Take a photo of a barcode or cover
4.1 AVERAGE
4.1 AVERAGE
I just love him. This one was mordantly funny, as always, but it also cut to the core of problematic relationships with his family, especially his late sister and his dad. More so than in his other works. Dropped a couple unexpected tears on this one! (Both from laughing and sadness.)
Always hilarious and with this book surprisingly touching at times as well. Sedaris is a brilliant observer of and commentator on the hilarity, embarrassment, and confusion we call life. He is unscathing in his willingness to expose human weakness and inconsistency, but also human kindness, in his relationships and his own navigation through life. I do hate, hate, hate his shopping trips described in here. Those descriptions make me viscerally sick, that he travels halfway around the world and spends obscene amounts of money with zero apparent thought or regard for his environmental footprint- made all the more ironic by his obsession with picking up litter on his endless walks. Just such a bizarre oxymoronic set of activities- but then, something tells me that's exactly the kind of thing he'd be proud of. He is a puzzle and and an enigma and infuriating and occasionally endearing and an INCREDIBLY funny man.
hilarious. Does anyone else feel like David's books are meant to be listened to when he narrates them, not read? I could not stop laughing out loud (which I really needed), his inflection is just perfect. My sense of humor to a T.
I think David Sedaris is at his best when he’s writing about his family, and listening to him read his writings about his parents, siblings and longtime boyfriend Hugh is a real treat. While often as hilarious as his previous works, this book also deals with pain and grief, in chapters that I found particularly touching.
funny
lighthearted
reflective
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
by far my favorite david sedaris read
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
First Sedaris novel I read/listened to. He’s funny, very unique and particular but his essays really provide a deep and personal look into his life, particularly focusing on his family dynamic. I didn’t previously know that he is Amy Sedaris’ brother, too.