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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Any Truly Sophisticated Girl Knows to Take This Book Lightheartedly
Call me a snob, but if you take this book too seriously, you're not classy enough to be reading it.
Published on August 4, 2005 by J. A.
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1 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Rude in 1935, Still Rude in 2005
I have a large collection of etiquette books from the 30's, 40's and 50's, so I thought this one would be a good addition. Well, I was wrong. It's "okay"- but certainly isn't "nice," nor does it offer any "good" behavior. Maybe it's me, but I found the whole sarcastic thing to be rude, not witty, not clever, and not very funny. What's called "razor-sharp lessons in...
Published on April 4, 2005 by CaliforniaMDS
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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Any Truly Sophisticated Girl Knows to Take This Book Lightheartedly,
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This review is from: The Nice Girl's Guide to Good Behavior (Hardcover)
Call me a snob, but if you take this book too seriously, you're not classy enough to be reading it.
1 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Rude in 1935, Still Rude in 2005,
By CaliforniaMDS "CaliforniaMDS" (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Nice Girl's Guide to Good Behavior (Hardcover)
I have a large collection of etiquette books from the 30's, 40's and 50's, so I thought this one would be a good addition. Well, I was wrong. It's "okay"- but certainly isn't "nice," nor does it offer any "good" behavior. Maybe it's me, but I found the whole sarcastic thing to be rude, not witty, not clever, and not very funny. What's called "razor-sharp lessons in female one-up-manship" sounds more like plain old mean. I suppose that's what they're calling "classic satire," though I'd much prefer to get my classic satire in the form of Moliere or Heller or Orwell-- or even Monty Python.
That said, this 1935 book is touted as being "as timely and amusing as ever" -- maybe so... the more things change, the more things stay the same. Mean is nothing new, and not always fun or funny. |
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The Nice Girl's Guide to Good Behavior by Monica Redlich (Hardcover - October 15, 2004)
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