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Summary: Wake Me When It's Over
Review: The first 30 pages of this book are funny, entertaining and well written. As for the other 261, just tell me when they are over. Sedaris tries to keep you reading with odd dysfunctional family stories and adolescent troubles. But, it is not enough to keep this book afloat. Even with a title like Naked (which only makes sense during the last 20 pages), I don't think this book could even entice it's self.
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Summary: Laugh til you hurt! Sedaris is a gift to the funny bone
Review: Naked made me laugh out loud in public places. The raw humor and well written prose take the reader through a variety (and I do mean broad variety) of Sedaris' "life experiences." He has the ability to tell of events that were personally painful in a way that has you in stiches...not laughing at the experience, but with the author who sees the humor in the pain after the event has passed. As the author of Aha! - 10 Ways To Free Your Creative Spirit and Find Your Great Ideas, I believe that humor and life experience are keys to creative inspiration. Read Naked, and be inspired by the humor of this excellent author.
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Summary: Frighteningly Personal and Wickedly Funny
Review: I purchased this on the recommendation of my best friend, a Sedaris zealot. As other reviewers have noted, this is a collection of witty and gripping first-person, narrative stories about the early life of David Sedaris. The stories run the gamut from laugh-out-loud funny to eerie and touching. The ability to affect his readership on a variety of levels makes Sedaris an excellent storyteller. I had a tough time rating this book. The quality of writing deserves a "5." However, I usually give "5"s to dazzlers I will pick off my bookshelf time and time again on lazy Sunday afternoons. I tend to give "4"s to books I would recommend readily to mom, grandma, the postman, and my best friend. _Naked_ didn't fit into either one of those categories. I suppose upon reading it, I was not prepared for the very dark undercurrent to the stories. Many of the characters were downright sinister. This made me keep asking myself, "Are these stories true? Did the author actually live through *all* of these experiences?" My heart went out to him. I wanted to give him a nice bowl of chicken soup and the number of a psychologist. This being the case, I suppose I got somewhat distracted by the questionable autobiographical nature of the stories and separated from the subject matter. This being the case, the "3" rating reflects my personal taste and experience with the book rather than the quality of the writing. If you are a fan of quality prose or short stories, you must add this to your collection. Additionally, if you are part of a book club, I would strongly suggest adding this to your reading list as it will spark excellent conversation! (You may even start rehashing *your* childhood woes over a cup of coffee or two.)
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Summary: You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll see turtles from the sky
Review: I don't often laugh out loud while reading, but I did so many times while completing this memoir. Sedaris makes his characters seem as if they are in the next room, ready to go and visit, as if he has just seen them yesterday. His cutting wit allows him to adapt without unraveling. Highly humerous, very personal, a treat for the whole family. BTW, Einstein, what is the Latin word for "blowhard"?
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Summary: At least it's not an Audiobook
Review: No offense, it's just his voice is kinda annoying. Sort of like the first story in this collection, it grates on me somethin fierce. But i am happy to report things picked up after that. Maybe it's something baout the style of writers like Sedaris, and his contemporaries who always get lumped with him, that the work is not easily relatable to people of a different generation than the author. I can't say if it's true, since my age falls under the same epochal regions as Sedaris. Having said that, I think that most people can glean some enjoyment from this book, which I feel is his best collection (Me Talk Pretty got a little tiresome to me). What ties most of these stories together is the feeling that they are being related by a man who knows something funny (both "ha ha" and "hmmm" varieties) is going on, but doesn't know quite what it is or how to feel about it. I cite the scene in which his god-serving patron throws him out of the car, ostensibly for selling more trinkets than his mentor at a flea market, and Sedaris mutely exits, then heaves a big rock at the back of the car, making satisfying contact. He gives no explanation, nor could he, I'd wager, if pressed. Alternately fascinating and hilarious (excepting that first story of course).
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Summary: Rather Dissapointing
Review: I contemplated purchasing this book for quite a while but coulnd pull the trigger. Finally after reading "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius" by David Eggers, I was recommended this book. I didn't find any of the stories funny. And considering the reviews on Amazon I was disappointed. Nothing ever reached out and grabbed me with this book. The stories just seem run of the mill. I would suggest Eggers' book if you want a truely entertaining memoir.
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Summary: Funny and touching
Review: In this collection of essays, Sedaris takes us into his world with a deadpan humor that cracks me up. I enjoyed every one of these essays, some of them so absurd I had a hard time believing they were true, but that didn't stop me from laughing out loud. I'm hooked and will read his next book, Me Talk Pretty One Day. Warning: Don't try to read this book while eating or drinking unless you have someone nearby who's adept at the Heimlich maneuver. ~~Joan Mazza, author of DREAM BACK YOUR LIFE; DREAMING YOUR REAL SELF; WHO'S CRAZY ANYWAY? and 3 books in The Guided Journal Series with Writer's Digest Books.
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Summary: Run and Buy it Right Now!!
Review: Browsing through the book section of the store at the student union building of the college I am going to (State University of New York at Oneonta), the title of this book grabbed my eye. I am so glad that after flipping through the book I decided to buy it, because once I began reading it, I could not stop thinking about it. While that may not have been the best to be mulling over during my classes, every moment not divided to school I was rushing to finish "Naked." I loved it, quite simply.
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Summary: Saying good-bye to a new found friend
Review: You can't help but think about your own memoirs while reading "Naked". The stories are painfully personal. You laugh, whince, fear, with David as he tells you the many facets of his own life experiences. Of course by the time you finish the book, he has brought many of your own life experiences back to the surface. Closing the back cover of the book, I couldn't help but feel like I was saying good-bye to a new found friend. I have not only read his "secrets" but have also relived some of my own. Not to worry though, I will order "Me talk pretty some day" and continue my own life revealing journey.
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Summary: Almost Absolutely Fabulous
Review: This memoir, taken by itself, is absolutely hilarious. But after reading his more recent "Me Talk Pretty One Day" [which made me laugh explosively upon readin a single page after picking it up in a bookstore--very embarassing, i had to buy the book to finish a single essay], "Naked" is something of a let-down. It's totally worth it, but buy "Me Talk Pretty One Day", too!!
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