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Summary: Do not read on an airplane in a public space
Review: I was reading this book on a flight from Portland to Chicago and began to laugh so hard tears began to roll down my cheeks. I was biting my lip to stop, but my eyes kept going back to the writing, and not long after I was on the floor of the aisle, my cheeks wet with tears and my belly cramping with laughter. Honestly the funniest thing I have ever read; I can't recommend it enough. I've given away more copies than I can count.
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Summary: On the floor laughing
Review: David Sedaris is one of the two writers who has EVER made me fall on the floor with laughter! David Sedaris is pure genius - in a clearly insane way. I have never read such well-crafted hilariously laugh-out-loud books as Sedaris'. Even thinking about certain chapters months later can throw me into a fit of laughter. If you've never read a book/essay by David Sedaris - YOU ARE SORELY MISSING OUT on one of the greatest writers I have ever had the chance to read. One part of you knows that he has gone mad, but another part of you can't stop reading - it is pure entertainment!
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Summary: Hilarious anywhere!
Review: It's true that I read this book in the garden of the San Domenico Palace Hotel on some beautiful March days in Taormina, Sicily. And its true that the Ionian Sea was glistening and the snow on the peak of Mt. Etna was stunningly beautiful. And I did have quite a lot of watered down Sicilian wine on those days...ok, it was a perfect setting. But I have to admit I could have enjoyed this book tremendously back home in Worcester, MA....Sedaris is so witty and weird, so original and so perceptive. This is the work of a rare mind. Laugh out loud at some sections, smile broadly at others, but each chapter is a work of wonder--often strange, always brilliant, a book to be cherished anywhere, and reread often.
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Summary: Fizzled out
Review: This was my first experience with Sedaris and initially found him to write sarcastic humor extremely well. He is so witty, I tried to commit some of his one-liners to memory. I was intrigued with the first essay and really impressed with the second about his compulsive behaviors. His descriptions of his mother were fantastic! Kinda' Ya-Ya sisterhood, without all the resentment. His self-descriptions were very flat, leaving me with a feeling this is a person I wouldn't want to hang out with ---- which can't be true because he is very funny! Unfortunately, this book fizzled out for me. The hitchihiking stories have been done before. The look at middle America was funny at times, but not insightful. It got slower and slower. I could hardly endure the last chapter and didn't need to hear another description about someone's pimply butt. I just wanted it to end. I recommended reading the first two essays. If the third lets you down, forget it. It doesn't get any better than chapter 2.
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Summary: Surprisingly Disappointing
Review: This is my first audiobook and thus my first experience with the effect live narration has on text. I will say that every other David Sedaris essay I have read has been uproariously funny. I read both Holidays on Ice and Me Talk Pretty One Day. This book wasn't as funny. I enjoyed the honest and heartfelt coming out story of "I Like Guys". However, many of the essays were sad or even boring. I felt myself wishing the segment would be over so I could see if the next one would be funnier. I had no idea David's childhood had been so painful. I guess this just wasn't what I expected from the author of Holidays On Ice. I cannot gauge if I may have found it more entertaining to read than to listen to.
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Summary: Great funny read
Review: Wow there is some harsh criticism here for this book. I think these people are analyzing it too much. I don't think that Sedaris set out to write the great American novel here. It's just some funny stories from his life. Who knows if they are exaggerated; but does that matter? I heard Sedaris read from Naked on NPR's "This American Life". He read the essay about spying on his mom. Very funny stuff! Yes, some chapters are better than others, but that's to be expected. If you want a great funny read that includes some eccentric characters and crazy situations, this is the book for you.
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Summary: Couldn't stop laughing!
Review: As always, Sedaris is crass, but hysterical. And ya gotta like that kind of stuff to enjoy this book. His take on life absolutely cracks me up. ("Weird Kids" is great!)
And for the reviewer from Smallville looking for good, humor books... I suggest you read NO ONE'S EVEN BLEEDING and DELANO.
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Summary: FIRST HALF IS A HOOT-COULDN'T GET THROUGH THE REST
Review: I kept hoping and hoping that the second half of the book would have me rolling as well as the first, but it didn't. I kept wondering why, and I guess it was because the author became a little more wilder than I could take. I could kind of relate to the first half of the book "mother-in-laws" "wierd kids", but since I never hitch-hiked (or wanted to) I just could not relate. Also, I was never into the "drug-scene", so I could not relate to some of those stories also. I never picked apples, so I couldn't get into that either. I am not sure I will read anymore of his books. I like his style, but I don't think that his later life really interest me. I am a lover of potty-humor, but the last part of the book didn't even have that. It was kind of depressing. If anyone knows of any good "coming of age" humor books, please throw in some suggestions. I really do read the "favorite lists". So I hope whoever writes them, still keeps going. I personally love the Jean Shepherd books, they are dated (no potty humor-depression era), but they are still funny. I also love Malcolm in the Middle (TV show) for dysfunctional family humor. I also think Margaret Cho is a funny comedian...some of her stuff is on DVD...I love her Mom.
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Summary: Pretty Funny.
Review: There are some parts of this book that are pretty funny, although I did find Sedaris a bit crass from time to time. Still, the book is very well-written, and he brilliantly captures the essence of human behavior.
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Summary: FUNNY FUNNY FUNNY
Review: This man is brilliantly funny. I have never enjoyed a book the way I have this one. I was flying on a plane returning home and finishing this book. I was laughing so much that I was crying and next thing you know I was reading excerpts of the book to other travelers. Buy it, read it and enjoy it!
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