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Books like Weird things customers say in bookshops
A hilarious, bite-sized tribute to the baffling and wonderful oddities of the reading public. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Weird things customers say in bookshops.
- cozy
- amusing
- mildly chaotic
- 01
The diary of a bookseller
Shaun Bythell
A wry, charmingly episodic glimpse into the dusty, eccentric reality of running a secondhand bookshop in Scotland.
- 02
How to be a woman
Caitlin Moran
A riotous, unapologetic manifesto disguised as a memoir that makes you laugh out loud while dismantling the patriarchy.
- 03
The book of general ignorance
John Mitchinson and John Lloyd
A delightfully cheeky reality check that dismantles everything you thought you learned in school.
- 04
The World According to Clarkson
Jeremy Clarkson
A boisterous, laugh-out-loud tour through the absurdities and eccentricities of modern life.
- 05
The Polysyllabic Spree
Nick Hornby · 2004
A laugh-out-loud, highly relatable chronicle of the eternal battle between the books we buy and the books we actually read.
- 06
Talk to the Hand- The Utter Bloody Rudeness of the World Today, or Six Good Reasons to Stay Home and Bolt the Door
Lynne Truss · 2005
A delightfully cranky, highly relatable manifesto for anyone exhausted by the sheer audacity of the modern public.
- 07
Humble Pi
Matt Parker
A hilarious, eye-opening tour through the catastrophic and comical consequences of getting the math wrong.
- 08
Meet Me At The Cupcake Cafe
Jenny Colgan
A warm, humorous exploration of finding the courage to bake up a brand new life after a sudden career detour.
- 09
And Another Thing
Jeremy Clarkson
A wry, anecdotal romp through the absurdities and perplexities of modern social customs.
- 10
Furiously Happy
Jenny Lawson
A wildly tangential, laugh-out-loud manifesto on fighting crippling depression with weaponized absurdity.
- 11
You're all just jealous of my jetpack
Tom Gauld
A deadpan, delightfully nerdy collision of high literature and sci-fi tropes that feels like sharing an inside joke with your favorite librarian.
- 12
The Cat Who Saved Books
Sōsuke Natsukawa
A gentle, fable-like journey through magical labyrinths that celebrates the quiet, transformative power of loving a good book.
