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Binding: Audio CD
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
Edition: Abridged
Format: Bargain Price
Label: Hachette Audio
Manufacturer: Hachette Audio
Number Of Items: 3
Publication Date: October 01, 2001
Publisher: Hachette Audio
Studio: Hachette Audio
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com Review:
Holidays on Ice is a collection of three previously published stories matched with three newer ones, all, of course, on a Christmas theme. David Sedaris's darkly playful humor is another common thread through the book, worming its way through "Seasons Greetings to Our Friends and Family!!!" a chipper suburban Christmas letter that spirals dizzily out of control, and "Front Row Center with Thaddeus Bristol," a vicious theatrical review of children's Christmas pageants. As always, Sedaris's best work is his sharply observed nonfiction, notably in "Dinah, the Christmas Whore," the tale of a memorable Christmas during which the young Sedaris learns to see his family in a new light. Worth the price of the book alone is the hilarious "SantaLand Diaries," Sedaris's chronicle of his time working as an elf at Macy's, covering everything from the preliminary group lectures ("You are not a dancer. If you were a real dancer you wouldn't be here. You're an elf and you're going to wear panties like an elf.") to the perils of inter-elf flirtation. Along the way, he paints a funny and sad portrait of the way the countless parents who pass through SantaLand are too busy creating an Experience to really pay attention to their children. In a sly way, it carries a holiday message all its own. Read it aloud to the adults after the kids have gone to bed. --Ali Davis
Product Description:
In Holidays on Ice, Sedaris skewers the absurd conventions and contrivances of the holiday season with hilarious effect. Listener-favorite "SantaLand Diaries" joins new material in a bevy of holiday cheer that sparkles with imagination. Special guest Ann Magnuson performs "Merry Christmas to Our Friends and Family," and Amy Sedaris peppers the stories with tidbits of comical characters throughout.
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I really liked the Macy's Elf portion of the narrative but the remaining tracks left something to be desired.
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Classic Sedaris! The first vignette is the best, I even burst out loud reading "Season's Greeting to our Friends and Family." It is perfect if you think your family is screwed up, they do not really measure up. Sedaris moves on to what is actually an uplifting, yet disturbing act of charity in his short entitled " Dinah, the Christmas Whore."
After those first two, the remainder of the book takes a familiar Sedaris dark turn, especially the disturbing look at competitive "giving". ... Read More
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I really enjoy David Sedaris. However, this compilation of stories didn't sustain my interest. Partly because I have read some of the stories in other collections, and partly because they just didn't flow together as naturally as his other collections of essays. I liked the theme of the holidays being less than perfection. It wasn't as hillarious and wake your husband up because your laughing out loud as the others.
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Picked this up for $5 at Boarders just before Thanksgiving. Quick, fun read! Prior to Holidays on Ice I'd never read Sedaris. Will definately seek out his other work.
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One of the funniest and most entertaining stories Sedaris has ever written is the first story in this book, "SantaLand Diaries," his story about working as an elf in a department store Christmas display. It turns out that it is actually borrowed from one of his other books, Barrel Fever. The second best story I would say is "Dinah, the Christmas Whore," which is borrowed from his book Naked. It's a story about an unfortunate woman who is friends with David's sister Lisa. Those are the only two nonfiction ... Read More
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