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4.1 AVERAGE
4.1 AVERAGE
Not all humor comes from pain, but this author's sure does. Laughed several times while listening. Poignant and sad despite that.
dark
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funny
reflective
medium-paced
This is my first David Sedaris book and my husband and I chose to listen on audio. Though at times we were laughing out loud about his musings, overall, it didn't hit home. It was neither pleasant or necessary and really 90% was not entertaining for me either (and some references to his relationship with his family were heartwrenching, yet presented as humor). So many people rave about David Sedaris so I will probably give him another try but will read the reviews more carefully before choosing one.
emotional
funny
reflective
fast-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Sedaris sometimes inspires creative thinking and engagement with the world through his candidly offbeat approach to life, but just as often he is annoying and, well, strange.
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lighthearted
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I get that Sedaris is a humorist. I actually really liked this book and had a few laugh out loud moments… the deadpan “whore” toward the end of a chapter where Sedaris asks his partner how many lovers he’s had… comedic gold.
But jokes at the expense of people with Down Syndrome just aren’t funny. They don’t hit the same way any of other humor does… because they aren’t funny. Just like jokes at the expense of black people aren’t funny. And those at the expense of trans people aren’t funny. And those at the expense of people with brain injuries aren’t funny.
But jokes at the expense of people with Down Syndrome just aren’t funny. They don’t hit the same way any of other humor does… because they aren’t funny. Just like jokes at the expense of black people aren’t funny. And those at the expense of trans people aren’t funny. And those at the expense of people with brain injuries aren’t funny.
So many brilliant and often very funny observations... but also occasionally pompous
funny
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