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First published December 1, 2007
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March 9, 2019
Bunty Butler has compiled a list of skills every clever girl should know. Some are completely out in left field, others are rather tongue in cheek everyday hacks and still others are very useful.
To begin, this book is certainly not a book for younger girls. There is a chapter on how to seduce a man and several on how to make cocktails. This is for the grown up girl. Some of these tips are very interesting and a delight like how to ride an ostrich, how to ride a horse bareback. Will most women ever use those skills, no, but it was fun to read about.
There are some tips that are rather just silly and not overly insightful, like how to prepare a take out meal so it looks home cooked. She says take it out of the take out container before serving. That should be a given without it being written down in her book.
Yet other hacks are really very useful like how to boil perfect eggs, preparing edible flowers, changing your tire, correcting cooking mistakes like dishes being too salty or too lumpy, even some short feng shui tips.
Overall this has some nice little tidbits and many times they are relayed in a humorous way. However there were also some sections that would have been better used for more ingenious and helpful hacks besides how to make any number of alcoholic drinks. There’s a book you can get just for cocktail recipes but not one that tells me how to buy the right bra and survive a plane crash.
To begin, this book is certainly not a book for younger girls. There is a chapter on how to seduce a man and several on how to make cocktails. This is for the grown up girl. Some of these tips are very interesting and a delight like how to ride an ostrich, how to ride a horse bareback. Will most women ever use those skills, no, but it was fun to read about.
There are some tips that are rather just silly and not overly insightful, like how to prepare a take out meal so it looks home cooked. She says take it out of the take out container before serving. That should be a given without it being written down in her book.
Yet other hacks are really very useful like how to boil perfect eggs, preparing edible flowers, changing your tire, correcting cooking mistakes like dishes being too salty or too lumpy, even some short feng shui tips.
Overall this has some nice little tidbits and many times they are relayed in a humorous way. However there were also some sections that would have been better used for more ingenious and helpful hacks besides how to make any number of alcoholic drinks. There’s a book you can get just for cocktail recipes but not one that tells me how to buy the right bra and survive a plane crash.
May 20, 2009
Do you think Bunty Cutler is a real person?
NO, I am convinced. This book sounds to me like the product of a publisher's marketing department. No picture anywhere, no interviews, no author website, a fictional bio, a supposed brother who, conveniently, also writes a best-seller... Come on!!!
I can just picture a production team combing ehow.com for fun questions and slapping these books together.
Incidentally, the copyright page of my book reads Bunty Butler (not Cutler!) A clue that they couldn't keep the name straight?
My female companion who has a good sense for "voice" says there's no way a woman wrote this book. And the dedication mentions someone who provides the "background voices" to the author's "girlhood". Enough said, the author is a man or a group of editors working together.
Nice work on the layout, though! :)
But in this age of non-stop advertising assault, we didn't need another marketing trick, however clever.
A question for the professional book reviewers who went along with this: Did you buy the story, or are you out to trick your readers?
NO, I am convinced. This book sounds to me like the product of a publisher's marketing department. No picture anywhere, no interviews, no author website, a fictional bio, a supposed brother who, conveniently, also writes a best-seller... Come on!!!
I can just picture a production team combing ehow.com for fun questions and slapping these books together.
Incidentally, the copyright page of my book reads Bunty Butler (not Cutler!) A clue that they couldn't keep the name straight?
My female companion who has a good sense for "voice" says there's no way a woman wrote this book. And the dedication mentions someone who provides the "background voices" to the author's "girlhood". Enough said, the author is a man or a group of editors working together.
Nice work on the layout, though! :)
But in this age of non-stop advertising assault, we didn't need another marketing trick, however clever.
A question for the professional book reviewers who went along with this: Did you buy the story, or are you out to trick your readers?
July 19, 2022
This book never fails to make me cackle like a witch whenever I read this. It's wickedly funny, sarcastic, and quirky. This book is basically a how-to guide on doing practical and not-so-practical things targeted at women.
