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Summary: The BEST Sedaris collection
Review: ME TALK PRETTY ONE DAY is certainly hilarious. Sedaris seems to have really hit his stride here. Compared with NAKED, another of his books, his command of language here is more precise, the sentences smoother, and each piece concludes gracefully, beautifully. This book is very funny, yes, but also full of beautiful writing that will stand the test of time. It could be taught in English writing classes. I truly enjoyed this collection and would advise you to check it out, buy a copy to own, because you'll want to read it more than once -- it's really that good -- and that rare. If I have one complaint, I wish the book would have concluded a little sooner, with the piece entitled, "Smart Guy," the funniest in the book. The last two pieces are bit melancholy in tone and make Sedaris seem somewhat of a depressive. In any event, this is an exceptional book. Buy a copy now! Another Amazon quick-pick I'd like to suggest is THE LOSERS CLUB by Richard Perez, an amusing, somewhat youngish book about an unlucky writer addicted the personal ads.
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Summary: An extraordinarily unique writer
Review: Sedaris does it again. This one is not as entertaining as "Naked" but still does the job. Sedaris writes about the full spectrum of human feelings and makes it funny, hysterically, at the same time. So good, you can barely put it down, I promise you that.
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Summary: Hilarious ------> Sedaris Hits His Stride
Review: ME TALK PRETTY ONE DAY by David Sedaris is simply the most hilarious book I've purchased since WILL@EPICQWEST.COM by Tom Grimes. I purchased and read all of Sedaris' work, but in my opinion the author hits his stride in this particular collection: the humor, the fluidity of the writing -- all of it comes together to create a book that is not only hilarious but a collection that will stand the test of time. This book is destined to be a classic. Definitely pick up this wonderful book!
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Summary: What a hoot!
Review: By far the funniest book I've ever come across, although Naked is pretty hysterical also. No, "Me Talk" is not some great piece of literature, but it's worth every cent and then some. The comic scenes and Sedaris's telling of them is masterful and genius. Without a doubt this is one book everyone should read.
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Summary: Meh
Review: Yes, this book is undeniably funny. However, it's the literary equivalent of Doritos (ie: Pretty good, but leaves you hungry. And too much will make you feel vaguely ill.) Borrow it and bust a gut laughing for an afternoon. But don't spend your own money on it, because the vignettes become increasingly stale and vacuous with successive re-readings. Anyway, in a few years you'll be able to find this book for cheap in bookstores' remainder bins, along with Tama Janowitz and David Foster Wallace novels.
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Summary: Meh
Review: Yes, this book is undeniably funny. However, it's the literary equivalent of Doritos (ie: Pretty good, but lacking substance. And too much will make you feel vaguely ill.) Borrow it and bust a gut laughing for an afternoon. But don't spend your own money on it, because the vignettes become increasingly less humorous with successive re-readings.
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Summary: Me like
Review: I don't think a book has ever caused me to laugh out loud as much as this one did. Sedaris seems like the kind of author who can turn ANY mudane human experience into something worth reading about. He elaborates on everything from speech therapy to pet, with the last half of the book focusing more on his journeys in France, and the troubles of learning the language. Some foul language and dirty jokes abound, but if that sort of thing doesn't bother you, Me Talk Pretty One Day will be a lot of fun. This book is not something that will change your life or forever leave an impression on you. But it is enjoyable to read, and that's all that really matters.
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Summary: very funny
Review: i laughed alot but not as much as i was supposed to. not alll of it was funny but it was pretty good.
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Summary: Disappointing and poorly written
Review: Some authors are able to write humorous 'autobiographical' novels that really capture the attention. David Sedaris does NOT fall into that category. Me Talk Pretty One Day is more like the inane ramblings of a 12 year old than the work of a supposed comic genius.The first half of the book seems utterly pointless, badly thought through and amateurishly written - there is probably good material here, although Sedanis falls victim of his own misplaced self-belief that he is a writer, with purile observations that are badly structured and poorly conveyed. Interestingly, the second half of the book improves immeasurably, written far more wittily and in a much more mature and thougtfully amusing style ... although he's still not a "comic genius" as the back cover would lead us to believe.
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Summary: Thank Sedaris There¿s More!
Review: I'm 46 and didn't know I was the laugh-out-loud type until I read this hilarious collection of 28 essays. From a big family myself, I enjoyed reading about Sedaris' no-nonsense mother and slightly daffy ("He's an engineer," is the excuse) father -- and the childhoods he and his eclectic siblings shared and must still shake their heads about. Sedaris also entertains with essays about life in New York and France. Favorites are "Jesus Shaves," in which a class of adults learning French clumsily explains the concept of Easter; "You Can't Kill the Rooster," an exaggeration of the lowered expectations that older siblings see their parents applying to the younger siblings; and "The Youth in Asia," with its funny and poignant perspective on pets. I reached for the book at every free moment over the past two days, until I was exhausted and felt like an addict desiring ever more of the thing that was destroying him. Just before finishing the book, I ordered in a fresh supply -- Sedaris' previous volumes, "Naked" and "Holidays on Ice."
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