Naked Abridged

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Summary: Any book that can make me laugh out loud is a GOOD book
Review: My boss gave me David Sedaris' book, "Naked," as a christmas present. In hindsight, I wonder what he was trying to tell me? Because David is one sick puppy! He's sick in a "good" way, though. The things Sedaris writes about are the kinds of things we all feel yet are often afraid to express less the "PC Gestapo" nab us, or people think we are truly demented. We can all live vicariously through Sedaris. The variety of the essays is outstanding. From joy, to self-loathing, to frivolous, to scary, to downright touching...each chapter has something different in store for the reader. The common thread is the self-effacing humor. I found myself alone, laughing out loud as grandmother Ya-Ya embarassed David and his siblings by crawling up the aisle during mass at his Greek Orthodox church. When David's father traumatizes him forever when it comes to using power tools in "Cyclops," I made my girlfriend read the chapter before continuing o! n. I wanted everyone around me to enjoy the book as much as I did. Sedaris is honest - brutally honest - about his dysfunctional family, but that's what makes the humor and the essays all the more appealing; we can all relate to them.

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Summary: Laugh out loud funny!
Review: My friends and I have sat reading this book aloud to each other. I have also been caught laughing out loud in public places while reading this book. Mr. Sedaris is the Bennet Serf of the '90s. He would surely see the humor in that. I know that there are 10 of us waiting for his next work.

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Summary: You will laugh out loud
Review: I loved this book..and his other ones, too. I finished "Naked" and started all over again, with the same pleasure obtained. David Sedaris is a comic genius, and develops a sympathy for his characters and family that is phenomenol. I look forward to a long career from this author

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Summary: Humorous? More warped than funny.
Review: Those who found this entertaining or humorous must be warped or disturbed individuals. The events are obviously exaggerated and intentionally absurd, bordering on psychotic. I also found several inconsistencies that made me think I had misplaced my page and was re-reading the same chapter by mistake. Definately not the light laugh I was expecting.

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Summary: Out-loud Belly Laughs
Review: I bought this book to read on a quiet day alone at the beach. After 15 pages, the other beachgoers must have thought me mad, for I was sitting by myself guffawing at Sedaris' wacky characters and situations. If you don't laugh out loud at the 7-page essay "Cyclops," check your pulse: you may be dead.

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Summary: Damn Good
Review: I just finished Naked by David Sedaris, and it is one of the funniest books I have read in a long time. I liked the autobiography stories and his clever infiltration of a nudist camp at the end. I would like to say a word of caution about the audio book version though. Due to the convienent 1-click order system, I inadvertantly ordered both the paper back and the audio book at the same time. Compared to the paperback, the audio book has half the stories missing.

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Summary: Laugh out loud funny, truly the ideal summer book!
Review: Started reading this book on vacation and was the object of many sideways glances at the hotel pool as I began to laugh out loud. I thought that Sedaris was funny on NPR, but this collection of essays gave me so much enjoyment that my eyes were tearing. Fans of irreverant humor will truly enjoy this book

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Summary: The "Catcher in the Rye" of the 90's
Review: It has been years since I've picked up a book and laughed my heart out as I did with "Naked". Is the humor sick at times? YES!! I especially loved the essay about the Greek Mother-In-Law (David Sedaris' grandmother) moving into the house. The sarcasm is truly side splitting. We can all relate. The honesty in this book is so refreshing -- the author states all that of which we think and are afraid to say. I literally had tears flowing from my eyes with many of the essays. If you have a cheap father who will only stay at EconoLodges, this book is too for you!

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Summary: A sense of humor that is sometimes sick
Review: This is the first book I have read by this author, and was hoping to find a light sense of humor; instead, I found his sense of humor to be irreverent and sometimes bordering on sick.

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Summary: hysterical
Review: one of the funniest books I've ever read. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants a good laugh.