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Summary: I'm very surprised at the adoration here
Review: Barrel Fever was a masterpiece, Naked was great; this one's awfully thin. Feels like he pumped it out to make a due date, frankly ...
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Summary: Shiner Like a Diamond
Review: I was a bit disappointed in this book, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't read it. David's worst book is funnier than anyone else's best. The trouble is just that anyone who's already been introduced to the Sedaris family in Naked will find the first half of the book a bit of a rehash. The parts about Amy are great, though, especially Shiner Like a Diamond, which was the least glib and most hilariously absurd piece in the book. But is that a testament to David's writing or Amy's twisted fat-suit-wearing antics? She might be the biggest genius of the family. The parts about mangled french are pretty funny, with David putting a semi-fresh spin on one of the oldest jokes around: miscommunication. As always he's funnier when he's criticizing everyone around him than when he's trying to make a point or be cute. But who am I trying to kid: I would buy a grocery list if it was written by David Sedaris.
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Summary: More fun than oven-cleaning on Bastille Day. Bottleneck!
Review: This is one of the funniest books I've ever read. Some of the author's observations ring so true that it's uncanny - many of his anecdotes are similar to experiences I've had. Best of all, I think, is "Jesus Shaves."
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Summary: More and from France, and more from France, please!
Review: I used to recommend Mr. Sedaris's books to my friends with a promise that they wouldl laugh out loud, but I also felt compelled to offer a disclaimer that some stories wore funnier than others. "He's not consistent, but when he hits it, you will bust a gut." And that's still true for this latest collection of his essays. Except that I must finally admit that he is consistent in his outlook. It's not always "bust a gut" funny. And that's fine with me. It's like getting to know and accept the best and worst things about a dear friend. Over time I've come to crave his honest and distorted outlook on life. You will laugh out loud. Not always. Not at everything, but his stories will sneak up and ambush you. What more could you want from a book? Buy it now. Especially if you are a francophile.
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Summary: A little sick and slightly twisted, but in a good way...
Review: In "Barrel Fever" and "Naked," David Sedaris let his imagination run wild in fictional stories. "Me Talk Pretty One Day" differs from his previous collections in that he confined these writings to autobiography. Fortunately, his essays based on truth are as hilarious (though perhaps not as wildly farfetched) as those he makes up entirely. Coming from a family that includes a "tanorexic," the Rooster (the name that DS's brother calls himself), a sister that wears fat suits and cosmetic bruises, a father that hordes spoiled fruit, and a mother who fills Easter baskets with cartons of cigarettes, he has an unusually rich background to draw from. The second half of the book deals with his life as an American living in Paris. In addition to the charming misanthropy that is his trademark, these essays provide some dead-on observations of Americans by an American.One warning: avoid reading this collection in public if laughing so hard you soak yourself is something you might find at all embarrassing. David Sedaris is simply the funniest person writing today.
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Summary: He Write Funny Some Day
Review: Sederis' latest collection of essays are definitely hit-or-miss. When he attempts to illustrate his theme, communication, through the repetition of key details about his life he is often merely repetitious. Yes, David, you were a rascal to take so many drugs. Now get over yourself. Still, when he choses to move beyond his own behaviors to observe others he is both scathingly funny and offers real insight into the complexity of human interactions. Overall, the book is worth reading.
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Summary: He Write Funny
Review: David Sedaris is the funniest writer around. The first story, 'Go Carolina', kept me in thitches. Theriously. Thith book doeth not thuck!
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Summary: Me Talk Pretty One Day
Review: A big zero rating. I don't want to give it a star but you require the field to be put in! If you want the f word and the mf word popping up and hitting you in the face unexpectedly, and totally unnecessary,then you should buy this book. I don't enjoy it and won't finish reading it!
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Summary: wasted time
Review: Read three fourths of book and chunked it. I would be embaressed to give it away. Maybe 5 funny pages.
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Summary: Comic voyeurism at its best
Review: Whenever reading Sedaris' work I always half way expect him to sneak up on me and yank the book away as if I had been reading the most personal pages of his diary. In time, however, you realize that the author not only doesn't mind sharing these sometimes painful, mostly hilarious stories. Instead, he seems to relish in sharing his unique perspective on the world. Like "Naked", "Me Talk Pretty One Day" is consistently fresh and always entertaining.
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