As I read for myself I'd rate it 2 stars, but I'd rate it as 4 stars to give as a gift, so I settled on 3.I bought this book after seeing a list of quotes from it that had me doubled over with laughter going 'That's me! That's SO me!' Unfortunately that list turned out to be all the best quotes from the book, so I gained little more from actually reading the whole thing. Another disappointment was that within the book itself there are many lines or ideas that are repeated multiple times, and this is a huge downfall for a humour book where many of the laughs come from seeing some quirk you identify with in print for the first time; the second time is never quite so funny.Overall, I could highly recommend this as a funny little gift for a British friend, but as a read for yourself I'd say you're better off just checking out the Twitter feed from which this book was born. It's OK. Mildly amusing.Not that it's a bad book but it's little more than a collected Twitter feed with a few different fonts used to stretch it over 200 pages. You could save yourself money and just read the Twitter feed. Also probably funnier getting occasional tweets than reading a lot in one go where they can become a bit repetitive and wearing.It could have been so much more with a bit more effort instead it gives the impression of trying to cash in quickly before Twitter moved onto the next thing.
'Saying you're going for a cheeky pint', meaning you won't be home until Tuesday.'
—ptc1159
Made me laugh out loud. We British can be very silly with our strange ways!
—Ciku
This book is so British, it apologises for being a book.
—morgan15
Very funny, but does repeat itself in places.
—adieawesome
Absolutely spiffing, old chap!
—snehadolly143