The book is beautiful; it's got a vintage cover design with vintage-like illustrations inside. The how-to guides are hysterical but useful at the same time. The how-tos are so random but very interesting and entertaining. For example, here are my favorites of the how-to guides here:
-How to descend a staircase in high heels
-How to get out of a car without flashing your knickers
-How to make tea for a builder
-How to give yourself a Brazilian wax
-How to lose six pounds in six hours
-How to escape a swarm of bees
-How to bluff a tradesman
-How to meet your ex's new girlfriend
-Pet care: how to worm a cat
-How to make a macrame bikini
-How to charm a snake
-How to shave a man
-How to strangle a man with your bare thighs
-How to do a striptease
-How to seduce a man
And there are even more hilarious how-tos in this book; it's overwhelmingly entertaining. This book is a great guide to make you laugh while learning something new at the same time.
The book is beautiful; it's got a vintage cover design with vintage-like illustrations inside. The how-to guides are hysterical but useful at the same time. The how-tos are so random but very interesting and entertaining. For example, here are my favorites of the how-to guides here:
-How to descend a staircase in high heels
-How to get out of a car without flashing your knickers
-How to make tea for a builder
-How to give yourself a Brazilian wax
-How to lose six pounds in six hours
-How to escape a swarm of bees
-How to bluff a tradesman
-How to meet your ex's new girlfriend
-Pet care: how to worm a cat
-How to make a macrame bikini
-How to charm a snake
-How to shave a man
-How to strangle a man with your bare thighs
-How to do a striptease
-How to seduce a man
And there are even more hilarious how-tos in this book; it's overwhelmingly entertaining. This book is a great guide to make you laugh while learning something new at the same time.
April 13, 2018
This was my "easy to pick-up/put-down" read for February, a little fun to break up all the serious stuff I was reading.
It's clearly meant to be amusing and quirky, so I'm amused by all the vitriolic negative reviews. At the same time, there was some surprisingly accurate information included. I would never build an indoor fire using coal because I have this thing about not getting black lung, but the people certainly did for ages. I have built may outdoor fires using coal, courtesy of my brief time in the Girl Scouts, and the instructions for how to build a fire will definitely make for a hot, long-lasting, very satisfactory fire.
Honestly, one of the most humorous things in the book is the publisher's disclaimer, which appears to be Perigee's standard "how to" and cookbook disclaimer. I don't think they intended it to be funny, but when applied to this book, it was hilarious.
Do you want to understand bra sizes (because they are nonsense), French braid your hair or braid a horse's mane, make an ice cube necklace, walk down spiral stairs in heels without killing yourself, or balance a beverage can on its edge? Look no further. Need to press a cow tongue or determine if a pearl is the real thing? You're covered. Need to row a boat in a full skirt or walk on stilts or make a proper pot of tea? All in here and, while presented with a lot of snark and humor, are doable.
Other things, like building a log cabin or changing an electrical outlet are vague at best and in there just to be silly. (Seriously, you wouldn't really rely on a humor book to change a wall outlet, would you? Sigh. I guess someone, somewhere probably would, hence the publisher's note.) Most of us will never wonder how to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel or need to write a Dear John letter, but it makes for light entertaining reading.
It's clearly meant to be amusing and quirky, so I'm amused by all the vitriolic negative reviews. At the same time, there was some surprisingly accurate information included. I would never build an indoor fire using coal because I have this thing about not getting black lung, but the people certainly did for ages. I have built may outdoor fires using coal, courtesy of my brief time in the Girl Scouts, and the instructions for how to build a fire will definitely make for a hot, long-lasting, very satisfactory fire.
Honestly, one of the most humorous things in the book is the publisher's disclaimer, which appears to be Perigee's standard "how to" and cookbook disclaimer. I don't think they intended it to be funny, but when applied to this book, it was hilarious.
Do you want to understand bra sizes (because they are nonsense), French braid your hair or braid a horse's mane, make an ice cube necklace, walk down spiral stairs in heels without killing yourself, or balance a beverage can on its edge? Look no further. Need to press a cow tongue or determine if a pearl is the real thing? You're covered. Need to row a boat in a full skirt or walk on stilts or make a proper pot of tea? All in here and, while presented with a lot of snark and humor, are doable.
