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Summary: "You Can't Kill The Rooster"
Review: This collection contains what may be the funniest piece Sedaris has yet written, "You Can't Kill the Rooster." It's about David's feisty, incredibly foul-mouthed brother and the touching relationship he has with their father. The first time I read it I nearly killed myself laughing (Paul Sedaris sounds like Daffy Duck crossed with a hardcore rapper.) Pure greatness.
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Summary: Better when he reads it...
Review: You don't get the same feeling when you read the lines to the Oscar Mayer song in the style of Billie Holliday. You can hear these hilarious stories exactly as he would like for you to.This tape collection is laugh-out-loud, wreck-your-car FUNNY! The story about his sister Amy made me wet my pants!
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Summary: Do not read in public!
Review: Unless you don't mind people staring at you while you laugh so hard you spill your mocha frappachino on your lap. This is the most delightful, funny book I have read in years. If you haven't heard David Sedaris on NPR then you are missing a wonderful experience.
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Summary: He Write Good Now
Review: Sedaris, the reluctant francophile, has written another succinct and funny volume of vignettes. It's a delightful, though slim, read.
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Summary: It's so funny...
Review: Like another reviewer, I regret having read it so fast. It's another fabulously funny book by one of our world's truly original voices. He's just so funny and odd and wonderful. The chapters about France were especially interesting. He's very playful with language and culture. I look forward to reading it again, and taking my time to savor.
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Summary: Can't stop laughing
Review: Simply the funiest man alive!
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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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