Rating: 
Summary: Laugh-Out-Loud Funny...Most of it Anyway
Review: I can't add much that previous reviewers haven't already mentioned. I can say that this is a very funny and memorable read. Rarely do I laugh out loud at things I read but this one had me roaring. Especially "You Can't Kill The Rooster" - hilarious stuff. I'm withholding one star because the collection seems a bit uneven. It starts out strong but levels out towards the middle, eventually picking up some steam towards the end. The pieces become less slapstick and more speculative, concentrating on life abroad in the last section of the book. That's not a bad thing - it just makes the collection seem uneven.Everyone needs a good laugh, especially now. Read this. Soon.
Rating:
Summary: metamorphosis
Review: I am a wary reader. I hate fiction dated past the era of Hunter S. Thompson, Hemingway, and Faulkner. I'm comfortable with Kerouac. I'm agitated with anything written past the 1970s. And if I do pick up anything past 1970, it's usually something that can be found in the deepest, darkest dungeons of a brilliant but unnoticed 'zine. So I picked up Sedaris's book for the sole reason that I thought the title was funny. Much to my surprise, the title wasn't the only thing that was amusing about the book. Sedaris is witty without even trying and has this incredible ability to make the obvious and the every day brilliantly funny. He's taken all the things that we complain about--living in Brooklyn, parents, lovers, tourists, learning a language--and has given them a personality of their own, something that I believe that only Sedaris can do. He's turned this anti-contemporary fiction reader into a full-fledged fan.
Rating: 
Summary: This Could Even Make Bin Ladin Laugh
Review: A word of caution: Do not, as I did, give this book as a gift to someone who has just had major abdominal surgery--They may have to be re-stitched. I'm a Sedaris radio fan, and his essays are always insightful, clever and hysterically funny. The French lessons were hilarious, and glimpses into his family were also a scream. Sedaris can take the most mundane incident and spin it into a highly entertaining tale. He also has a very humble, humane side that is really likable and sweet. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who needs cheering up.
Rating:
Summary: So funny you won't be able to stand it!
Review: I'm not gay, and have never been to New York city, have only briefly visited France, never done speed. Despite the differences between my life and Sedaris's, I found so much to relate to in this book! The stupid things we do to fit in, the absurdity of our families, aggravation with ignorant or rude people... these are things all people can relate to. And Sedaris has a way of telling stories that just make you laugh out loud. I agree with the people that say you must hear him speak to fully appreciate it, though. Being able to put that effeminate, sarcastic, weary voice, and the phrasing and emphasis that Sedaris uses with these words definitely enhances the experience. Recommended to any and all!
Rating:
Summary: AaaaahaaaaA....haaaahaaaahaaaaA......
Review: Verry funny! I bought this book at the Seatac airport on my way to NYC...My first trip there since 'the disaster.' This book had me chuckling like a crazy women for 1000's of miles, taking the nervous edge off of my cross country flight (although i am not so sure how comforting this was for the stranger sitting next to me). I am now reading it a 2nd time, ordered 2 copies from Amazon for friends and the audio version for myself...I've also purchased all Sedaris' other books. So far this one is the funniest, but i adore them all. This guy is a hoot and he is smart. Highly recommend. ciao, Laurie in Alaska
Rating:
Summary: HILARIOUS!!!
Review: This book is so funny! Many times I laughed until I cried and had to put the book down because my sides were splitting!
His writing is amazing and the way he tells stories is even better than that.
A must-read for everyone!!
Rating:
Summary: Rib Splitting Laughter....Literally !
Review: After breaking three ribs on a vacation boating accident, I was layed up at home for a few days. I had picked up "Me Talk Pretty One Day" a few weeks prior after recognizing the name Sedaris as being the brother of Amy Sedaris. I was skeptical at first, as I am not a big fan of short stories or "essays". How wrong I was! After reading the first few chapters of this book, I realized that I had to wait awhile before I could continue! Every page I read had me laughing so hard it hurt too much to read on! It was literally side splitting! Now that I'm feeling a bit better and have finished "Me Talk Pretty", I've just purchased "Barrel Fever" and ordered "Holidays On Ice". All I can hope for is that Mr. Sedaris is busy on his next book because I'm almost healed and ready for more!
Rating: 
Summary: Boring, predictable, how strange am I?
Review: Maybe it's just because I think too much like David Sedaris, but I didn't find his stories humorous. I saw the punchlines coming. It could be my internal tendencies towards homosexuality which I vehemently deny, especially to my girlfriend. It could be that I'm a southern libertarian yearning for the simpler days like those found in "Run with the Horseman" which had me rolling (and alternately crying), though I'm not political. If you want twists, read some of Roald Dahl's short stories. If you want funny morals, read Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, or even better the Memoirs of Casanova). If you want contemporary intellectual humor, read David Foster Wallace (I haven't finished Infinite Jest because I have yet to find it minimally giggly (too tongue in cheek, ala Catch-22) but it is intellectual and it's supposed to be funny. Sure, I chuckled a few times here and there but nothing caused me to lose my composure and laugh loud enough to embarass myself in public. The text was too big, the book was too short, and the writing too simple. If you are determined to read this, save your cash and check it out of the library.
Rating:
Summary: Funny
Review: I saw this book at a glance and picked it up cause i like the cover. I thought it was one of those inspirational kinda thing but the first few pages were totally different. Definitely funny, especially the part where in they were trying to cure his speech and the idiocracies of his dad. Recomended it to my friends and they found it amusing too. A little judgmental at times.
Rating:
Summary: One of the funniest books ever.
Review: I have read this book dozens of times and I still laugh EVERY SINGLE TIME I read it. How anyone's life could be that messed up and they still survive to adulthood is beyond me, but I for one am glad that David Sedaris has had a bizzare life.
| 