Other things, like building a log cabin or changing an electrical outlet are vague at best and in there just to be silly. (Seriously, you wouldn't really rely on a humor book to change a wall outlet, would you? Sigh. I guess someone, somewhere probably would, hence the publisher's note.) Most of us will never wonder how to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel or need to write a Dear John letter, but it makes for light entertaining reading.
September 2, 2013
A very quirky read. I don't know how often I'll find myself riding an ostrich, but somewhere in all of human history at least ONE person must have escaped danger on an ostrich. And if I'm going to be #2, after reading this book I'll be well-prepared. Of course, not all the tips were as helpful as how to ride an ostrich. I pray I'll never find myself doing my own Brazilian wax, but surviving an airplane crash or getting away from a hive of bees are CERTAINLY helpful! More seriously, these and the other 200+ things are really cool to learn, regardless of gender, and the instructions are mixed with a good bit of humor. An enjoyable little romp :-)
August 7, 2024
Me compraron este libro cuando tenía 12 años, lo leí y pensé que era lo más machista que había leído en toda mi vida. Hoy, tras muchos años, lo he revisitado y tengo que decir que tenía razón.
A día de hoy no sé si es un libro serio o intenta ser una parodia, y si es que intenta ser cómico, fracasa dolorosamente.
Los “chistes” no son divertidos, ni son tan frecuentes como para categorizar a este libro de comedia. Igualmente, si quieres verlo como una guía, simplemente te encuentras con una obra tediosa, aburrida, llena de consejos estupidos y sazonada con comentarios sexistas y obviamente no aptos para niños.
Destacó esto porque este libro se vende como si fuera apto para niños pero a la vez tienes capítulos sobre cómo manejar el látigo, cómo quitar rápidamente una camisa a un hombre, como hacer un striptease, como estrangular a un hombre con las piernas, cómo seducir a un hombre, etc… (estos capítulos en específico pertenecen a la parte 7 “como ser una chica muy mala”)
Todo esto mientras entre tema y tema te sueltan un “Las mujeres (…) utilizan el sexo para conseguir lo que quieren mientras que los hombres son incapaces de hacerlo porque lo que quieres es sexo” (Está frase pertenece a la pg 261, capítulo de como saber si te ponen los cuernos).
Entiendo que intenta hacer parodia a las típicas guías del siglo pasado, producto de su tiempo y que bajo la moralidad actual son horribles, pero obviamente no lo consigue. Es bastante difícil encontrar reseñas positivas de este libro que no parezcan sumamente artificiales y la amplia mayoría de las reseñas anglosajonas son positivas así que puede ser (aunque lo dudo mucho) que la traducción al español fuera horrible y quitasen todos los chistes.
Dicho esto puedo decir orgullosamente que este es uno de los peores libros que he leído en mi vida, incluso saltándote paragrafos se hace tedioso, soy totalmente incapaz de ver el público objetivo de esta obra, no creo que nadie sea capaz de disfrutar de este libro, bajo ningúna situación recomendaría esto a nadie, ni siquiera es tan malo que se vuelve bueno, es simplemente malo.
A día de hoy no sé si es un libro serio o intenta ser una parodia, y si es que intenta ser cómico, fracasa dolorosamente.
Los “chistes” no son divertidos, ni son tan frecuentes como para categorizar a este libro de comedia. Igualmente, si quieres verlo como una guía, simplemente te encuentras con una obra tediosa, aburrida, llena de consejos estupidos y sazonada con comentarios sexistas y obviamente no aptos para niños.
Destacó esto porque este libro se vende como si fuera apto para niños pero a la vez tienes capítulos sobre cómo manejar el látigo, cómo quitar rápidamente una camisa a un hombre, como hacer un striptease, como estrangular a un hombre con las piernas, cómo seducir a un hombre, etc… (estos capítulos en específico pertenecen a la parte 7 “como ser una chica muy mala”)
Todo esto mientras entre tema y tema te sueltan un “Las mujeres (…) utilizan el sexo para conseguir lo que quieren mientras que los hombres son incapaces de hacerlo porque lo que quieres es sexo” (Está frase pertenece a la pg 261, capítulo de como saber si te ponen los cuernos).
