50 Relatives Worse Than Yours

by Justin Racz, Alec Brownstein

They're kooky, they're crazy- 50 Relatives Worse Than Yours is a nightmarish family reunion that will have you appreciating your own weird clan. There's the Family Newsletter Publisher who keeps you updated on how Uncle Carl's hip is doing; there's Holistic New Age Aunt, who knows Madonna from Kabbalah class but refuses to introduce you because that would be bad karma; and there's Child Who Was in a National TV Commercial, who has more money than you do. And then there's Uncle Speedo, the Monopoly Bank Thief, and Your Son, the Tenant.
Filled with hilarious photographs and bullet points listing all their horrible characteristics, 50 Relatives Worse Than Yours is the perfect gift for anyone who's embarrassed by some members of their family, which let's just admit it is about everyone. And who knows, you might even recognize a relative or two...
Justin Racz is an advertising copywriter. He is the author of J.Crewd and 50 Jobs Worse Than Yours . He lives in New York City.
Praise for 50 Jobs Worse Than Yours :
"Take this humorous tour of the world's worst work."- Entertainment Weekly
"Justin Racz has done a tremendous service to us all with 50 Jobs Worse Than Yours, a work probably best kept on your job site for bad days."- Chicago Tribune
Also 50 Jobs Worse Than Yours hc 1-58234-492-2 978-158234-492-8 $14.95

Genres: Humor, Comedy, Nonfiction

112 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Mark · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the second of this series I have read. The first, 50 days, was really amusing or at least it tickled me but this one not so much. There were flashes of brilliance but maybe I have to be in the right frame of mind. Once again though it would not take a huge amount of time to read so nothing is lost by it and there would be much smiling. It was a clever concept and I think it lends itself to be a great drunken party game especially as the last page is blank for you to write in your own ' relative in the attic '. Actually maybe that could be a great literary parlour game......seeking to find a character from novels to correspond with one of Racz's suggestions. Bags I choose slightly crazed first wife with a penchant for matches

[Mike · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an amusing little picture book that you can polish off in 15 or 20 minutes. It's a great bathroom reader, if that's your thing, or you can bring it to a family get-together and pass it around to stoke those old squabbles.

[Sheila · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very funny!!!!!!

[Pati · Rating 2 out of 5]

I thought this was going to be different. I was disappointed.It was funny in some places, but not a great read, in my opinion.

[Don · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a fun little book highlighting the eccentricities of family members that we all somehow have. It was definitely an enjoyable and entertaining read.

[Nancy · Rating 3 out of 5]

not as funny as I hoped but still entertaining.

[Susan Mangigian]

recommended by Janice Roosevelt.

[Kati Giblin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I can relate to some of these. I actually do have an aunt Mary Kaye.