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Unexpected Item in the Bagging Area
Unexpected Item in the Bagging Area is a hilarious call-to-arms for everyone who's had enough of 21st century living. Once straightforward tasks like shopping in a supermarket or even making a phone call now require the brains of a nuclear scientist and the patience of a saint. With entries covering everything from low-cost airlines to live transport updates to cold calling - you will find you are not alone in pining for a simpler age.
192 pages, Hardcover
First published June 1, 2013
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Chris Martin
9 booksLibrarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.
Book editor who comes from a family of golfers and virtually has golf balls in his blood. Chris lives in Notting Hill, London.
Book editor who comes from a family of golfers and virtually has golf balls in his blood. Chris lives in Notting Hill, London.
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
May 30, 2021
It is not a literature I usually love to read, but as a sidepiece while sitting in a room full of students and just watching an exam happen, it was pretty amazing. Funny, simple, short and totally relatable.
August 8, 2018
Chapter on office kitchens that I think we can all equate with!
October 30, 2014
Hilarious it's not, mildly amusing (in parts) it might be. It's not a book to read at length - most of the entries are written to a particular pattern; one that becomes a touch tedious after a while. It's a book to dip into as you sit with a cup of tea for ten minutes before getting on with something more interesting.
Exaggeration is expected in a book like this, of course it is, but do you check the weather forecast ". . . online every few hours."? And unless you've never been outside London you might find some of the entries slightly puzzling - some of the entries are just not as ubiquitous as is claimed or suggested.
If you find, as the cover-blurb suggests, that . . . you are not alone. . . with more than a couple of these entries, you should probably seek help.
Exaggeration is expected in a book like this, of course it is, but do you check the weather forecast ". . . online every few hours."? And unless you've never been outside London you might find some of the entries slightly puzzling - some of the entries are just not as ubiquitous as is claimed or suggested.
If you find, as the cover-blurb suggests, that . . . you are not alone. . . with more than a couple of these entries, you should probably seek help.
April 25, 2013
Could have been really funny but it didnt quite make it. More like Grumpy Old Men but without the humour.
June 28, 2015
Some funny, some ho-hum cameos of everyday life. Nice light read over breakfast.
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February 21, 2018I really enjoyed this book and it really made me think about real life scenarios
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