Is It Just Me?: Or Is It Nuts Out There?: Amazon.ca: Whoopi Goldberg: Books

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“Whoopi Goldberg takes on the decline of our country’s civility.” –USA Today

Have you noticed people aren’t as polite as they once were Or that rudeness is no longer an exception but a lifestyle Sure you have. All you need to do is set foot outside your door to see that bad manners are taking over everywhere. Just look and you’ll see:

· People yak on cell phones in restaurants, and even at church.

· Folks in carpools wear enough cologne to make your eyes bleed.

· Family outings to the ballpark are ruined by rowdy drunks.

· People talk in movie theaters like they are in their living rooms.

Well, Whoopi Goldberg has noticed all this and more and asked herself, “Is it just me” Unleashing her trademark irreverence and humor, her book of observations takes a funny and excruciatingly honest look at how a loss of civility is messing with the quality of life for all of us.

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5.0 out of 5 stars loved it, Jun 12 2011

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Colette Walsh "book lover" (Ottawa, ont.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Is It Just Me?: Or Is It Nuts Out There? (Hardcover)

This is a book that needed to be written for the 30 & 40 yr. olds. Unfortunately they probably won't be the ones reading it.I feel it is time we bring civility back into our lives.

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5.0 out of 5 stars With All Due Respect...., Oct 23 2010

By Late2Serenity "L2S" - Published on Amazon.com

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This review is from: Is It Just Me?: Or Is It Nuts Out There? (Hardcover)

This is the name of the last chapter of this book. This chapter consists of three lines. I'm going to quote them. You can read them without ruining the rest of the book for you if you haven't read the chapters that come before. They say:

"These were just things on my mind and some ideas of ways I could be better. Maybe it helps you too. If not, pass this book on!"

This book is Whoopi's opinion on a whole range of what she perceives to be irritations. She knows that she isn't alone in her irritation. She doesn't say that you're wrong if you disagree. She does use humor, she is irreverent, and she is also serious in ALL of it. She doesn't come across as perfect in her own conduct, in fact, she states more than once that she most definitely isn't. She finds those things irritating in other people and in herself. She does not deny that she is guilty of the same things that she is complaining about.

I am a big Whoopi fan, and I could hear her saying these things in my head while I was reading them. The language that she writes is the language that you hear coming out of her mouth every day on TV etc. Whoopi addresses issues that happen and that we don't seem to notice anymore because they have become so commonplace, they've become a habit. She talks about things like cutting your toenails or picking your nose on the bus or train on the way to work. She doesn't like the word 'stupid' and yet doesn't have a problem with people using certain swear words, and why. How you can swear at someone without actually using the words aloud, just thinking them can have an effect. Things you could consider saying when you've been put on the spot and don't want to hurt someone other people's feelings.

I really enjoyed reading this book. I did find myself chuckling at what she says, how she phrases things, and the irony in some of her statements. This book uses events in her life as examples, and it is not her memoirs. If you are buying this book expecting to read only her comedy, expecting to laugh aloud, you'll be disappointed. If you asked me to describe this book in two words, I would say "humorous" and "thoughtful".

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2.0 out of 5 stars I thought it would be funnier, Oct 23 2010

By A. Carlson - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Is It Just Me?: Or Is It Nuts Out There? (Hardcover)

I like Whoopi so I was looking forward to reading about the things we all can't stand (i.e. sharing cell phone conversations) with a dose of Whoopi humor. As one other reviewer wrote "I wanted to laugh". This book could have been so much better with some humor. In my opinion, she's preaching to the choir here. The people that read this book are those who probably have noticed the same things and the people who don't read it are the ones we are talking about so they'll never get it nor read her suggestions. It just could have been so much better.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Is it just Me? Or is this a bit hypocritical, Oct 30 2010

By L. Ward "wardmama4" - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Is It Just Me?: Or Is It Nuts Out There? (Hardcover)

I agree - could not get past a small bit of this long harangue on the current state of society. I do admit I started it because I do believe society is uncivil and uses too many personal insults but at the same time - believe that Goldberg herself is one of those types - sadly hiding behind 'humor' to do it. So I was hoping that perhaps she was going to address that, but once again it is always someone else being wrong.

Don't waste your time or money.

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