Grumpy Old Christmas

by Stuart Prebble

Book by Stuart Prebble

Genres: Humor, Christmas, Nonfiction

208 pages, Paperback

First published September 28, 2006

Reviews

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gets right to the heart of why Christmas can be a grumpy time for some middle aged men. Very enjoyable.

[Louise · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun light book that made me giggle.

[Dark-Draco · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this over the first couple of weeks of December - the perfect time to highlight all that is ridiculous and amusing about the Holiday season. I didn't find it laugh out loud funny, but it was amusing in places and there was a couple of snorts of laughter during the read! One of those books that's hard to resist, especially at this time of year.

[Lucy Dawson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Meh. Some of it was funny but it got a bit samey.

[Matt Newman]

I am grumpy! I seem to agree with Stuart Prebble much more than I had expected!

[Hannah · Rating 3 out of 5]

I always enjoy the Grumpy Old Men books, and Grumpy Old Christmas did not disappoint. I do however find with this series (and this is unique among all books I read) that I prefer to listen to an audio book rather than read a paper copy. Arthur Smith's narration adds a hilarious touch, and even thiugh Prebble effectively communicates his grumpiness through his words, when Smith reads it, and actually sounds so grumpy about everything, he creates another level of humour not present in the books.

[Roger · Rating 2 out of 5]

A Christmas present from guess who ... there's a message here I think. I haven't watched the TV version and after reading this I'll continue to stay clear. Very obvious digs at very obvious targets makes for an increasingly irritating read. Oh, and I can do without the effin' this and that.

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wittily written.

I enjoyed it, even though I'm only 33 !

[Dominic Wade · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this book intriguingly funny but also in some respects true. Christmas should be a time to be jolly but at certain points we end up grumpy and irritated.

[Ray Melville · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fair; amusing in small doses.