REVIEWS
“Excellent book. Love it. Brilliant” – Sasha Martinengo, 5fm
“We don’t have nearly enough of this kind of writing in South Africa… So, please support these underpaid hacks and buy their little book, which quite splendidly takes the piss out of South Africa” – Leon de Kock, Sunday Times
“An insightful, razor-sharp look into some of the most irritating events and celebrities from two self-confessed whingers… A fantastically funny read – perfect for making you realise when you’re being a grumpy pessimist” – Men’s Health
“Hugely entertaining” – News24
“This is a very funny book, but perhaps not what you want to give your mother-in- law. Tim Richman and Grant Schreiber hit the button for me on just about every whinge they came up with, and they came up with a few… This is truly a book I recommend…” – Tina Weavind, The Times
“This is far more than just a whinger’s guide to life in this post-democratic South Africa. It’s a jam-packed, well-researched compendium of facts and figures put together in such a clever, wry, witty way that you’ll be laughing (even when you should be crying)” – Arja Salafranca, The Star
Here is a true get-it-off-your-chest whinge session for South Africans. From minibus taxis to bank fees to racial obsessing to idiots to teenagers to Manto to Zuma, you’re guaranteed to find yourself nodding vociferously (!), shouting yeah man and – if you identify yourself in there … – asking what they know about it anyway. A great – and possibly psychologically vital – book for South African emotional health.
– The Mercury
“Every whinger’s Bible” – Roekeloos.co.za
“A bad-tempered, foul-mouthed, unconstructive review of the State of the Rainbow Nation a few years on… In short: if you’ve recently emigrated to Perth, drive an SUV, wear Crocs, are a Sharks fan, or heaven forbid, a Paris Hilton fan, speak on a cellphone in the cinema, go cycling in pink Lycra budgie-smugglers and/or prick the boerie, this book is not for you – unless, indeed, you are exactly who it’s for. If you’re none of these, buy the book anyway: you’re bound to find a whinge or two to share… It will reinforce your prejudices, reassure you that it’s Other People’s fault – but also perhaps make you wonder whether you’re not one of the Other People. So you’ll enjoy it and it will be good for you – which is an odd but welcome effect of all that whingeing”
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Michiel Heyns, Sunday Independent
“A rather funny, occasionally acerbic and satirical book, this one is a great addition to any beach bag. Chockers with crappy SA-specific things – from floor crossing to Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, from ATM queues to the Vodacom Meerkat – you should treat this one a bit like a swimming pool... dipping into it every now and again for a little refreshment” – Women24 |
