Is It Just Me or Is Everything Shit? I can safely say no, it is not just you everything really is, ahem, shit. Here is an A-Z book containing the very best of the Is It Just Me or Is Everything Shit series.
The authors pick up on some really good arguments. For instance, how rubbish are foot spas? According to a survey Britons have spent over £450 million pounds just on these spas but yet rarely will one be actually used. I found this very funny because a few years ago I myself knew someone who received a “present” nobody else wants - a foot spa. Needless to say it has not been used since and remains sat in a corner gathering dust.
Sandwich toasters are also picked on too and within good reason. The authors say that while they seem like a good idea at the time, you will think otherwise once you have purchased one. They describe them as “foul” with “Satanic tempers”!
Lovers of Jimmy Carr do not read section C. He is described as a “podgy-faced careerist” who is a “grasping cunt”. It seems when Lowe and McArthur get going they can not resist taking a swipe at comedians.
One subject I definitely agree with them on is IKEA. Yep, the store that sells all you could possibly need for your home but has you feeling like a lab rat. You spend hours mindlessly wandering round a specially designed layout where you have to follow the paths without cutting through to, say the lighting section, unless you wish to be told off by members of staff. It almost feels like you are back at school - there are rules to follow and what you would once call a bed is now named “DAVE” or “PHILIP”. Learn that lesson then head for the exit!
Museum Tat is another section to read. Here Lowe and McArthur explain what odd things you can buy at a museum that will quickly become…yep, useless tat. Fridge magnets, coloured pencils and souvenir T-shirts are certainly among the top five. My advice? Read this section and learn not to step foot inside the museum “shop” next time you pay a visit.
There are too many funny parts in this book to possibly cover. The authors mention those lousy railway menu cards and ready meals that guarantee you will end up with an appetite of a “picky three-year-old”.Not exactly sure what I feel about this but I’m sure readers will make up their own minds.
Just a really, funny fantastic book that gives us a dissection of what’s wrong with Britain and why. Brilliant!
The above review was contributed by: Jessica Roberts:Jessica is a book reviewer for a local newspaper and has reviewed for a national women's magazine too. She has had various articles published in magazines and has now completed her novel. Jessica currently lives in West Yorkshire and enjoys walking in the dales and woodlands as part of her hobby as well as, of course, reviewing books. To read more of Jessica's reviews CLICK HERE
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