SCOTT COHEN - DON’T YOU JUST HATE THAT?

I’ve been reading for roughly 23 years of my life. In that time, I’ve come to know a lot of books. Hell, at one point, I even got a job at a bookstore. I learned so much about what’s out there, including a small niche of books that fall into a category I can’t appropriately label. You could say \"gimmick\", but that’d be unfair to the ones that are actually good. Like this one, from America’s sweetheart, Scott Cohen.
Cohen is one of the most hateful men-- nay, authors-- in America. His new manifesto of hatred is Don’t You Just Hate That? 738 Annoying Things by Scott Cohen (Workman Publishing). Yes, I said 738 things. That’s more than one a day for two years! Viva la hate! It’s exactly what it sounds like, too: a book of 738 things he just plain hates. And he’s sharing these with you because, frankly, nothing brings people together like good old-fashioned hatred. Case in point:
Loathe squirrels? Then #8 is for you.
Hate violence? Then #105 is the sad, pathetic solution you need to read.
Hate-- well, I’m not sure what’s to hate about #327. I just laughed out loud at it.
Naturally, I’m going to say \"And there’s hundreds more!\" because there are. But Cohen breaks up his witticisms with other people’s comments. Professionals from various professions submitted their own personal workplace gripes for the publishing, and some of them are hilarious.
Don’t You Just Hate That? is not a book meant to be read in one sitting. When you feel yourself ready to kill anyone and anything, crack this book open. Set it on the back of the toilet for \"business\" readings. Or, just be patient and read a few a day. It defies the (for lack of a better word) gimmicky humor book stereotype, and actually makes me laugh.