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novelesque_life's review
4.0
(I received an ARC from the NETGALLEY)
RATING: 4 STARS
(Review Not on Blog)
I loved Ladybird books when I was a child so when I saw there were books for grown-ups, I had to check them out.
This book brought back memories as it kept the old-fashion feeling to them - pictures, writing and layout. I love the witty humour and it is a fun gift book to give out or keep for yourself.
RATING: 4 STARS
(Review Not on Blog)
I loved Ladybird books when I was a child so when I saw there were books for grown-ups, I had to check them out.
This book brought back memories as it kept the old-fashion feeling to them - pictures, writing and layout. I love the witty humour and it is a fun gift book to give out or keep for yourself.
amyvl93's review
3.0
This is definitely cheating but my reading challenge is looking pretty bleak right now, so every little helps.
This is laugh out loud funny but it feels wrong to give it more than 3 stars.
This is laugh out loud funny but it feels wrong to give it more than 3 stars.
martha_is_reading's review
4.0
"At a meeting, everyone has a chance to have their say.
Most of the people at this meeting have nothing to say but they say something anyway.
That way the meeting has not been a waste of everyone's time.
The perfect gift for anyone that has ever worked in an office and so has invariably sat in at least one meeting wanting to scratch their own eyes out ;)
jackielaw's review
4.0
The Ladybird Book of The Meeting, by J.A. Hazeley and J.P. Morris, is one in a series of Ladybird books for grown-ups written to help them cope with the world around them. My daughter gave it to my husband on Fathers’ Day and it is the only book he has successfully finished reading this year. This probably says something about shortening attention spans in our modern world, or maybe just about him.
The layout is crisp and appealing with hardback binding and traditional illustrations that will be familiar to those who enjoyed the original Ladybird books as a child. The text is pithy and ironic, amusing to any required to attend workplace meetings. Is anyone in work not required to do this?
As the book says:
"Meetings are important because they give everyone a chance to talk about work.
Which is easier than doing it."
I laughed out loud at some of the wry observations and can understand why these little books have become so popular as gifts. Booksellers often stock them close to tills and report buoyant sales which I regard as a good thing. Purchasers may even have picked up another book whilst there.
Although read in about ten minutes this was thereby granted more attention than many gifts presented to my husband over the years.
An amusing diversion that we both enjoyed. I would be happy to have further books from the series adorning my shelves.
The layout is crisp and appealing with hardback binding and traditional illustrations that will be familiar to those who enjoyed the original Ladybird books as a child. The text is pithy and ironic, amusing to any required to attend workplace meetings. Is anyone in work not required to do this?
As the book says:
"Meetings are important because they give everyone a chance to talk about work.
Which is easier than doing it."
I laughed out loud at some of the wry observations and can understand why these little books have become so popular as gifts. Booksellers often stock them close to tills and report buoyant sales which I regard as a good thing. Purchasers may even have picked up another book whilst there.
Although read in about ten minutes this was thereby granted more attention than many gifts presented to my husband over the years.
An amusing diversion that we both enjoyed. I would be happy to have further books from the series adorning my shelves.
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