As Good As It Gets: Life Lessons from a Reluctant Adult
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- Author：Romesh Ranganathan
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Summary
Confronted by the realities of adulthood， Romesh Ranganathan must face an uncomfortable truth: this is not quite how he imagined it。
Watching his friends descend into middle age， his waistline thicken and his finances dwindle to fund his family's middle class aspirations， Romesh reflects on the demands of daily life and the challenges of adulting in the modern world。
As he reluctantly concludes that he is indeed a grown man， Rom wrestles with the greater questions that threaten his being: Could I save my family in a crisis？ Do I possess the skills to assemble flatpack furniture？ Am I too old for streetwear？ Is it alright to parent my kids through the medium of Fortnite？ Is celibacy the secret to a passionate marriage？
From one of the countries most beloved comedians and author of the Sunday Times bestseller STRAIGHT OUTTA CRAWLEY comes the hilarious and painfully accurate dissection of what it really means to grow up。
Watching his friends descend into middle age， his waistline thicken and his finances dwindle to fund his family's middle class aspirations， Romesh reflects on the demands of daily life and the challenges of adulting in the modern world。
As he reluctantly concludes that he is indeed a grown man， Rom wrestles with the greater questions that threaten his being: Could I save my family in a crisis？ Do I possess the skills to assemble flatpack furniture？ Am I too old for streetwear？ Is it alright to parent my kids through the medium of Fortnite？ Is celibacy the secret to a passionate marriage？
From one of the countries most beloved comedians and author of the Sunday Times bestseller STRAIGHT OUTTA CRAWLEY comes the hilarious and painfully accurate dissection of what it really means to grow up。
Reviews
David Cottington
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So funny and relatable。 The bit about diet Coke。。。 I've never felt so seen。 So funny and relatable。 The bit about diet Coke。。。 I've never felt so seen。 。。。more
Amy Cooper
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Very honest， funny and at time almost TMI/brave。
Kathryn
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Really enjoyed this made me laugh out loud a lot。 I found myself actually hearing Romesh's voice as I was reading。 I found the topics very relatable。 Really enjoyed this made me laugh out loud a lot。 I found myself actually hearing Romesh's voice as I was reading。 I found the topics very relatable。 。。。more
Panayiotis Psarias
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Laugh out loud
Elinor
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I laughed out loud quite a few times while reading this book ！ He’s hilarious！
David
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Another comedians life observations， if you're a fan of Romesh you'll like it if not， you still might find it entertaining。 Another comedians life observations， if you're a fan of Romesh you'll like it if not， you still might find it entertaining。 。。。more
DaN McKee
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I was about to read a heavy novel the day before we teachers were due to return to busy classrooms after lockdown。 I decided life was heavy enough so picked up something more light-hearted。 I really enjoy Romesh’s writing style - comedy essays that work as essays as much as they work as comedy。 Many are genuinely thought-provoking。
Sarah Carr
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3。8
MANJ
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Of our time Loved this book， and his various accounts and observations delivered with his dry sense of humour。 Not sure what’s funnier - family stories or stories referring to work？ Very poignant too。 I’d encourage everyone to read and review for themselves。4 ½ stars - a bit too much swearing for me - but that’s Romesh， he’s being authentic， so he’d say well what did you f*****g expect from my book。
David Meiklejohn
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Got this for Christmas， and it seems like the year for comedians to write self-help， or contemplative books。 Ramesh looks at what makes his life good， and how he fails at all the things he tries。 He’s funny and warm， and it makes a decent read。
Katie
