Weird Things Customer Say in Bookshop

Judul: Weird Things Customer Say in Bookshop

Penulis: Jen Campbell

Ilustrator: Greg

Diterbitkan oleh: Constable

Jumlah halaman: 244 halaman

ISBN-13: 978-1-78033-483-7

Status: dikasih temen

e-book

Humor

From the hugely popular blog, a miscellany of hilarious and peculiar bookshop moments:
'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. (dari Goodreads)

Halo, Kakak Ilman dan Adik Zaidan...

Hei... sekarang sudah tujuh hari di tahun 2013. Dengan macam-macam niat baca yang sudah Bunda tuliskan juga. Semoga, tahun 2013 ini prestasi Bunda jauh lebih baik dibanding tahun lalu, yaaa...

Oya, Bunda mau buat challenge, ngadopsi dari challenge tante Melisa tahun lalu. Mungkin besok atau lusa baru akan Bunda post.

Ini adalah buku pertama yang Bunda kelarin bacanya. Hehehe... Senang, dong... 

Sebetulnya, keriuhan buku ini sudah terjadi di akhir tahun lalu. Rame-rame baca di akhir tahun lalu. Terus terang, Bunda baru sempat bacanya... Tapi senangnya, akhirnya jadi buku pertama yang beres. Ini juga karena disambi baca buku-buku lainnya...

Buku ini cerita tentang apa yang suka ditanyain sama calon pembeli atau pengunjung toko buku bernama Ripping Yarn Bookshop.  Banyak kisah lucu juga "menyedihkan". Menyedihkan itu maksudnya, ya, banyak yang keukeuh peuteukeuh bari jeung salah (banyak yang ngotot, tapi sok tahu).

Mungkin sebagai bayangan, Bunda copas aja spoilernya di sini, deh... :D

CUSTOMER: What kind of bookshop is this?
BOOKSELLER: We're an antiquarian bookshop.
CUSTOMER: Oh, so you sell books about fish.

CUSTOMER: Do you have a copy of Bella Swan's favourite book? You know, from Twilight?
(Bookseller sighs and pulls a copy of Wuthering Heights off the shelf)
CUSTOMER: Do you have the one twith the cover that looks like Twilight?
BOOKSELLER: No. This is an antiquarian bookshop, so this is an old edition of the book.
CUSTOMER: But it's still the one with that girl Cathy and the dangerous guy, right?
BOOKSELLER: Yes, it's still the story by Emily Bronte.
CUSTOMER: Right. Do you think they'll make it into a film?
BOOKSELLER: They've made several films of it. The one where Ralph Fiennes plays Heathcliff is very good.
CUSTOMER: What? Voldemort plays Heathcliff?
BOOKSELLER: Well...
CUSTOMER: But that's Edward's role.
BOOKSELLER: Wuthering Heights was written well before both Harry Potter and Twilight.
CUSTOMER: Yeah, but Voldemort killed Cedric, who's played by Robert Pattinson, and now Voldemort playing Edward's role in Wuthering Heights, because Edward's character is Heathcliff. I think that Emily Bronte's trying to say something about vampires.
BOOKSELLER: ... that's £8.
CUSTOMER: For what?
BOOKSELLER: For the book.
CUSTOMER: Oh, no, it's OK, I'm going to go and try and find the Voldemort DVD version.

CUSTOMER: Do you have any piano sheet music, but for guitars?
BOOKSELLER: You mean, do I have sheet music for guitars?
CUSTOMER: Yes.

CUSTOMER: Have you read every single book in here?
BOOKSELLER: No, I can't say I have.
CUSTOMER: Well you're not very good at your job, are you?

CUSTOMER: Do you have an easy version of Moonlight Sonata for piano?
BOOKSELLER: We have box of sheet music by the music books section. I'll have a book.
CUSTOMER: Thanks.
BOOKSELLER: Yep. Here's a Moonlight Sonata for grade two.
CUSTOMER: And that's easy?
BOOKSELLER: Compared to the real thing, yes.
CUSTOMER: So, I should be able to play it, yeah?
BOOKSELLER: I don't know. How long have you been playing?
CUSTOMER: Oh, I don't know how to play, I thought I'd just try.
BOOKSELLER: Right. Can you read sheet music?
CUSTOMER: Well... sure... it's just the alphabet, isn't it?

CUSTOMER: I've got some books to sell.
BOOKSELLER: Hi, thanks. I'm just serving some customers at the moment. Could you join the back of the queue?
CUSTOMER: Er, I'm selling you books, I'm here for your benefit.
BOOKSELLER: These other people are here to buy books, they are also here for the shop's benefit.
CUSTOMER: You've got thirty seconds to buy them, or I'm leaving. You need to learn to prioritise.

(Phone rings)
BOOKSELLER: Hello, Ripping Yarns bookshop.
CUSTOMER: Hi there. If I buy a book and pay for it over the phone, could you bring it over the road to my house? I just live round the corner.
BOOKSELLER: Are you unable to leave your house?
CUSTOMER: Well, no... but it's raining.

CUSTOMER: What books could I buy to make guests look at my bookshelf and think: "Wow, that guy's intelligent'?

CUSTOMER: I want to buy a book for my mother. She likes Danielle Steel.
BOOKSELLER: Here she is, under 'S' for Steel.
CUSTOMER: ... Well, I don't know which ones she's already read... Do you?
BOOKSELLER: ....

BOOKSELLER: Can I help you at all?
CUSTOMER: No, I don't think you're qualified. I need a psychiatrist; that's the only help I need.
BOOKSELLER: .... OK.

Gimana? Berminat baca? Itu baru secuil. Masih ada banyaaaaak lagi yang lucu. (kakak Ilman pasti ingat, kalimat ini mengingatkan kita pada iklan apa :D)

Nah... Oke.. Bunda mau lanjut kerja dulu, ya... Abis itu, Bunda mau lanjutkan baca buku yang lain. Bulan ini harus produktif nulis blog! Semangat! Sampai ketemu di tulisan berikutnya, yaaa... ;)