– Jeg har lest en bok av denne forfatteren før, og kan ikke si at jeg var så veldig imponert. Men denne boka var virkelig morsom. Det er en satirisk bok om overbeskyttende foreldre, som egentlig vil det beste for sine barn, men dessverre ikke helt har skjønt hvordan det best bør gjøres. Boka åpner bl.a. med at den ene moren i boka prøver å skremme bilister til å sette ned farten forbi huset deres ved å kaste et falskt barn foran bilen. En kjempeide synes hun, en ikke fullt så god idé synes politiet. Det er mange episoder som denne i boka, og det verste er at disse foreldrene finnes...dessverre. Det skjer heldigivis forberdinger i løpet av boka. Dette er en av de mest underholdende bøkene jeg har lest i det siste. Ikke en klassiker, men god underholdning.
May Contain Nuts
«As hilarious as it is spot-on»
Mail on Sunday
Alice never imagined that she would end up like this. Is she the only mother who feels so permanently panic-stricken at the terrors of the modern world - or is it normal to sit up in bed all night popping bubble wrap? She worries that too much gluten and dairy may be hindering her children's mental arithmetic.
Les merAlice never imagined that she would end up like this. Is she the only mother who feels so permanently panic-stricken at the terrors of the modern world - or is it normal to sit up in bed all night popping bubble wrap? She worries that too much gluten and dairy may be hindering her children's mental arithmetic. She frets that there are too many cars on the road to let them out of the 4x4. Finally she resolves to take control and tackle her biggest worry of all: her daughter is definitely not going to fail that crucial secondary school entrance exam. Because Alice has decided to take the test in her place...
With his trademark comic eye for detail, John O'Farrell has produced a funny and provocative book that will make you laugh, cry and vow never to become that sort of parent. And then you can pass it on to your seven-year-old, because she really ought to be reading grown-up novels by now...
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Black Swan
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 368
- ISBN
- 9780552771627
- Utgivelsesår
- 2006
- Format
- 20 x 13 cm
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«As hilarious as it is spot-on»
Mail on Sunday
«O'Farrell is one of the best contemporary satirists in the business and he has middle class pushy mothers down to a tee in this latest toe-curling, hackle-rising chronicle of hyper-parenting... The one-liners are sublime and the comedic situations utterly hilarious. Don't miss this»
Daily Record
«O'Farrell has scored a bullseye with this satirical salvo... Taps into Middle England's neuroses with terrific wit»
The Herald