Entiendo que intenta hacer parodia a las típicas guías del siglo pasado, producto de su tiempo y que bajo la moralidad actual son horribles, pero obviamente no lo consigue. Es bastante difícil encontrar reseñas positivas de este libro que no parezcan sumamente artificiales y la amplia mayoría de las reseñas anglosajonas son positivas así que puede ser (aunque lo dudo mucho) que la traducción al español fuera horrible y quitasen todos los chistes.
Dicho esto puedo decir orgullosamente que este es uno de los peores libros que he leído en mi vida, incluso saltándote paragrafos se hace tedioso, soy totalmente incapaz de ver el público objetivo de esta obra, no creo que nadie sea capaz de disfrutar de este libro, bajo ningúna situación recomendaría esto a nadie, ni siquiera es tan malo que se vuelve bueno, es simplemente malo.
August 21, 2021
No terminé de leer el libro. En un principio cogí este libro porque pensé que era completamente ironía, de hecho mismamente en la introducción del libro dice que imita a los antiguos manuales, por lo que me pareció algo cómico. Sin embargo, es cierto que en algunas cosas, cae en estereotipos innecesarios (aunque sigo dudando en si es completamente ironía o no). También, a raíz de leer otras reseñas, es cierto que no existe esta autora, prácticamente no hay nada de información, solo encontré algunas fotos de su 'supuesto hermano' quien escribió el otro libro para "chicos". Por lo que probablemente esté escrito por el mismo autor. Aún así, con algunas cosas me he reído.
November 20, 2024
Such a fun little read! A cute and hilarious how-to book for “Survival Skills for the Modern Everywoman” such as:
- How to get a spider out of the bathtub (personally, incredibly useful)
- How to pass gas with grace and charm
- What to do with a snoring man
It’s not really a book you sit down and read in one sitting, I’ve probably been digging my fingers into this book for the last year and a half and finally wrapped up the last and final parts! More than anything, it’s a cute book on the shelf.
- How to get a spider out of the bathtub (personally, incredibly useful)
- How to pass gas with grace and charm
- What to do with a snoring man
It’s not really a book you sit down and read in one sitting, I’ve probably been digging my fingers into this book for the last year and a half and finally wrapped up the last and final parts! More than anything, it’s a cute book on the shelf.
January 19, 2025
Such a fun little read! A hilarious how-to book for “Survival Skills for the Modern Everywoman” such as:
- How to kill a spider in the bathtub (personally, very useful)
- How to pass gas with grace and charm
- What to do with a snoring man
It’s not really a book you sit down and read in one sitting, i’ve been digging into this book here and there for over a year and a half. Bonus points for looking cute on the shelf
- How to kill a spider in the bathtub (personally, very useful)
- How to pass gas with grace and charm
- What to do with a snoring man
It’s not really a book you sit down and read in one sitting, i’ve been digging into this book here and there for over a year and a half. Bonus points for looking cute on the shelf
January 8, 2018
This is a nice informative, yet tongue in cheek, follow up to 211 Clever Things Boys Can Do. It is written by the female persona of the original author. If nothing else, it gave me a quick chuckle and some fun items to add to bucket list.
December 3, 2017
Trying to be funny but is really a silly thing full of silly things. Maybe I am just too old?
July 14, 2018
This is actually really funny and surprisingly has some really useful information
January 19, 2019
More amusing than helpful.
December 22, 2019
este libro me encanto, da muchas ideas y te enseña como actuar en cierta ocasionas, definitivamente todas las mujeres debería leer este manual
July 12, 2020
Sexista y tópico. Estúpido y poco práctico.
January 20, 2023
J’étais grave plus brillante avant de lire ce livre. A fuir.
September 29, 2023
Hilarious writing with a mixture of useful and strange things to do
January 28, 2024
I wish I could read this when in my early teens, it has taught me a lot of stuff.
June 12, 2025
copado
April 20, 2013
La présentation est soignée et agréable. Il y a sept « chapitres » à ce livre et chaque séparation est apprêtée d’un cadre, d’une calligraphie et d’une citation. Chaque chapitre se divise en plusieurs « articles » et des illustrations sont disséminées aux endroits appropriés, ce qui en fait un plus visuellement.
