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Summary: Tito hand me a tissue, Jermaine stop teasing
Review: I laughed so hard reading this book that snot came out of my nose.
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Summary: Truly the hardest I have ever laughed!
Review: This book was so hilarious I listened to it twice, bought a tape for my parents and sister to listen to, then gave my copy to a friend to enjoy. There were times I laughed so hard that I was as close to crying as I could get...actually, I WAS crying and I think I looked hysterical with grief while listening in my car! I will DEFINITELY order and listen to other books by Mr. Sedaris!
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Summary: Laugh-Out-Loud Funny!
Review: David Sedaris' stories frequently are so funny that I laugh out loud, making those around to grow a little concerned. The author relates a story concerning speach therapy in school where he is "treated" for a lisp. Instead of being guided as intended, he uses a thesauris to find alternate words and resorts to stilted language to avoid the use of the letter "S," (such as "the pet of the teacher"). Another hilarious story involves traveling on a Paris train along with American tourists who believe that no one on the train could possibly speak English. The tourists make derogatory comments about him and he mentally cuts them down. This book will certainly brighten your day and leave you hungry for other stories by Sedaris. I wish him a long life and many years of creativity ahead.
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Summary: Great Read!
Review: Laughed outloud. This book is hilarious, sometimes a little twisted, every story a page turner!
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Summary: Quirky, wry humor, with overtones of bittersweet
Review: A colleague loaned me "Me Talk Pretty One Day," thinking I would enjoy the description of his encounter with a speech therapist, being that I *am* a speech therapist. She was right; I laughed my way through his observations of his abduction and his efforts to be cured by never using words containing the offending sound. I have had any number of students who would bond immediately with Mr. Sedaris! The rest of his personal narratives kept me at least, if not more, entertained than this first one, however. His self-deprecating voice casts the reader in his corner, even when he is describing the vices of his misspent youth in performance art, his efforts to find value in Paris by going to American movies, or his total boredom with his father's enthusiasm for music. Underneath the humor, though, I sensed a searching for meaning or connection when at times he could find neither. Most readers have had experiences in which they felt completely out of place, or feeling that their lives were at a standstill, and his humorous yet sensitive musings on such themes add a depth to these very funny stories that move them beyond simple comedy.
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Summary: A Good Laugh
Review: This book is hilarious. I love the way Sedaris' views the world. I couldn't figure out how he was able to afford all that he did (live in Paris, travel around everywhere) being a cleaning person and on drugs though. I don't recommend this to conservative people. His observations are Seinfeldish and a step beyond, making them even better than Seinfeld.
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Summary: Does it again!
Review: Great reading! Many of the people he writes about seem all too familiar (fortunately or unfortunately). I was laughing so hard my neighbors think I was hitting the nitrous oxide a little too hard! From the Carolinas to Normandy, he just points out how funny we humans really are and can be!
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Summary: Laugh til you cry funny
Review: David Sedaris is a wonderful observer of his world, and has a delightful way of reporting his observations with humor and quality writing. In 'Me Talk Pretty, ' Sedaris takes us on an autobiographical tour of his early years and his time in Paris. The writing is deliciously fresh with sentences that paint vivid word pictures and make you laugh out loud. I think what makes this book a real gift is that Sedaris looks at the foibles in his life. There are real encounters that we all experience, but Sedaris has the courage to report his with honesty and humor. Don't miss reading this book.
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Summary: Does it again!
Review: Can you laugh any harder?!? From the beginning to the end, he does it again with great stories...some of which hits too close to home! Many of the people, fortunately or unfortunately, sounds all too familiar! Laughed all through "2"! (My neighbors think I ve gone mad!) Great writing, must read a second or third time to catch it all!
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Summary: Funny and engaging
Review: This book was one of the best I had read in a long time. It was funny and sad and beautiful and you couldn't help laughing out loud. My favorite essays were the ones that took place in France, which I felt were perfect in describing the way one feels when they are transplanted in a new place.
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