The Humorous Guide to Growing Older Gracefully: A Look at the Rules of Aging

Neal: Rosenblatt writes with a witty and subversive style. His rules are all well thought out and, when you think he's wrong....you realize he is right.

United States on Oct 28, 2023

Jill Robertson Momper: Could have been more helpful to me if I’d read it at 25 instead of 80, still worth every minute

United States on Oct 01, 2023

Anna Roche: I expected this book to be a more serious discussion of aging. Rather, it is a humorous collection of short witticisms about growing older. I wish the author, whom I respect greatly, would write another book about his actual experience of aging.

Italy on May 05, 2021

Ralph Boroughs: A quick, fun read. Good advice, but like most advice, difficult to follow. But it’s ok, because, “ it just doesn’t matter”. Enjoy the ride.

United States on Jun 13, 2020

Dr. Ezzat F Guirguis: A small easy to read book. It is amusing but entirely irrelevant and not to be taken seriously. It's pleasure lies precisely in the fact that it is a collection of tongue in cheek pieces of advice. As to its relevance to its title; don't take that too seriously. Just enjoy the read, the wit and smile with the author.

Canada on Dec 26, 2019

David Ross: The book is pithy and concise in terms of style, and wryly apropos in terms of content. Read it just for the pure joy of it. You might even pick up a pointer or two!

Canada on Dec 21, 2019

Francis Shaw: A fun little book full of wit and some truths about what we decide after years practicing this journey of life. A light read if you need something to pull you away from heavier things in life.

Germany on Jun 03, 2018

Shawn Key: Read the title, that is what it is. Intrigued? Then read it.
Apparently I need 8 more words for this...

Canada on Mar 18, 2018

Joseph J. Truncale: As an official old geezer (who keeps dreaming he was young and healthy again) I experience the same problems and health issues most old people do; however, I try to keep my spirits high even while using my walker. I have read numerous humorous books on aging lately but this one (Rules for aging: Resist normal impulses live longer attain perfection by Roger Rosenblatt) has become my favorite book on the subject.

This wonderful and insightful book has 58 practical and realistic tips for anyone who has luckily achieved the status of now being called an old man (or woman). If you have lived long enough to be an old geezer you probably do not need this book, but for a lot of laughs, as well as practical advice, this is a book you will want to read.

Like a lot of readers you will have your favorite tips and you may not agree with all of them; nevertheless, this book will make you think and possibly review, some of the things you presently may believe about aging. Some of these tips include the following:

“It doesn’t matter, nobody is thinking about you (I loved this one), let bad enough alone (great advice), boo yourself off the stage, yes you did, after the age...

United States on Jun 26, 2015

Nikki Hanna: Follow Rosenblatt's rules and how you age will be a gift to those you care about most. The are simply and amusingly illustrated. I turn seventy this year. Aging is not the main thing about me anymore because I found my passion in writing and learned to create legacy through that passion. Aging is a subplot in my life, though. Growing old is always there, hauntingly revealing the gradual decline and suggesting the prospect of that suddenly-one-moment incident that change everything. These inevitable truths overwhelmed me once, but no more. I'm living life full out until the end—riding them all the way to a good goodbye. "Rules for Aging" has been a contributor to that perspective. I loved the "It Doesn't Matter" and "Nobody is Thinking of You" chapters, which remind me to make my life crazy wonderful for my own sake. Then others will revel in my delight. My buoyant frame of mind is a gift to those who care about me. I create legacy for them and future generations by how I choose to live the final years of my life. How important is that? I particularly like Rosenblatt's suggestions that if you are bored, you are probably boring. I've noticed among my friends that those who have no...

United States on Jun 14, 2014