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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “David Sedaris makes me laugh out loud. You think your family is crazy until you read about his! Loved it!” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “Not nearly as funny as I was lead to expect. Only the title story made me chuckle a little bit, the rest weren't worth reading.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Not nearly as funny as I was lead to expect. Only the title story made me chuckle a little bit, the rest weren't worth reading.”
Liz Q wrote this review 2 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I don’t read much nonfiction, but I decided to check out David Sedaris on the advice of a colleage, and I’m really glad I did. I chose Me Talk Pretty One Day because some of the essays focused on language, and frankly, I wondered if there might not be fodder for my classroom. I don’t think I’ll use any of the essays for my students, but I sincerely enjoyed them, nonetheless. In an early essay, Sedaris waxes humorous about childhood speech therapy for a lisp. He went to great lengths to avoid making “s” sounds, including avoiding plurals. Later, as a student of the French language, confused about gendered nouns, he decides that pluralizing everything makes it much easier. I think my favorite essays involved stories about his sister, Amy Sedaris. I have seen Strangers With Candy a few times, but I will admit I’ve never gone out of my way to catch Amy Sedaris on anything. It isn’t that I don’t like her — I was just ambivalent. However, she sounds like a real stitch, as we say in this neck of the woods. I loved David’s description of a joke Amy played on their father involving half a fat suit. She seems like the kind of person who will say or do just about anything if it will get a laugh, and David’s affection for this trait of hers was obvious in his various essays.
Dana Huff wrote this review 3 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Parts of the book were so funny, I found myself laughing out loud, insisting upon reading aloud to my husband. Sedaris is truly funny, and I can’t wait to read more.”
“A good story but not my usually pick for a book. I'm trying to branch out and read books in different areas but I'm having a hard time connecting to the character.”
lisa c wrote this review 3 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Some of the essays in this book are some of my favorites in all of Mr. Sedaris's books. The essay in which he actually talks about his lisp and his parents attempt at correcting it had me in tears. ”
Amy W wrote this review 4 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Flippin' funny! Though I don't condone Sedaris' values, lifestyle nor ideals (or lack thereof really), I fully loved this book. Laugh outloud funny.”
Leila G wrote this review 12 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I find David Sedaris humorous, but he seems a bit obsessed with...bodily functions.”
ruth c wrote this review 13 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Another fabulous, laugh-out-loud, Sedaris”
Nicole J wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This is the second David Sedaris book I've read and the second half of this one seemed more organised. I foudn some of his stories amusing but the jumping around between ages and places in the first half of the book got on my nerves. I enjoyed the second half which mainly centered around Sedaris' efforts to learn French.”
Rachel H wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I almost pee in my shorts”
Jerry V wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
