Grammar Sucks: What to Do to Make Your Writing Much More Better

by Joanne Kimes, Gary Robert Muschla

A guidebook to improving grammar includes basic, intermediate, and advanced sections with chapters on resume writing and the study of phraseology.

Genres: Writing, Nonfiction, Reference, Ebooks, Education

258 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

I used to write for TV but when I became pregnant, I couldn't believe there wasn't a book out there that delved into the true perils of procreation. So I wrote "Pregnancy Sucks", sent it out to a handful of publishers and, at the lowest point in any woman's year, when trying on bathing suits at the mall, I got a call that it was going to be published! It became a best-seller and led to a dozen other books in the "Sucks" series, and an appearance on the Today show. I just released my first fiction book, "Finding Paris: A Novel" which is like going to the city of light from your coziest chair. I hope you enjoy it! Merci beaucoup.

Reviews

[Violet Laflamme · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF at 36%

Honestly, I was hoping to get a decent grammar review out of this, and I guess that's in there but I was way too distracted by the bad writing style and worse jokes to get very far with this one at all.

[Todd Mitchell · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wanted this one around for reference but it's just barely readable with the weird jokes and the "we hate English but here's the book anyway" perspective.

[Smokinhotbooks K.C. · Rating 4 out of 5]

*hides face* Yes.....I'm brushing up on my grammar *peeks through fingers*

I like this one, the author compares grammar to body piercing and the fact that she mentions Jackie Collins makes me glad I picked this one instead of "English Grammar for Dummies"

[Joy Sterrantino · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love grammar books. This one is funny and disarming and faces what most people feel about grammar head-on (while still helping them correct it).

[Elliot · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting and diverting, but the authors aren't as funny as they think.

Also, when Caesar said 'I came, I saw, I conquered', he was doing it in Latin and therefore it isn't really a good example of proper English... At least don't credit Caesar as caring about grammar; although he probably did, it wasn't English grammar he cared about.

[Dani · Rating 5 out of 5]

Even though I love learning about grammar and have a genuine interest in it, a lot of grammar books are (obviously) not very fun to read. This book is actually a joy to read. It's funny, straight forward, and simple.

Most other grammar books have a really serious tone to them, but this one was much more approachable and fun. I liked it a lot!

[Laura]

I've had this book lying around and I've been meaning to read it while reading other books, (since the topics would be different) but I haven't gotten into it. I thought it would be a little more interesting since the author injects humor into the text, but it just hasn't struck me yet. I'll get to it at some point though.

[Missy Baroff · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was surprised that I rather enjoyed reading this book. It is not easy to make grammar, a rather dry subject, humerous, but Ms. Kimes managed it and managed it well. Yes, some of the humor was a little hokey, but it did make it more fun to read.

[Sue · Rating 3 out of 5]

As a literacy teacher who struggles with the obtuse jargon found in grammar textbooks, I highly recommend this user-friendly guide. It's humorous taboot.

[Ahmed Gamal · Rating 4 out of 5]

it's funny and easy but the best thing about this book is that it hits the spot. it express how I feel about grammar :D

[Bradley]

Excellent