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Title: Rude in 1935, Still Rude in 2005
Review: I have a large collection of etiquette books from the 30's, 40's and 50's, so I thought this one would be a good addition. Well, I was wrong. It's "okay"- but certainly isn't "nice," nor does it offer any "good" behavior. Maybe it's me, but I found the whole sarcastic thing to be rude, not witty, not clever, and not very funny. What's called "razor-sharp lessons in female one-up-manship" sounds more like plain old mean. I suppose that's what they're calling "classic satire," though I'd much prefer to get my classic satire in the form of Moliere or Heller or Orwell-- or even Monty Python.That said, this 1935 book is touted as being "as timely and amusing as ever" -- maybe so... the more things change, the more things stay the same. Mean is nothing new, and not always fun or funny.
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