Talk to the Hand: The Utter Bloody Rudeness of the World Today, or Six Good Reasons to Stay Home and Bolt the Door

from mrtall

The topic of Lynne Truss's follow-up to the highly enjoyable Eats, Shoots and Leaves - rudeness and the perceived decline in public manners - is a winner. It's fun, it's engaging, and everyone has an opinion on it. For the most part, this is enough to sustain Talk to the Hand. It's a very short b...

from AJBraithwaite

I enjoyed the theory parts of this book: a quick recap of why manners develop and how they relate to etiquette and social changes. Other parts were more of a 'Grumpy Old Woman' rant, although I agree with a lot of what Lynne Truss feels about the behaviour of people today. One thing I do object t...

from millata

A fun take on the world. A quick read with language that is easy to read even when English is not your first language. I can't say I agree with all of the viewpoints but then again I live in Finland where some of the politeness requirements mentioned in this book would be viewed as nothing but st...

from michaeldwebb

A classic 'book-after-the-famous-one' type book - although I was amazed to see this owned by nearly 1500 librarything members, so it must have done quite well. To be honest, I'm not sure where this came from, or why I read it. It was just someone moaning in a not particularly amusing way about pe...

from turtlesleap

"Talk to the Hand" is a commentary on the lack of manners and civility in English society today, with the occasional inclusion of some of the more bizarre aspects of American society. I suspect that enjoyment of this delightful little book is predicated on the extent of one's agreement with the a...