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Summary: Light-hearted easy read!
Review: I have always heard my friends talk about David Sedaris, but since I am not a fan of reading, I never bothered to pick up one of his books. However, recently on a business trip, I bought "Me talk pretty one day" and I tell you, it was such an enjoy and easy read that I recent purchased, the rest of his books to enjoy while I travel and at home! Intelligent and hilarious!
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Summary: Truly funny, but may make you wince....
Review: David Sedaris hits the mark with this collection of essays on his eccentric childhood and even more eccentric adult life. He is openly gay and his style could be offensive to some people -- he is very up-front about sex, swearing, drug use and so on -- but he doesn't set out to shock. These are simply the facts of his life and he is happy to share them with you. The stories about his drug use are very matter-of-fact about the real ups and downs of drug addiction. He admits all of his own faults and almost dares you to disagree with his conclusions about his uselessness....and does it in prose so lyrical, so sweetly amusing, that you feel the world would indeed be a worse place without his skewed perspective. Anyone who can read this book without howls of laughter is devoid of a sense of humor. Highly recommended -- even if you are, as I am, a dyed-in-the-wool conservative. I gave four stars instead of five only because I don't think I could re-read it repeatedly and still find it as funny.
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Summary: Blot out the world with laughter
Review: David Sedaris has the gift. He knows just how to use understatement to pack the biggest bang into every laugh. You don't see the punchline coming around the corner, so when it gets there you're surprised and tickled at the same time. He's particularly hilarious when talking about his redneck brother who has adopted the nickname "The Rooster" and when discussing his trials in dealing with a stopped up toilet at a civilized dinner party. Those two short segments alone are worth the price of the book.
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Summary: Not what i thought it would be :(
Review: I read it hoping to find a glowing essay to be uplifted by or tolaugh out loud . But I failed to find one .The story about his Dad and the food he buys and hoards and eats much much to much later was just too weird and grosse!
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Summary: This book did me physical harm
Review: I have lived in France, struggled with the language, and had about David's luck learning it. I was in intense pain from laughing SO hard during the stories on being in France, especially the part where the French students with limited vocabularies attempt to explain Easter. I had to put it down pretty much every paragraph to recover physically.Yes, buy it.
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Summary: me talk pretty one day
Review: I really liked this book,for a few reasons. One It was written really well. And two it was hilarously funny. His discription was also very good. I usually read fanasty and I thought this would be some stupid book that every one was telling me to read. But i was proved wrong by the fist chapter. My favorite chapter was "You can't kill the Rooster". The way his brother acts, I thought that it was really funny.
I was wondering throughout the book whether the book is true or he just used his name for the main character. I would recomend this book to any one who likes to laugh...a lot
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Summary: Running on Empty
Review: I love a funny read more than anything. But this is too distracting. Okay, he wants to go to Paris-- big deal. The first half of the book almost lost me. I don't think a story has to be so mindless to order to get a rise. There are a lot of other funny writers who still have something to say. Take Orozco's "Delano." It's funny in the tradition of Catch 22, and it makes some important observations about society and education.
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Summary: Twisted
Review: Crazy friends, nutty family... and a way of talking about them that will leave you laughing. The stories regarding French language lessons in France are especially funny. Even the Big Boy (turd) piece is a riot, though a bit gross. Not for everyone, but definitely for those whose sense of humor is a bit tweeked. Reminds me of two other books with a somewhat twisted sense of humor - "No One's Even Bleeding" and "Delano".
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Summary: Fast funny read
Review: I like the fact that this book was a fast read, and easy to pick up if you stop reading it for one reason or another.
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Summary: Save your Money!
Review: To say I was horribly dissappointed would be an understatement. I bought this book because I am interested in moving to France to study. That and it came REALLY highly recommended. I honestly don't know what other reviewers are talking about. See, I think this is like 2 books in one. In the first part he talks about his family and his childhood. Really I think this book should give some sort of warning. Something like...............warning: extreme use of offensive language. This guy swore all over the place. It really didn't contribute all that much -- it just felt like sweraring for the sake of swearing. I didn't find the first part funny AT ALL I felt sorry for him and his family. It was terrible. The second part of the book was MUCH better. I would give that 2.5 stars. This is the part where he talks about moving to France. Although, even then I will admit that certain chapters could be boring as well -- like the one where he talks about going to see movies in Paris. Point is I really didn't enjoy this book. If you are looking book full of funny anecdotes about France -- buy A YEAR IN PROVENCE. Save your money and spend it elsewhere!
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