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Summary: Hilarious, and better than previous books.
Review: I can't imagine anyone being less than fully entertained by this book. It has its sophomoric moments, but one thing that has developed in Sedaris' writing since his early days is generosity. He is generous and forgiving while still being ascerbic and witty. I found the sensibility in books like "Barrel Fever" and "Naked" a little bitter. With the earlier books, I got tired of reading about dysfunctional monsters and horrible people page after page. With "Me Talk Pretty One Day," Sedaris has become human. He's still biting as ever, but he somehow manages to forgive at the same time.
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Summary: Me Disappointed
Review: As someone who experienced big belly laughs with Naked and Barrel Fever, I anxiously awaited the release of MTPOD. Outrageously insane insights and POV. Interesting characters. The problem with MTPOD...the stories are simply not that funny. A handful of laughs, one or two chuckles. My recommendation...reread Naked.
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Summary: Soooo overrated!
Review: Let the Sedaris fans lap it up, but for me, this book has no edge whatsoever. What's the difference between a performance monologuist such as Sedaris or Spalding Gray and a stand-up comedian? The latter at least has punchlines, but the former just drones on and on. This is cutesy, soft, overly-pleasant stuff - the same people who watch "Mystery" on PBS will love it - perfect for readers who do not want to be disturbed or think too much.
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Summary: A quirkily funny book
Review: I have become acquainted with David Sedaris through his commentaries on NPR and various magazine pieces. This book is a collection of many of those, with some really laugh-provoking spots. Nutcracker.com is a treat (minus the last 4 paragraphs), as well as laugh out loud pieces The Learning Curve, City of Angels, and Giant Dreams, Midget Abilities. There are also wry , introspective, even touching pieces such as The City of Lights in the Darkand genetic Engineering. Sometimes, you get the feeling Sedfaris is indulging in writing along the same lines as he indulged art (Twelve Moments in the Life of the Artist). I cannot find serious fault with anyone else who is enamored with One Life to Live ( I only wish I could have taken his writing class) and who remembers the Vicki fainting at her class reunion story line.
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Summary: His Best
Review: Very very funny ,i tell everyone to buy this book.
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Summary: Maybe He Write Better Next Time
Review: Mr. Sedaris has a great talent--unfortunately he puts little of it to use in Me Talk Pretty One Day. Compared to his earlier works, the best of which exhibited sardonic abandon tempered with genuine humanity, his latest autobiographical foray will most likely disappoint eager readers looking for a good laugh. Sure, there are moments where the author whips off a zinger, like when he conjures an image of his heavily accented speech therapist ("Her people undoubtedly drank from clay jugs and hollered for Paw when the vittles were ready..."). But more often than not, Sedaris gives readers uninspired chapters devoted to base topics, like large turds that won't flush down the toilet. (Okay, fecal humor is not my bag, but even if you get off on this sort of thing, the execution is flat.) In previous works a sharp wit like Sedaris would have made something more out of an Information Age commentary or a vindictive French teacher, but what he offers up in "Nutcracker.com" and part "deux" of his book is surprisingly flaccid and not just a little bit predictable. It seems to me that the big idea for this book was to sell massive amounts of product. That being the case, our author should have wrapped the pages around a roll and placed them on the shelf in Aisle 5, along side the other packages of toilet paper.
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Summary: Embarrasingly Funny
Review: Don't ask me why, but I read a few of the stories from this book in the bathroom at work. Which wouldn't have been a problem had I not had to worry about others who were also using the bathroom at the same time. I know that had it been me that walked into a bathroom and heard muffled laughing coming from a closed stall, I'd have been pretty concerned for its occupant. To which I say to anyone who might have been there, or could imagine being there, I dare you to read any three of Sedaris' latest stories and not laugh outloud. Embarrasingly loud. Let he who is without a sense of humor cast the first stone. Like Naked, Holidays on Ice and Barrel Fever, MTPOD is riotous fun with a good bit of scathing social commentary thrown in for good measure. Almost every story is a classic in its own way, from the bathroom humor of Big Boy, to the foul-mouthed sentimentality of You Can't Kill the Rooster. The second half of the book, mostly stories of Sedaris' move to France, is a change of pace from the remembrances of his North Carolina upbringing which make up most of the first half, but doesn't disappoint at all. Picka-Pocketoni, Jesus Shaves and the title story are wonderfully drawn and Sedaris writes comically without being a comedian. I read this book to my in-laws on vacation recently. Every night, before we'd go to bed, I'd read a couple stories to put a humorous ending on another day at the beach. I like to think that they just like to hear me read, but I know the real reason everyone gathered every night was the feeling a Sedaris story leaves you with. Is there a more sure way to go to bed with a smile on your face. I'm not sure there is. I can't give a book of humor five stars, but I can highly recommend this offering by David Sedaris. Just don't read it in the bathroom at work.
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Summary: Laugh out loud hilarious
Review: After the somewhat somber tone of his last book, "Naked" I'm glad to say David Sedaris is back with a hilarious vengeance. To pinpoint one story over another would be unfair since they all have their individual charm and merit, but to hear him talk about his sister Amy, (of Comedy Central's "Strangers With Candy),I almost needed a Depends undergarment! Another treat is to hear the books on tape since he reads most of his own material, and his voice is...unique.
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Summary: Fabulous
Review: You know how somethings strike you as SO funny that you laugh so hard your eyes sqeeze shut, you cry and you cannot breathe? That's what this book is doing to me every time I sit down to read some more!
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Summary: Amazingly Down to Earth--I laughed so hard I nearly cried!!
Review: What a fantastic book! I couldn't put this one down. I highly recommend it! The essay about the family pet was VERY AMUSING and reminded me of my own family.
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