[.ca] More Things You Need To Be Told (ISBN 0425190188)

Worse than the first:
The first book was useful at certain points, but written in bad taste. This one has the same irritating writing style, but with pointless advice. The section on entertainment was pretty useless. It just recommends movies, books, and music to listen to. While I agreed with most of the choices of entertainment, I didn't buy the book so someone could tell me what to read, watch and listen to. Plus, they misquote Casablanca (It's "Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world", they left out one part). Not that that's a big deal, but their editor should have probably caught that. I also did not like their criticism of Sondheim. There's no need to attack one of the finest composers of our generation (West Side Story and Passion are both brilliant). And, as for their mockery of Burberry, I happen to love the designer. It comes down to personal taste, but I find it superior to Coach and as for the fakes, any "connoisseur of the social graces" worth her salt can spot a fake a mile away so their concern that the abundance of fakes might damage their reputation if they carry Burberry is stupid. Also, if they purchase the brand name simply for the name and not because they like the product, this illustrates that their insecure and (unjustified) snobbish state of mind. Not recommended at all. I much preferred The Fabulous Girl's guide to decorum.

More of a lifestyle manual than an etiquette book:
If you're looking for an etiquette book look elsewhere, but if you're looking for a witty and urbane guide to preppy style then sit back and enjoy. This is more of an update to the Preppy Handbook than an actual etiquette book, but in several areas the worlds do meet. It is an unabashedly WASPish book; if you are looking for a more multi-cultural approach then you had best look elsewhere. The EGs dictum leaves very little room for ethnic or religious customs that do not fit into their limited, affluent upbringing. But dear EGS, please, should you ever read this, may I offer you some advise? Take it from one in the know - those who 'have' in this world are best not to flaunt it so brashly. It's usually considered to be poor etiquette.

More Things We DO Need to Be Told!:
Wow. Holllllllll-y Cow. I am astonished by the number of EG Bashers. Okay, if you have a literary criticism of their book, fine. But to criticize their looks? Their background and/or education? How inappropriate. Sounds like a case of the pea-greens to me. Why doesn't Amazon pull these personal attacks on the authors that have nothing to do with their book? In a recent review from Karen from Chicago, she takes umbrage to the EGs' dislike of Steven Sondheim and the ubiqutious Burburry Plaid. What the heck? Do the EGs' personal likes and dislikes make them bad people? Does that make their book unworthwhile? If anyone thinks so, then they're even more shallow than they claim the EGs to be. They have a book and they are allowed to express their opinions in it. So what? They can say anything they want to. I loved MTYNTBT...it was useful and great fun. Emily Post is good for how to word your wedding invitations perhaps (although I much prefer my 1940 version to the current one), but the EGs dish the dirt on situations we all find ourselves in, and are flummoxed about -- and they make it an enjoyable read. Especially useful was the section on "Letters for all Occasions," with samples of everything from a letter of resignation, to a letter of complaint to a company, to a letter "networking," in hopes of finding employment. I've used some of their examples as models myself. I suggest if all these people think that the EGs' books and websites (www.EtiquetteGrrlStyle.com and www.EtiquetteGrrls.com) are such garbage that they try to write their own series of books and maintain two popular websites. Maybe they think that the EGs are "snobs," but sour grapes are even less appealing. And as for preferring the Fabulous Girls, as several readers have mentioned? Yes, thier guide to sleeping with the boss is in the best of taste...YUCK.

Hateful Snobs:
These two girls are just awful. They are elitist snobs who name drop their way from start to finish in the book. The first book was kind of humorous but this one is just nasty!

Crass, tacky grrls:
Filled with name-dropping, label-dropping, and snobby "witticisms," this book is an ugly, mean book. Far from a book on how to behave, it's a guidebook on things *not* to do. If it's meant to be funny, it failed, at least for me.