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List Price: $14.99Amazon.com's Price: $10.19 You Save: $4.80 (32%)as of 03/13/2010 01:37 EST
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 814.54
EAN: 9780316779425
ISBN: 0316779423
Label: Back Bay Books
Manufacturer: Back Bay Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 208
Publication Date: June 01, 1995
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Studio: Back Bay Books
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Amazon.com Review:
A collection of stories and essays by humorist and NPR commentator David Sedaris based upon his own experiences and the hidden perversity that can be found in Anytown, U.S.A. Here are images and blasphemies that nice people don't dare look at--blatantly exposed and told with the clear, casual voice of intimate knowledge. Sedaris' humor is born of compassion and his tales range from the sharing of cheery Christmas letters featuring infanticide, to experiences of the Gay and Famous (Charlton Heston and Elizabeth Dole, for example), to the lives of siblings named Hope, Faith, Charity and Adolph and to alcoholics and chain smokers you can laugh with.
Product Description:
Short stories and essays by an apartment cleaner and a popular commentator for National Public Radio highlight the absurd behavior of modern Americans, such as the suburban dad who saves money by performing surgery at home. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.
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Even though this is one of David Sedaris's earliest offerings, I did not read it first. I came onto Sedaris's sardonic wit through the fantastic essay collection "Me Talk Pretty One Day." After laughing my way through those 200 plus pages I was hungry for more by the author. Being a completest, I usually read everything I can by authors that I enjoy.
Coming from the high that was "Me Talk Pretty..." I was a little put off by "Barrel Fever," the next title I attempted from the author. ... Read More
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I enjoyed his other titles, and picked this out based on a story I randomly read at the store. I thought it would be a great gift for a relative. Wrong! I will be returning the because there are so many other Sedaris books out there that I feel are more entertaining and lighthearted. Honestly I might have enjoyed it more if there were an introduction or forward from the author, explaining his frame of mind while writing some of these stories. They are macabre, bizarre, and at some points shocking, ... Read More
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I couldn't put this book down! I didn't find all of the stories to be as good as some of the clear winners of the bunch, but they were all engaging and very entertaining. Wonderfully written in prose that could easily be studied by aspiring writers. I plan to begin reading the author's next book, "Naked," right away. While this book contains a collection of (mostly) short stories and (some) non-fiction essays, I felt the essays were the best. It's good to see that his other books seem to contain ... Read More
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I love David Sedaris, but in my opinion the best books he's written so far are Naked and Me Talk Pretty One Day. I won't even let anyone borrow them because they are so good. Barrel fever was funny but it didn't hold a candle to these other two.
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This is typical Sedaris. If you are familar and liked other titles by Sedaris you will enjoy this one. Classic commentary on modern life.
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