Pour les cuisinières, il y a tout un chapitre consacré à quelques recettes de cuisine, mon don de cuistot s’étant perdu à la naissance, j’ai carrément sauté ce chapitre. Néanmoins, le reste est plutôt sympathique. Chaque article se finit par une citation ayant un rapport avec le sujet. Parfois à tendance ludique, j’ai appris quelques trucs intéressants ! Que « La plus vieille pince à épiler que l’on ait retrouvé date du IIIe millénaire avant Jésus Christ » par exemple, pas très utile dans la vie courante, c’est sûr mais, c’est bon à savoir pour la culture G. Et parfois, juste pour faire rire. Dans l’article « Comment péter avec grâce et élégance à une réception chez l’ambassadeur », on trouve la citation : « Alfred Nobel inventa la dynamite en 1867 ».
L’auteur raconte pas mal d’anecdotes, c’est ce qui mène à ces réflexions et ces conseils, on apprend des expressions intéressantes pour peu qu’on ait la curiosité d’en chercher la signification. Personnellement, je suis restée perplexe face à « peigner la girafe ». Quelqu’un connaît ? Eh bien, j’ai appris que cela signifiait ne rien faire de son temps ou effectuer en vain une tâche très longue.
Le second degré est très présent et fait beaucoup sourire. Un extrait :
« Et là, vous êtes brutalement réveillée par un bruit hallucinant, digne du rugissement d’un morse qui joue de la guimbarde dans une baignoire remplie de flan à la vanille. Eh oui, encore une fois, l’homme allongé à vos côtés est en train de ronfler et tout le quartier peut l’entendre. » p.84 (Que faire quand votre homme ronfle).
Donc, ce livre contient des conseils bons à prendre ou un peu démodés mais, la couverture justifie ces derniers. D’autres sont carrément loufoques et prêtent à sourire de bonne grâce. Le ton humoristique est très rafraichissant.
Mes petites idées chouchous :
- Comment descendre de voiture sans montrer sa petite culotte
- Comment recycler un bas résille
- Comment perdre trois kilos en trois heures [« Enlevez votre maquillage. » « Otez tous vos bijoux, même les petites boucles d’oreilles, les piercings et votre alliance » « Epilez-vous »].
Des petites infos bonus pour la culture G
« Le premier grille pain électrique a été inventé en 1905 »
« Le sac poubelle a été inventé en 1950 »
Donc, très bonne découverte ! J’espère que la demoiselle à qui il est destiné appréciera autant que moi ! Mais le but recherché en ouvrant ce bouquin est atteint : j’ai bien rit. A découvrir pour décompresser et passer un bon moment.
Pour les cuisinières, il y a tout un chapitre consacré à quelques recettes de cuisine, mon don de cuistot s’étant perdu à la naissance, j’ai carrément sauté ce chapitre. Néanmoins, le reste est plutôt sympathique. Chaque article se finit par une citation ayant un rapport avec le sujet. Parfois à tendance ludique, j’ai appris quelques trucs intéressants ! Que « La plus vieille pince à épiler que l’on ait retrouvé date du IIIe millénaire avant Jésus Christ » par exemple, pas très utile dans la vie courante, c’est sûr mais, c’est bon à savoir pour la culture G. Et parfois, juste pour faire rire. Dans l’article « Comment péter avec grâce et élégance à une réception chez l’ambassadeur », on trouve la citation : « Alfred Nobel inventa la dynamite en 1867 ».
L’auteur raconte pas mal d’anecdotes, c’est ce qui mène à ces réflexions et ces conseils, on apprend des expressions intéressantes pour peu qu’on ait la curiosité d’en chercher la signification. Personnellement, je suis restée perplexe face à « peigner la girafe ». Quelqu’un connaît ? Eh bien, j’ai appris que cela signifiait ne rien faire de son temps ou effectuer en vain une tâche très longue.
Le second degré est très présent et fait beaucoup sourire. Un extrait :
« Et là, vous êtes brutalement réveillée par un bruit hallucinant, digne du rugissement d’un morse qui joue de la guimbarde dans une baignoire remplie de flan à la vanille. Eh oui, encore une fois, l’homme allongé à vos côtés est en train de ronfler et tout le quartier peut l’entendre. » p.84 (Que faire quand votre homme ronfle).
