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Summary: funny start, creepy finish
Review: The first part of Naked I found hilarious, especially the the Sedaris mother with her frosty hair, Dinah the Chirstmas whore, and the mystery of who is using the household towels as toilet tissue. But as soon as the book went into the hitchhiking it got really creepy and never got back its offbeat humor for me, just disturbed me. I recommended tuning into the author's sister Amy on Comedy Network's "Strangers With Candy Instead".
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Summary: Very, very funny
Review: NAKED is--by far--the funniest book I have ever read. Several people suggested that I read it, and I ignored them for a long time: I had a lot of other books I wanted to get to first. I finally read it this weekend. The next thing I knew, I was ordering HOLIDAYS ON ICE and BARREL FEVER.NAKED is a collection of true stories from David Sedaris's life. I only wish my life was half as funny. "Chipped Beef," "Get Your Ya-Ya's Out" and "I Like Guys" are highlights of this collection, but the funniest story is "A Plague of Tics." In it, Sedaris discusses his strange behaviors as a child: licking lightswitches, hitting himself with his shoe. I laughed so hard reading this story that my roommate told me I was going to have to shut up. Give NAKED a shot. If you like it, pick up BARREL FEVER. It isn't as funny, but it's close.
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Summary: Darn funny
Review: These stories are hilarious. Sedaris is naturally funny and is quick with a witty one-liner. And the way he describes people, you feel you know them. Probably my favorite story is the first one on how he dealt with his childhood tics: as he walks home, Sedaris had to go through the most bizarre set of obsessive-compulsive actions you ever heard. If you wanna laugh, buy this one.
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Summary: Funnier than a barrel of golf slacks
Review: One of those rare books that made me burst out laughing. Some pretty gross details, but as long as you aren't eating your dinner...
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Summary: Positively THE funniest book ever......
Review: I read this book by accident - I thought it was another book someone told me about. It was the best mistake I ever made. I've since passed the book onto at least ten other people and all have said the same. First, "thank you, thank you, thank you" and then how they literally laughed out loud. Next they begin regaling me with excerpts from the chapter they're currently reading. NOT SAD or Depressing, those people just "didn't get it". It's called hyperbole for comic effect. DUH -
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Summary: chicken soup for the boring
Review: naked is a guide book to average writing. there is rarely any sub-text besides the typical boringly obvious allusions made by amatuer writers. in his effort to make this book the "riot" it is, sedaris employs every other sentence to act as a cheap punchline to an obvious set up. his character just wasn't that interesting or that different from everybody i've ever met, neither were his exploits. i do feel bad saying this because sedaris seems like a really nice guy judging from the photo in the back of the book. sedaris himself, i mean the sedaris in the book, also seems like an alright fellow; he just doesn't have many keen, funny, or interesting observations on the wacky ride we call life. the saving grace of this book was that in certain spots it reminded me of the extremely enjoyable author, richard russo, who like sedaris fills his books with humor but is often much more dead-on. if you like sedaris, try russo, blah blah blah... i truly am astounded at the raves this book guide.
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Summary: Laugh so hard, you might stop breathing
Review: Sedaris is a riot. I loved this book and I loved the fact that it caused me to laugh on buses, planes, subways and all sorts of public places! I keep buying it for all of my friends! His biggest problem is he does not write enough books! He needs to hook up with Stephen King or Danielle Steele so he can keep churning out these gems!
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Summary: Naked
Review: I first heard of Sedaris through his reading of "True Detective" on NPR (fudge-colored towels). I actually sat in my parked car at the grocery store to hear the whole thing. I didn't realise the reading was from an entire collection so I was delighted to stumble across Naked a few months later. I am eagerly awaiting the audio version from the library. Until then, I am half-way through the book. Last night my husband and I were reduced to tears and painful belly laughs as I read aloud from "Cyclops". This morning as we were on our way to his work, I read aloud from "I Like Guys". I am two-thirds of the way through the book and thus far I prefer the earlier entries involving Sedaris' childhood over the latter entries involving his travels and odd-jobs. Yet even those are engrossing and entertaining. Had I been Sedaris' editor I would have left out "Dix Hill" and "Incomplete Quad" neither of which has added anything to the collection. Rather, I found myself skimming quickly, impatient for the next entry. For those who think Sedaris' tales are implausable just think of the last time you rode public transportation. I recently had a Girl Friday sort of job that was fraught with just the sort of experiences that would make an unbelievable story had I the inclination or the talent to record them. The kid who I pawned the job off on took notes. For any of you have ever had the inward thought, "What are all these incompetents doing on the set of MY movie?" this book is for you.
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Summary: um, i want to get naked, too.
Review: what other book is entitled naked? that is all i HAVE to say, but i will say more. when i approached this book in the store the title caught my eye, and after the first few lines i was hooked... i loved ever second of it: the quirky descriptions of the characters that literally haunted his life, the self discovery that is truly stated in a raw manner, and the fact that this is supposedly someone's life. well-written is one way of putting it... and then the way i would like to be able to write about my life is another. i seriously could not put this book down, either this boy (man?) had a life that was truly interesting... or he has some great writing talent... i wish i could make my life into a story that is hard to put down, but that may be why i retreat to other's lives in which it is quite hard to get up to go to the bathroom (i brought the book into the bathroom with me...) i think we need to get naked a bit more often, hmm... i rammble a bit... as does david.
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Summary: eminently readable book about an unlikable character
Review: Naked was compelling. Naked was readable and hard to put down. Naked was witty and clever. Yet, I had trouble liking Sedaris' character throughout the book. If you enjoy reading about a man who is, at each turn in his life, unable to make a sensible decision about himself; who throws himself into harm's way; who displays a veneer of genial stupidity while (like a grown-up Harriet the Spy) taking copious mental notes of those around him only to ridicule them when he sets pen to paper, then this is the book for you. In all fairness, Sedaris is self-critical as well and has a solidly self-depricating sense of humor in Naked. There is, however, a very thin line between self-deprication and conceitedness. I just got tired of it towards the end of the book. Aren't there enough books written about a middle-aged guy coming to terms with his sexuality and confronting his dysfunctional family while going on a meandering cross-country trip where a cast of misfit characters awaits?
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