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Summary: Me Laughing Hard at Typed Pages
Review: This could be one of the funniest collection of stories I have ever read. This is this first (of a few) Sedaris books I've read, and a great introduction to himself, family and his unique humor that kept me engrossed in every word and page, and forced me to laugh outloud while reading.While Sedaris' book pokes fun of family, the workplace and American culture, he simutaneously is warm and tender about certain subjects as well -- mixing the totally obsurd, while spilling his guts about a very personal section. I personally, loved the section on his language lessons in France. I couldn't stop laughing. And as a New Yorker, his essay on riding the Paris, Metro was priceless.
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Summary: Laugh out loud.... a lot!
Review: I read Me Talk Pretty One Day while traveling around in Europe and it actually managed to make a 12 hour train ride a joy. When I wasn't rolling on the ground I was snickering to myself. Each chapter is a short story about a different point in his life and all of his experiences are mixed with a bit of absurdity. From his speech therapist who tried and failed to cure him of his lisp to his brother who calls himself the rooster (no one can stop the rooster!) it never ceases to leave you with a bizarre combination of amusement and hope that this is in fact fiction.
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Summary: highly overrated
Review: I admit that some chapters of this book made me laugh,...BR>In this book, he simply describes openly all the disgusting
details which probably anybody can find in his life if he/she
searches hard enough.
Disgusting details of certain events with people
who keep animals do not suddenly become less disgusting just
because you describe them in writing.
Foul language like the author's brother seems to speak it
(Sedaris quotes him at length and with delight) does not become
more fit to print by actually printing it.
The fact that this book is so popular in the US is somewhat
frightening. ...Does entertainment have to
be either violent or vulgar or both in order to sell on the
US market?
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Summary: Discovered a new favorite author
Review: Though I didn't find it laugh out loud hilarious, the stories in this book were all very entertaining and amusing in a snickering sort of way. Sedaris's family seems to be full of some unique and strange characters, and his accounts of his and their exploits are well delivered. I plan to try his other books.
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Summary: Caution: May cause incontinence
Review: Can't say enough; laughed until I peed, and tears were streaming down my face. There are no words for the brilliance that is David Sedaris.
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Summary: Paris through Audio Books
Review: This is one of the few books I've read that actually had me laughing out loud. His trouble with the gender of french words is classic, anyone who has learned a new language will relate. Not surprisingly my favorite chapter is about his brother, The Rooster. A North Carolina bred man who clings on to his Gangsta Rap roots with every word he utters...sheer brilliance. Rivaling in hilarity is his tour of Paris listening to an Audio book translating french medical terms. A fine way to unassumingly listen to a walkman for some, a great way to crack me up on the subway.
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Summary: Hilarial (No, that's not a word.)
Review: I'd never heard of David Sedaris before and I bought the book primarily because a favorite teacher of mine was reading it and enjoyed it (thank you, Ms. Knight!) It's fantastic. His humor is right on the mark, his satire is wildly funny, and he catapults you into a meaningless existance - his own life. (That was a joke.) Comparable in humor to Eddie Izzard, cleverness abounding crazily - David Sedaris is amazingly (I am not going to say "gifted") bestowed with a humor and reach far beyond his self-depracted IQ. He begins the story talking about the trials of his lisp and the general consensus that awaits such a boy, and ends it on a clever note with a hilarial account of his father's stash 'n spoil eating habits. Not for the faint of heart, Me Talk Pretty One Day is a glorious revelation of silly, nonsensical tales of someone too funny for his own good. Recommending this book isn't enough - I encourage it for anyone not too stuffed by morals. ;)
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Summary: the funniest book EVER
Review: Don't read this book in public or people will think you're crazy. I laughed so hard when I read "Jesus Shaves" (the story of Easter told by beginning French students) that I almost went into spasms. The entire book is ragingly funny, but the best parts are about how to get along in France when you don't speak French. Read Naked first, then this book.
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Summary: Very amusing
Review: Mostly a collection of short stories that build upon one another, David Sedaris' Me Talk Pretty One Day is a refreshing break from the novel format. I took this in with me to the gym to keep me company as I worked out on the treadmill and found myself laughing out loud. It only took me a few work outs to finish, and made the time pass easily. Sedaris truly has a caustic wit. The rest of his books are next on my list.
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Summary: Will keep you laughing from start to finish
Review: If you need to get away from the insanity happening in today's world...this book is for you. It will provide a haven of humor. Found this to be so enjoyable that I caught myself laughing out loud several times. The book is composed of short vignettes that recount Mr. Sedaris's life from child to adulthood. Everyone has childhood experiences that we would like to forget, as well as relatives that make us wonder if we're really adopted. Mr. Sedaris capitalizes on the quirkiness of both realms with his unique observations and dry wit. I also read two of his other books "Holidays on Ice" a great book to read this time of the year with the holiday just around the corner. It was another laugh-fest; and "Naked" which out of three, has some good stories but isn't as good as "Holidays on Ice" and "Me Talk Pretty One Day". I hope that Mr. Sedaris keeps the books coming...am looking forward to his next one!
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