Donc, ce livre contient des conseils bons à prendre ou un peu démodés mais, la couverture justifie ces derniers. D’autres sont carrément loufoques et prêtent à sourire de bonne grâce. Le ton humoristique est très rafraichissant.
Mes petites idées chouchous :
- Comment descendre de voiture sans montrer sa petite culotte
- Comment recycler un bas résille
- Comment perdre trois kilos en trois heures [« Enlevez votre maquillage. » « Otez tous vos bijoux, même les petites boucles d’oreilles, les piercings et votre alliance » « Epilez-vous »].
Des petites infos bonus pour la culture G
« Le premier grille pain électrique a été inventé en 1905 »
« Le sac poubelle a été inventé en 1950 »
Donc, très bonne découverte ! J’espère que la demoiselle à qui il est destiné appréciera autant que moi ! Mais le but recherché en ouvrant ce bouquin est atteint : j’ai bien rit. A découvrir pour décompresser et passer un bon moment.
March 4, 2015
*This review may contain spoilers*
What's it about?
"211 Things A Clever Girl Can Do" is the female counterpart to the smash hit "211 Things A Bright Boy Can Do." If you've ever wanted to walk on stilts, make sloe gin, ride an ostrich, or forecast the weather like your grandmother used to, this book will tell you how. This handy guide includes instructions for: managing an umbrella in the wind, escaping a swarm of vicious bees, removing any stain, rescuing a meal that's gone wrong, grooming a horse and reading tea leaves.
Who's the author?
Bunty Cutler has no online presence. Some reader's of "211 Things A Clever Girl Can Do" propose that Bunty Cutler is not a real author, but a name made up by a marketing department. Regardless, this book is Bunty Cutler's only book to date.
Was it any good?
Absolutely not! I despise this novel, mainly for the damage it does to the gender stereotypes; the pink cover for the 'girls' book and the blue cover for the 'boys' book being just one example. The book, also, attacks men at great length with some very derogatory remarks throughout. I can't comment on whether the 'boys' book does the same to women, but even if it does, I still don't feel the attacks are necessary, justified or needed. Not only that, but the majority of the "how-to" guides were useless or simple things that don't even need instructions! And, from the start, it was obvious that the author was trying too hard to be funny, and so came across as desperate, inane and humorless. Overall, this book comes across as aggravating, vapid, tedious, uninteresting and offensive to both men and women!
Would I recommend it?
No! I can't stress this enough; this book is not funny nor clever. I can't imagine anyone finding this an enjoyable read.
What's it about?
"211 Things A Clever Girl Can Do" is the female counterpart to the smash hit "211 Things A Bright Boy Can Do." If you've ever wanted to walk on stilts, make sloe gin, ride an ostrich, or forecast the weather like your grandmother used to, this book will tell you how. This handy guide includes instructions for: managing an umbrella in the wind, escaping a swarm of vicious bees, removing any stain, rescuing a meal that's gone wrong, grooming a horse and reading tea leaves.
Who's the author?
Bunty Cutler has no online presence. Some reader's of "211 Things A Clever Girl Can Do" propose that Bunty Cutler is not a real author, but a name made up by a marketing department. Regardless, this book is Bunty Cutler's only book to date.
Was it any good?
Absolutely not! I despise this novel, mainly for the damage it does to the gender stereotypes; the pink cover for the 'girls' book and the blue cover for the 'boys' book being just one example. The book, also, attacks men at great length with some very derogatory remarks throughout. I can't comment on whether the 'boys' book does the same to women, but even if it does, I still don't feel the attacks are necessary, justified or needed. Not only that, but the majority of the "how-to" guides were useless or simple things that don't even need instructions! And, from the start, it was obvious that the author was trying too hard to be funny, and so came across as desperate, inane and humorless. Overall, this book comes across as aggravating, vapid, tedious, uninteresting and offensive to both men and women!
Would I recommend it?
