believe these remarks were actually were spoken by real people; some seem made up. But then... I
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LibraryThing member Sarielle
This book was nearly as good and funny as the first one. It was completely hilarious. A must-read for every bookworm (and bookseller). It's a pity it's so short. Or maybe it's good for the mankind.
LibraryThing member PDCRead
Not to be read in public....
As the guffaws at the ridiculous things that people ask in bookshops, and now library will make you laugh out loud! A lot!!
This book is as good as the first. There are some absolute howlers from the misinformed beast that is the general public. People seem so misinformed
Beggar belief. Also amusing in the refresing honesnty that you get from a small child; I am not sure what a ‘Book Ninja’ is, but it sounds cool.
As the guffaws at the ridiculous things that people ask in bookshops, and now library will make you laugh out loud! A lot!!
This book is as good as the first. There are some absolute howlers from the misinformed beast that is the general public. People seem so misinformed
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when it come to anything these days. The things that they ask for or say whilst in a bookshopBeggar belief. Also amusing in the refresing honesnty that you get from a small child; I am not sure what a ‘Book Ninja’ is, but it sounds cool.
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LibraryThing member Linyarai
I enjoyed this, I found it funnier than the first one.
LibraryThing member DzejnCrvena
I couldn't get enough of the first book!
Some stories are so absurd and I can't believe they happened--and that is why they're in this book.
Will read more books by the same author.
Some stories are so absurd and I can't believe they happened--and that is why they're in this book.
Will read more books by the same author.
LibraryThing member classyhomemaker
I didn't enjoy this as much as I thought I would because I was put off right away by the Anne Frank "joke". This put me in a mood and I couldn't help pick out every tasteless thing they decided was worth including. I did find myself shocked at the audacity of some people---I will be sure to be much
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nicer to my local booksellers! Show Less
ISBN
1472106334 / 9781472106339