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Confronted by the realities of adulthood， Romesh Ranganathan must face an uncomfortable truth: this is not quite how he imagined it。Watching his friends descend into middle age， his waist thicken with every meal and his finances dwindle to fund his family’s middle class aspirations， Romesh reflects on the demands of daily life and the challenges of adulting in the modern world。As he reluctantly concludes that he is indeed a grown man， Rom wrestles with the greater questions that threaten his bei Confronted by the realities of adulthood， Romesh Ranganathan must face an uncomfortable truth: this is not quite how he imagined it。Watching his friends descend into middle age， his waist thicken with every meal and his finances dwindle to fund his family’s middle class aspirations， Romesh reflects on the demands of daily life and the challenges of adulting in the modern world。As he reluctantly concludes that he is indeed a grown man， Rom wrestles with the greater questions that threaten his being: Could I save my family in a crisis？ Do I possess the skills to assemble flatpack furniture？ Am I too old for streetwear？ Is it alright to parent my kids through the medium of Fortnite？ Is celibacy the secret to a passionate marriage？🐟👟🍩 This was great。 I love Romesh as a comedian， I love watching his show with Rob Beckett。 Listening to this audiobook had me in fits of laughter， some of the stuff he says is so relatable and totally cracked me up。 I think I want to read/listen to his first book now too！ 。。。more
Tish Burley
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I enjoyed this alot more than Rom's first book， it really made laugh loud and the chapter about doughnuts I couldn't relate to more， a funny relatable in many ways read I enjoyed this alot more than Rom's first book， it really made laugh loud and the chapter about doughnuts I couldn't relate to more， a funny relatable in many ways read 。。。more
Aidan McDonagh
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An enjoyable， light read which delves into some interesting topics without ever fully committing to a sincere opinion。 That is the job of a comedian though， I suppose。 Ranganathan doesn't open up about his own life as much as his first book， Straight Outta Crawley， however the charm and humour is just as prominent。 An enjoyable read for any reluctant adults out there。 An enjoyable， light read which delves into some interesting topics without ever fully committing to a sincere opinion。 That is the job of a comedian though， I suppose。 Ranganathan doesn't open up about his own life as much as his first book， Straight Outta Crawley， however the charm and humour is just as prominent。 An enjoyable read for any reluctant adults out there。 。。。more
Kelly
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There were definitely some elements of this book that I enjoyed， I like Romesh and found the tone of the book quite intimate。 As expected it was funny but there were very serious topics and events covered too as balance。
Tyne Connolly
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4。5* - much better than his first book！
Sal Noel
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Pretty much as good as a comedic offering goes。 Great on audio- proper funny and outlook on life is relatable。 Top bloke。
Kaeshi
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I forced myself to get through half of it before deciding to DNF it。 I had no interest at all。
Stacey Cole
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Audiobook read by Romesh。I have to admit it， I’d never heard of Romesh Ranganathan in my life， but one of my friends told me this was a funny listen and sent it to me for free， so I gave it a go。 Got a bit bored about 3/4 of the way through but overall pleasantly surprised， gave me a good few belly laughs on my morning dog walks， some chapters were laugh out loud funny。Would I listen to/ read another book by Romesh？ Probably not， but， made a nice change to usual and about as much as I could conc Audiobook read by Romesh。I have to admit it， I’d never heard of Romesh Ranganathan in my life， but one of my friends told me this was a funny listen and sent it to me for free， so I gave it a go。 Got a bit bored about 3/4 of the way through but overall pleasantly surprised， gave me a good few belly laughs on my morning dog walks， some chapters were laugh out loud funny。Would I listen to/ read another book by Romesh？ Probably not， but， made a nice change to usual and about as much as I could concentrate on at this point in lockdown v3！ 。。。more
Ben
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ReflectionsBeing of the same age as Romesh I found this a very relevant and funny book to read as we have a similar moral consciousness compass to a number of aspects of life。 I found this book very entertaining and at times I had to let out a rather strange noise akin to laughter as I recalled the fact that。。。I do that！！！ Like sniffing the crotch to decide on appropriate trousers selection and my utter inability to retain even basic information which leads me to be massively reliant on the kind ReflectionsBeing of the same age as Romesh I found this a very relevant and funny book to read as we have a similar moral consciousness compass to a number of aspects of life。 I found this book very entertaining and at times I had to let out a rather strange noise akin to laughter as I recalled the fact that。。。I do that！！！ Like sniffing the crotch to decide on appropriate trousers selection and my utter inability to retain even basic information which leads me to be massively reliant on the kindness of others to enable me to function at times。 This is a book about observations on life in Romesh's own unique， honest， self flajulating（Im aware thats probably not actually a word） style。 For me I loved it and found it very accessible and enjoyable to read。 Almost a bit like having a crack with your mate in a pub。 。。。more
