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Things I Want to Punch in the Face
by
Jennifer Worick (Goodreads Author)
Things That Chap My Hide
things I want to punch in the face: 1) a humorous way to convey annoyance or frustration over those little things in life that bug; 2) petty peeves warranting a tongue-in-cheek lashing but involving no physical retribution; 3) an expression made wildly popular by the blog Things I Want to Punch in the Face.
Synonyms: chap your hide, get your goat, ru...more
things I want to punch in the face: 1) a humorous way to convey annoyance or frustration over those little things in life that bug; 2) petty peeves warranting a tongue-in-cheek lashing but involving no physical retribution; 3) an expression made wildly popular by the blog Things I Want to Punch in the Face.
Synonyms: chap your hide, get your goat, ru...more
Paperback, 128 pages
Published
October 1st 2012
by Prospect Park Books
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For starters, I received this book as a First Reads giveaway.
Wow, let's just say that had I not received this book for free, I would have been seriously disappointed, and wanted my money back. Priced at $11.95, for something that took me an hour to read, because it starts on page 13 and is only 125 pages long, this book is overpriced at just over $0.09 a page. As it turns out, the ebook versions are only a few dollars cheaper, which is even more of a ripoff. My recommendation is don't waste your...more
Wow, let's just say that had I not received this book for free, I would have been seriously disappointed, and wanted my money back. Priced at $11.95, for something that took me an hour to read, because it starts on page 13 and is only 125 pages long, this book is overpriced at just over $0.09 a page. As it turns out, the ebook versions are only a few dollars cheaper, which is even more of a ripoff. My recommendation is don't waste your...more
I have enjoyed Jennifer Worick's site of the same name for years, now. She's taken the art of the pet peeve to a cosmic level. Now, there's a portable collection of Worick's rants. Encompassing a variety of peeves which can only be considered epic in their scope, from 'Molly Ringwald's Prom Dress in Pretty In Pink', to, 'Prolific Dead People', to, 'Naked Pregnancy Portraits', this companionable tome will not only remind you of how detestable things like the 'IKEA Habitrail', or, 'Mercury In Retr...more
A delightfully funny book good for when you're waiting on line or a simple quick read. It is mainly comprised of little "essays" on the irritating things in life. The writing is easy and clear. She has little captions of fun facts, some of which are admittedly more interesting than the others.
I would like to point out that this book is probably not meant to be read in one sitting. She makes a lot of references to punching things and generally silly violence that would easily get old if you read...more
I would like to point out that this book is probably not meant to be read in one sitting. She makes a lot of references to punching things and generally silly violence that would easily get old if you read...more
I won this book in a raffle at a work party. It’s not a novel. It’s simply a list of 102 things that piss this chick off in one way or another. She has a five-fist rating for each thing that she describes like this:
One fist is annoying, like a mild rash. Two is aggravating, like a black eye. Three is disgusting, like an open sore. Four is toxic, like acid reflux or IBS. Five is permanently damaged, like my patience.
I was amused before I even started reading what bugged her.
Obviously, not every j...more
One fist is annoying, like a mild rash. Two is aggravating, like a black eye. Three is disgusting, like an open sore. Four is toxic, like acid reflux or IBS. Five is permanently damaged, like my patience.
I was amused before I even started reading what bugged her.
Obviously, not every j...more
First things first: I received this book as a goodreads First Read.
Good, that's out of the way.
That being said, I was pretty freaking excited when this lil' gem appeared in my mailbox! There are multiple people/places/things I would like to punch in the face, so I figured that Jennifer and I would connect on that "very disgruntled female" level.
Connect we did. Many of the things that Jennifer wants to punch in the face are also things that I also believe deserve a good beating (like business...more
Good, that's out of the way.
That being said, I was pretty freaking excited when this lil' gem appeared in my mailbox! There are multiple people/places/things I would like to punch in the face, so I figured that Jennifer and I would connect on that "very disgruntled female" level.
Connect we did. Many of the things that Jennifer wants to punch in the face are also things that I also believe deserve a good beating (like business...more
True confessions: I'm the publisher. So of course I love this book. I was a fan of Jennifer Worick's blog first, and it made me laugh so consistently that I had to find her and publish a book. It's smart and opinionated and colorful and funny, and it's a great gift for just $12. I don't agree with every Punch-- I happen to like New Yorker cartoons, for instance-- but I love that she calls such a diverse array of annoyances on the carpet. Great therapy.
Too bad Jennifer Worick doesn't want to punch the over-use of puns in the face. Also, it turns out that I don't really like reading books about what other people hate. I don't share the author's bitterness over most of the things in the book and she came off sounding like an unpleasant, self-absorbed person.
I'm already a fan of the blog and am loving the number of fists rating system for how many punches in the face any one thing deserves. Ms. Worick's irreverent sense of humor makes me belly laugh. As an added bonus you get to learn fun facts while you're chuckling! Do yourself a favor and read it!
I wanted to love this, and there are bits that are funny, but as a whole I was disappointed. Her blog is funnier, maybe because it seems more current. This book seems like it's on the brink of being a collection of out dated one-liners. Close but no cigar.
Hee hee... Things I want to punch in the face includes namaste and jazz music... An alphabetized list of pet peeves with a face punching ranking system - entertaining!
I like my anger to be served in a certain way. Bitter, cynical, sarcastic anger. Not mean, whiny, complaining anger. That's all this was. Blegk.
Not my cup of tea, I guess. And not only because the author goes off on a pretty irrational rant about hating chai tea (how is tea offensive?) but because it's really just a book full of the author complaining about random things. I suppose it's supposed to be funny, but in my reading mostly just the first-world-problem whining came through.
A fun read, although I was surprised to find that the things she wants to punch in the face don't really bother ME much at all.
Like Jennifer Worick, I also have a list of things I want to punch in the face. We even share a few of them. This super short book was a quick fun read (listen). I found myself laughing out loud & nodding along throughout.
Sep 06, 2012
Amber
marked it as to-read
Really want to read this book!
Some of these essays are humorous - not necessarily in the ha ha way, but more in the hmmmm...yeah, you're right, I totally agree type of way.
I would have expected more topics to have been included. Overall, a decent but very quick read.
I would have expected more topics to have been included. Overall, a decent but very quick read.
Eh, it was ok. Not very funny, more angry than funny.
Awful. Absolutely awful. Aggressively unfunny and so poorly written.
Waste of time!
There were funny bits, but sometimes I wanted to punch this book in the face. Favorite: eau de ho.
While reading Jennifer Worick's "Things I Want to Punch in the Face", I made the mistake of taking a drink of coffee. While in mid-slurp, I snorted and ended up with a most of my morning joe on my shirt. Funny, clever, cranky. Except now I want to punch my book in the face...
Hmmm some of it was relevant, others not as much but hahaha pretty on the point!
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I write. That’s rather obvious. Mostly I write about things that blow my skirt up. Humor is a big—huge—part of everything I do. But then there’s that soft, squishy sentimental part of me that can’t help but rear its heartfelt head. And since I like to tell people what to do every chance I get, I write a lot of how-to books, blogs, and articles.
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