Grumpy Old Men: New Year, Same Old Crap

by David Quantick

Following the phenomenal success of Grumpy Old Men , and Grumpy Old Men on Holiday , the guru of grump, David Quantick, takes a stand for miserable slobs everywhere against the self-help motivational mafia and keep-fit claptrap. The ultimate in stress-relief for the 21st-Century Grouch. Are you an irritable, crabby, cantankerous, malcontented old grump? Well relax, because you're not alone. Do you feel that the best way to cleanse your aura is to have trains that run on time, rather than "detoxing" with soybean-curd and shots of wheat germ, and that banning novelty mobile phone ring-tones would balance your chakras better than a course of crystal and hot-stones healing? If it is an intolerance of other people, rather than glucose, that gives you irritable bowel syndrome, and a gin and tonic soothes your karma better than ginseng and tofu ever could, then this book is for you. Apathetic malcontents unite! It's time to roll up your yoga mats and use as draft excluders, line the cat's litter tray with your organic, macrobiotic muesli, put your feet up on your "abs-crunching" exercise ball and make only one Resolution for the New to be grumpier and more bloody miserable than ever.

Genres: Humor

192 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2007

Reviews

[Sam · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is definitely a book for those that like to rant about the various aspects of modern life from exercise balls and yoga mats to cyclists, t.v. and mobile phones. Some of the entries were very amsuing while I found others less so but I'm sure there's a little something here for everybody who has an inner (or not so inner) grump.

[Toby · Rating 3 out of 5]

The BBC programmes made me choose the original work on which the series was based. This one is an easy and humorous read. One can read from anywhere in the book. The layout is sectioned into topics so it does not need reading linearly. Sarcastic, insightful and genuinely humorous. Not laugh out loud funny but more smiley-humour. Recommended bed side reading :-)