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Bought it because my local library system didn't own it. Quick read & sometimes humorous but feels like an impulse purchase that didn't quite work out.


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Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores Jennifer Campbell Greg McLeod 9781468301281 Books Reviews

funny, funny book.....Bookstore employees will love it
People say the darnedest things - and sometimes in bookstores. Jen Campbell compiled a bunch of the craziest ones she's heard and started a blog - which apparently got famous due to Neil Gaiman (!!) discovering it. She was then tapped to produce a book, which she augmented with stories from other booksellers (thought fortunately, I'd say a good 75% or better are hers).

I added this book to my Goodreads shelf on September 3, 2014, along with the book "I Work at a Public Library". I'm not entirely certain why I added this book - maybe there was a review that instigated it or I found it from a blog I read at the time. I'm not sure - but the point of me mentioning when I added it is that, 3 years later, it was not nearly worth the 3 year wait nor the price I spent to buy it (sorry). This is definitely a "check out of the library, spend 30 min on and have a chuckle".

Although the book is divided up into multiple subjects, the types of entries are usually one of two

1) A customer who doesn't read much makes a "heinous book error" (Tequila Mockingbird!)
or
2) A customer is a rude a-hole

At least one entry seems to mock bookphiles. The customer comment was something along the lines of "I would love to sleep among the books" - how is that weird at all? I think I've heard that sentiment multiple times unironically on Goodreads!

In general, I don't like to laugh at people who are inexperienced or just trying to make small talk but being awkward about it. Hell, I'm that awkward person, so perhaps I'll be the next laugh in her next book.

As for the rude a-holes, I don't know whether to laugh or want to strangle them. Asking if you can pee in a bookstore (and doing it), ripping books to get a discount, and so on aren't really funny - they are weird, but more a "this is a vile person" than "what a weird thing - let's have a giggle!"

Further, the formatting sometimes made it a challenge to determine how long an entry was. The entries had signifiers at the end to tell when the entry was over, but sometimes, when the entry went across the page, it was a challenge to determine if it was a new entry or the same one.

At the end, this book wasn't horrible. I mean, I may not have loved it and may think it was not worth waiting 3 years and spending money on it, but it was amusing - a few modest chuckles. I think what did this book the worst was the hype that led me to put this on my list. I probably should have checked out the blog first, to see if it was the style I liked before buying and reading.

Oh well, we all make mistakes. I'll quickly remedy this mistake by taking this off to the used bookstore to sell and get something else.
Read it in a couple hours. Brilliantly funny and occasionally eyebrow raising comments they've collected. (Initially we joked among family & friends that some silly quips we joked about in bookstores may have landed on these pages. After we all read this, we were greatly relieved to realize that this book's contents made our tired, old silly quips seem as if they were of stellar brilliance compared to this lot of unbelievable, incredulous or worrisome head slaps.) Entertaining... and occasionally a bit of a disturbing statement on some among present day "literate" humanity.
This book is a hoot and a holler. I first saw about the book on Pinterest, and checked my local library to read it before buying to see if it was a book I would go back to. This book made me laugh out loud and I knew I had to have it. It's quirky humor and a great reliever of tension for me when I need a laugh. Would recommend to fellow people who love literary humor.
This book will make you smile and frequently laugh out loud. Having booked in a book store for a brief time, I can relate to the strange things people say especially if they're not familiar with a book. Share this book with other book lovers -- they'll thank you!
This was too funny! So many hilarious (and sometimes weird) conversations between customers and booksellers!
Suffice it to say, the title of this book says it all. I found it to be a very entertaining book, part of which I read on the subway today, suppressing a chuckle every now and then so as now to draw undue attention to myself from fellow riders. I'd like to cite two excerpts from the book which made me laugh

"Customer Do you stock Nigella Lawson under 'sex' or 'cooking'?

"Bookseller It's a tough call, isn't it?"

"Customer (holding up a copy of Ulysses) 'Why is this book so long? Isn't it supposed to be set in a single day? How can this many pages of things happen to one person in one day? I mean, I get up, have breakfast, go to work, come home... sometimes I might go out for a drink, and that's it! And, I mean, that doesn't fill a book, does it?' "

This is a book that can be easily read (and savored) in a few hours. Enjoy.
Bought it because my local library system didn't own it. Quick read & sometimes humorous but feels like an impulse purchase that didn't quite work out.