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51st out of 116 books
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16 voters
The Pi**ed-Off Parents Club (Roxy Carmichael Series #1)
by
Mink Elliott
First-time mum Roxy feels perennially ticked off. She and her partner Jack have left London for a new life in the village of Riverside, with their ten-month-old daughter Joey. But their new house resembles a building site and Roxy is struggling to cope with parenthood. With no family or friends to turn to for help, Roxy sets up a club in order to meet like-minded parents,...more
Paperback, 375 pages
Published
2010
by Little, Brown Book Group
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Review Snippet; "I picked this book off the shelf, purely and simply, because of the title. I thought, "this title really embodies my emotions at this point in time", so I grabbed it and ran straight home to read it.
From the first page I knew I would enjoy every moment of this read. Not only does it understand the woes of modern day parenting, but it makes you laugh at every turn. Elliot makes you realise that you are not alone, and that those evil thoughts you have at times are the same thought...more
From the first page I knew I would enjoy every moment of this read. Not only does it understand the woes of modern day parenting, but it makes you laugh at every turn. Elliot makes you realise that you are not alone, and that those evil thoughts you have at times are the same thought...more
Three words to describe this book?
Laid-back, down to earth, and funny
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I absolutely LOVED this book by Mink Elliott! It was really comical and just had a very "real" feel about it.
So the book starts off with the character Roxy, who has just recently up & left her city home to move to an apparently "peaceful" and "tranquil" village in the countryside known as, Riverside. With Roxy's partner Jack always working away, it's just Roxy and Joey left to discover the inhabitants of Riverside on th...more
I absolutely LOVED this book by Mink Elliott! It was really comical and just had a very "real" feel about it.
So the book starts off with the character Roxy, who has just recently up & left her city home to move to an apparently "peaceful" and "tranquil" village in the countryside known as, Riverside. With Roxy's partner Jack always working away, it's just Roxy and Joey left to discover the inhabitants of Riverside on th...more
I was rather tempted to put this on my "non-fiction" shelf! lol. Couldn't put this book down.....i need a pissed off parents club! I was amazed (and a little embarrassed) by how many things i could relate to. I love all the characters especially Roxanne the main character, shes quite self centred and a little judgemental. The only thing that bugged me is how she was digging in the back of the sofa and handbags to find enough money to by a broccoli but had enough money to get wasted every wednesd...more
I must say, it's been a while since I read this type of book but in so many ways I can relate!
Roxy moves from London to a village with her boyfriend and baby to find life incredibly different. Her boyfriend works leaving her home all day. Having left all her friends behind she feels lost and alone. This was me 2 years ago.
Roxy finds a way to meet other people. She begins The Pissed Off Parents Club. A chance for anyone with kids or care for kids to get their annoyances off their chest.
I think th...more
Roxy moves from London to a village with her boyfriend and baby to find life incredibly different. Her boyfriend works leaving her home all day. Having left all her friends behind she feels lost and alone. This was me 2 years ago.
Roxy finds a way to meet other people. She begins The Pissed Off Parents Club. A chance for anyone with kids or care for kids to get their annoyances off their chest.
I think th...more
Roxy feels over-whelmed with being a mother for the first time. At the age of nearly 40, she feels a lot older than many of the mums she spots around the town, and isn’t taking to motherhood quite as easily as she would have hoped. Her daughter Joey is constantly being mistaken for a boy because of her short hair and she’s also getting too heavy for a 1 year old.
Never mind the fact the relationship between Roxy and her fiancé Jack isn’t a bed of roses – they’ve moved from London to the country f...more
Never mind the fact the relationship between Roxy and her fiancé Jack isn’t a bed of roses – they’ve moved from London to the country f...more
This is a real page turner. Right from the quote to the thank yous at the end. Normally it would take me a whole month to finish a book but this one only took me less than a week. Well, I do have a busy household to tend with! Roxy is my favourite and I could relate to her. Although, she is a single mum I knew what it was like when my 3 kids were small. When finished reading the book I said to my husband "I could do with going to a club like this one!". He went suddenly quiet and started doing t...more
This is an 'easy read' or 'chick lit' book with a bit of a twist as it takes an honest, and slightly negative look at being a parent. The plot speeds along and parents of young children will nod sagely or smirk at the various issues that are raised.
However, I found the book irritating in places and I think this comes from two issues with the book.
1) The main character, Roxy, babbles on which if fine as it is part of her personality, and it speeds the book along. However, not only does she babble...more
However, I found the book irritating in places and I think this comes from two issues with the book.
1) The main character, Roxy, babbles on which if fine as it is part of her personality, and it speeds the book along. However, not only does she babble...more
It was okay. I think I might have appreciated it more if I was in a similar situation to Roxane. I just couldn't really empathise with her and found myself getting frustrated by her attitude. This is a personal thing, I'm sure. Many people will enjoy this book; it is lighthearted and funny, but it just didn't work for me.
I really enjoyed this book! I loved the main character,Roxie, with her gutsy personality and I especially liked how she never sugar coated anything making us identify with her real issues. Funny, with real themes that we have all experienced as women or parents at some points in our lives! Highly recommended.
Have to agree with a friend who recently read and reviewed this there's a lot of non-fiction in this lol.
It lost a star because I predicted a lot of the final pair ups and character storylines along the way but I still found this enjoyable to read and would recommend to any parents out there particularly stay at home parents of children under 3 who will still remember clearly the lifestyle this book portrays through its characters.
Looking forward to reading the follow on Manic Mum Day.
It lost a star because I predicted a lot of the final pair ups and character storylines along the way but I still found this enjoyable to read and would recommend to any parents out there particularly stay at home parents of children under 3 who will still remember clearly the lifestyle this book portrays through its characters.
Looking forward to reading the follow on Manic Mum Day.
Jul 25, 2011
Book Bazaar
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Trying to be ironic and clever about the monotony of life at home with a small child, this just turns out to be a bit whiny. A few moments of humour couldn't sustain my interest in this, despite the fact I would gladly have joined this club at one point! I lost sympathy for the woman just as she started to light up another ciggie.
I loved this book and identified with so many of the situations that Roxy got into. Elliott has a very 'real' style of writing and is very funny. I recommend this to all parents and would be parents...
Extremely interesting and full of great humour, I just couldn't put this book down! The story is told by a very down-to-earth character, which I thought was good.
When I first started reading this it was like Mink Elliott was describing my life. A great read especially if you've got a little one between 0-1 years, your find your not alone in what you feel. Wish I had read this book back then.
A great book i could really relate to. What a great idea , i want to join this club. I moved to a new town with a baby and no friends so this book really made me laugh and feel for rox. well worth a read.
Not bad, although slow story-line and quickly forgotton, have read better books!
This book was ok.
It was easy to read and funny in places but didn't really go anywhere.
It was easy to read and funny in places but didn't really go anywhere.
Aug 07, 2011
Jeanette
added it
very funny book. very realistic. highly recommendable .
Not bad, A light and amusing read for any new time parents.
a good and funny book.
Oct 14, 2011
Donna Rochow - Poljarevic
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
New Mums
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Oh my gosh, I finally finished this book, I loved the whole concept of this book, a group of people who get together to share each others gripes of their family lives, but even though it was interesting, it was far to slow for my liking, and I am someone, who, no matter how slow the storyline or how boring, I have to finish the book, so with that said, I just might be able to get back to reading a book a week, instead of taking months to read one book.
This book was great! Really funny.
I enjoyed this book lots of the way things happen in the book are exactly what happens in my house. I could relate to a lot of what happens in the story.
Very much a laugh out loud book
May 23, 2013
Gemma Fish
marked it as books-i-own
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