Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Me Talk Pretty One Day
Book Review: This, you call funny?
Summary: 1 Stars
I really hoped this would be a funny book. Unfortunately, after a few chapters, I decided my time would be better spent reading something ... anything ... else.Sedaris seems to be trying very hard to be funny rather than letting the humor flow naturally. I laughed like a crazy man when I read Santaland. This one didn't even get a chuckle.
Take, for instance, his oft-referred-to account of his French class explaining Easter. It might be funny if it were anything other than a literal translation of what sounds like perfectly good French. If you know nothing about the French language, this might strike you as laughable; if you do know French, it just sounds like Sedaris is desperate for material.
I'm glad that some people find Sedaris' latest work funny. Be warned that you may find it funny ... or, one of the stupidest things you've ever read.
Book Review: Unbelievably Funny!
Summary: 5 Stars
It truly takes a lot to make me laugh, but I learned not to read anything by David Sedaris in public. His skewed inside viewpoints of life are hilariously offbeat and ring true. So true, that you will be laughing out loud. Whether describing his amphetamine induced college "performance art" shenanigans or his childhood abuse by a speech therapist bent on taking glee in his curiously high-pitched lisp, Sedaris knocks you over with a literary feather laced with lead. Commentaries on New Yorkers, southerners or any other ethnic or regional folk are side-splittingly accurate. Always self-depracating, Sedaris is kind enough to include everyone in his hit-list of ridiculous human behavior. As a reference, David Sedaris' wack-job of a sister is also highlighted. It is no surprise that she went on to be a major contributor to Comedy Central's "Strangers With Candy". Don't be surprised however, if everyone you tell this book about has already read it.Book Review: Couldn't Put It Down
Summary: 5 Stars
I wasn't going to read it. A friend recommended it. I'm glad she did. I laughed out loud on every page. It was one of the funniest books I've read since DELANO by John Orozco. These writers are renewing my interest in humour.
Book Review: A series of anecdotes?
Summary: 4 Stars
This is not a novel as such, but more a series of short stories from various phases of the author's life... and being raised by Greek immigrant parents, before moving to France, via a series of odd jobs gives plenty of opportunity for some hysterical anecdotes. This book has the same feel as an entertaining acquaintance recounting his experiences over a drink or the dinner table, and even the events that aren't that funny by nature are transformed by this natural storyteller.
Book Review: Plain hilarious
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of the most enjoyable books I have ever read. The odd characters made it all the more funny. Being the first Sedaris book I have read, I am up and ready for more of his stories. He is a witty and humorous writer. The Usurper and Other Stories,Mind your language, Running with Scissors are fine and hilarious books to read.