Naked Abridged

Rating:
Summary: Nice...Not thrilling, but nice
Review: Not as good as "Me Talk Pretty One Day", but still definitely worth reading.

Rating:
Summary: Naked Riot
Review:
Summary:
The book is a collection of short stories, most of which I believe are based on the author's actual experiences. Most of the stories are about his family and growing up, but the final story, Naked, is about his experience going to a nudist colony/resort.

My Comments:
All of the stories are well-written, engaging, and entertaining. As is the case with 'Holidays On Ice', the author never reveals when a story is fictitious or not, but I was inclined to believe most of these were non-fiction (though there might be an embellishment here or there).

I was impressed by the author's candor about his personal life. To be willing to reveal one's quirks and even poke fun at them takes either a lot of money or a lot of self-security. I'm not sure which is Sedaris's motivation, but whatever it is, it's nice to hear someone being frank about life.

Though the stories jump all over the place and don't really seem to have a common thread, I don't think anyone can argue that Sedaris has a gift for telling poignant and humorous short stories. The stories are a bit outlandish and the author is blunt, meaning they probably aren't for everyone, but I would definitely recommend this book. Don't Miss it! Another Amazon quick-pick I recommend is The Losers Club by Richard Perez.


Rating:
Summary: Funniest Book I've Ever Read??
Review: Very very rarely do books make me laugh out loud. Rarer still the day when they make me cry and lose my breath I'm laughing so hard. And in public, no less! Self-depracating, humble, unapolegetic, often darkly hilarious.

It's been years since I've read this book, but "Tics" still stands out in my mind as the funniest thing I've ever read.