No! I can't stress this enough; this book is not funny nor clever. I can't imagine anyone finding this an enjoyable read.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 13, 2017
Hilarious and Informative
From advice on how to change a flat tire to advice on how to Feng Shui a boyfriend out of a studio apartment, this book is both witty a fun. For some reason, I kept imagining the woman from the Poo Potpourri commercial giving the advice, the author's voice is similar, adding to the fun and charm.
This book is more for entertainment purposes than detailed information, although I did learn a few things. It is not a children's book. It is written with adults in mind. This book is good for light reading and would make a great birthday gift.
From advice on how to change a flat tire to advice on how to Feng Shui a boyfriend out of a studio apartment, this book is both witty a fun. For some reason, I kept imagining the woman from the Poo Potpourri commercial giving the advice, the author's voice is similar, adding to the fun and charm.
This book is more for entertainment purposes than detailed information, although I did learn a few things. It is not a children's book. It is written with adults in mind. This book is good for light reading and would make a great birthday gift.
October 16, 2014
Ce livre, était vraiment très plaisant à lire. On apprend plein de chose et en même temps on rit de comment le livre est ridicule. Le vocabulaire était incroyable, moi qui croyais bien connaitre ma langue... j'aimais beaucoup aussi le fait que l'auteur nous explique quoi faire, mais nous explique aussi pourquoi on doit le faire, et le résultat que ça va donner (avec des explication très sympathique et scientifique). Le seul et unique problème, c'était des pages entière à sauter car: on le savait déjà et la lecture se faisait lente et ennuyeuse, le sujet ne nous intéresse pas, ou encore, plein, mais alors plein, de truque qui ne va certainement jamais nous servir... jamais.
Aussi bien sur, les titres ambarassant à lire en classe. ;)
Aussi bien sur, les titres ambarassant à lire en classe. ;)
November 15, 2011
This is a clever little book. Lots of great ideas- some more than others. I did think it was a funny addition to add 'how to build a log cabin- abe lincoln style' as one of the clever things to do. I don't think I am going to try that one or use my panty hose to make homemade cheese (cheese strainer) but it's a great use! This is a fun read and you might actually learn something- like how to descend a spiral staircase in 6 inch stilletto heels. Yep, that's in there. Clever writing with some wit from the author- like how to pas gas (fart) in public with tact and without embarrassment. I laughed out loud on that one.
May 14, 2008
I was pleasantly surprised with this book. This is an adult version of "Daring Book for Girls", where we are taught 211 handy tricks. From the useful (how to replace an electrical socket, how to get out of a car without flashing everyone), to the pointless (how to make a little black dress out of a garbage bag, how to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel), to the just plain fun ones (how to walk on stilts, how to make Turkish Delight)!
July 8, 2010
My version is titled: Das Lieblings buch aller Frauen
I was excited to find an easyish-to-read book in german, that i actually understood the humor. Ok, then I looked at the title page and realized it was written by an American, and she must be southern, with a name like Bunty Cutler. So far, the tips are not really useful, but are really funny!
Ok, it's in German, and i didn't finish the book.
I was excited to find an easyish-to-read book in german, that i actually understood the humor. Ok, then I looked at the title page and realized it was written by an American, and she must be southern, with a name like Bunty Cutler. So far, the tips are not really useful, but are really funny!
Ok, it's in German, and i didn't finish the book.
July 10, 2008
This truly is a book on how to do various things, such as light a fireplae fire, cut the line in the ladies room, or reject an unwanted suitor. Some are absolutely hysterical, some are just wonderfully practical. Laugh your way into DIY genius! I love this book. It's not really one you can ever finish, as you need to go back and look items up.
September 25, 2010
It had it's funny how-to moments, for instance the 'understanding the zodiac' and 'perfuming a room in 10 seconds'. There were other purely informative how-tos in the book as well, such as cooking. However, I only wanted to read this book for the hilarity, so the informative was uninteresting to me.
June 19, 2008
i feel like this should get a 4.5. there are probably even more useful things to learn in order to be clever. and some of those things weren't that clever they were just weird. soooo funny though!
February 12, 2013
This is by far the best book i've ever gotten as a present. Even if some things are just impossible to do (or not that current) it is brillantly written and really humouros. I enjoy reading this book over and over again.
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