Anj_1
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Funny， enjoyable read。
Wilson Gov
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Amazing nonsenseI really didn't know what to expect， I think its the first book I read on this genre。 It was fun to read， I could imagine Romesh voice as I was reading it （no I don't have the audible version） some parts that I think were less comic is where the subject becomes going more in a serious note， was interesting to get to know a bit more beyond the comedian side。 Amazing nonsenseI really didn't know what to expect， I think its the first book I read on this genre。 It was fun to read， I could imagine Romesh voice as I was reading it （no I don't have the audible version） some parts that I think were less comic is where the subject becomes going more in a serious note， was interesting to get to know a bit more beyond the comedian side。 。。。more
Lorraine Drew
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Not the most taxing read but quite amusing。 He's very likeable and down to earth。 Not the most taxing read but quite amusing。 He's very likeable and down to earth。 。。。more
Kat （Fearietrove）
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This books is f*cking hilarious！！！ Romesh has a way of hitting my funny bone in the right spot。It's an easy read and a great look at an adults view on everyday life。 I quite enjoyed that is was written in 2020 so it was relevant to life right now。If you want a light hearted read that will make you laugh out loud I highly recommend this book。 This books is f*cking hilarious！！！ Romesh has a way of hitting my funny bone in the right spot。It's an easy read and a great look at an adults view on everyday life。 I quite enjoyed that is was written in 2020 so it was relevant to life right now。If you want a light hearted read that will make you laugh out loud I highly recommend this book。 。。。more
Gordon Ralph
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I like Romesh ！， He is a funny guy and very original。 I enjoyed reading this book and it was funny out loud in a few places the only thing that let it down for me was how self depreciating Romesh is ！and it begins to grind after awhile and you do wonder how the hell his wife puts up with him！。 The only thing is i thought ，maybe its all part of and act and hes not really like that！ 。。。but these books are 。。。yes suppsed to be funny 。。。but also reveal a bit more personal side to the author。 I just I like Romesh ！， He is a funny guy and very original。 I enjoyed reading this book and it was funny out loud in a few places the only thing that let it down for me was how self depreciating Romesh is ！and it begins to grind after awhile and you do wonder how the hell his wife puts up with him！。 The only thing is i thought ，maybe its all part of and act and hes not really like that！ 。。。but these books are 。。。yes suppsed to be funny 。。。but also reveal a bit more personal side to the author。 I just felt a bit releaved to have finished the book and book myself into counserling 。。。may i suggest Romesh does the same！ 。。。more
Mark
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Fluff， but excellent
Ben Wickins
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He’s entertaining company but the schtick seems better suited to his columns rather than this longer format。 Maybe one to dip in and out of rather than go end to end。 Enjoyable and at times touching all the same。
Claire
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Slightly disappointed。 Love ‘The Misadventures of Romesh Raganathan’ but this was no way near as funny， in fact， I found it quite negative if I am honest。 I also found the amount of bad language he uses completely uncalled for and unnecessary。 Saying that I completely related to and enjoyed his references to being a Vegan and the things that he has to endure because of his diet。
Rachael Pirrie
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I laughed hard throughout this book （feeling a little bad at times due to the self deprecating style of comedy）。 Please write another Romesh。
Miss Melanie Harris
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Couldn't put it down！！！Love Romesh， love his stand up， loved his last book and loved this book。 Lots of lol moments for me， knew there would be。 Please write more 🙏 Couldn't put it down！！！Love Romesh， love his stand up， loved his last book and loved this book。 Lots of lol moments for me， knew there would be。 Please write more 🙏 。。。more
Bill Boswell
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