People I Want to Punch in the Throat: Competitive Crafters, Drop-Off Despots, and Other Suburban Scourges

by Jen Mann

Book Overview

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A debut collection of witty, biting essays laced with a surprising warmth, from Jen Mann, the writer behind the popular blog People I Want to Punch in the Throat People I want to punch in the throat: - anyone who feels the need to bling her washer and dryer - humblebraggers - people who treat their pets like children Jen Mann doesn't have a filter, which sometimes gets her in trouble with her neighbors, her fellow PTA moms, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 034554983X
• ISBN13: 9780345549839
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Deceptive marketing

The cover and first two pages were very clever. The rest of the book was filled with cliched anecdotes about life in the 'burbs. Some of them reminded me of stories I wrote in grade school, except they were filled with s--- and f---. (As a budding 8-year-old author, I knew that bad words were no substitution for good writing. As a senior scribbler, I know that relying on excessive profanity is just plain lazy and wears thin d--- fast.) This collection of mini-stories resembles a one-season sit-com about those bumbling relatives and whacky neighbors. Cue the laugh track. Several of the author's "experiences" made no sense at all.