Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops by Jen Campbell

Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops

by Jen Campbell

'Can books conduct electricity?'

'My children are just climbing your bookshelves: that's ok... isn't it?'

A John Cleese Twitter question ['What is your pet peeve?'], first sparked the "Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops" blog, which grew over three years into one bookseller's collection of ridiculous conversations on the shop floor. From 'Did Beatrix Potter ever write a book about dinosaurs?' to the hunt for a paperback which could forecast the next year's weather; and from 'I've forgotten my glasses, please read me the first chapter' to 'Excuse me... is this book edible?'

This full-length collection illustrated by the Brothers McLeod also includes top 'Weird Things' from bookshops around the world.

Reviewed by Joséphine on

5 of 5 stars

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My kinda humour. Laughed to myself almost throughout the book. Some stuff people say really is too funny. On a side note, some of these situations would make for rather interesting breaching experiments. Not sure if it's available locally; if not, I recommend ordering it from The Book Depository, like I did. Well worth it.

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