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Me Talk Pretty One Day | 
 enlarge | Author: David Sedaris
Category: Book
Buy Used: £28.50
Avg. Customer Rating:  13 reviews
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.8
ASIN: B000EGF0QY
Publication Date: June 5, 2001
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 Cocktail party anecdotes served up like pretty canapes September 18, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Me Talk Pretty One Day is the first Sedaris book I've read. It is a series of anecdotes and reminicences and, as such, the chapters are rather uneven. The best of them (towards the end of the book) are genuinely laugh-out-loud funny; when Seadris pulls it off he creates that magical mixture of insightfulness, charm, bitchiness and wit that makes you wish he were singing for his supper at one of your dinner parties.
Clear-eyed observation of both the eccentricities of family and friends, and the moments we all can relate to, however obliquely, is at the base of the best humour and Sedaris definitely has this.
Inevitably, he does not quite pull it off with all his stories, which can then seem slight, rather staged and a little mannered.
I've given him 4 stars because I did laugh out loud at one point, which is an amazingly difficult trick to pull off. That said, I would have given 3.5 if that was possible, because there were moments early on when I was not really sure why I was continuing with the book.
On the plus side, it is easy to dip in and out of, so recommended (even if not highly) for travelling or for when you want something you can pick up and put down.
 His best work September 7, 2007
40 out of 41 found this review helpful
This is by far David Sedaris's best work--not that any of his are bad, but that this one shines above the rest. And it's a bit ironic that he's found a more sympathetic audience in the UK and other countries than in his of U.S.orA. Perhaps it's his extrordinary wit, so English, so refined, yet bawdy one minute, and heart-felt the next. There are some shocking observations in this collection of stories, but Sedaris nails situations and characters on the head and pulls no punches. If you liked his "Naked" or the novel "Katzenjammer" by Jackson Tippett McCrae, then you'll like Sedaris's style and humour. Personally, I vote this the best book I've read all year.
His Funniest Book! - Great Amazon Impulse buy! August 4, 2005
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Elegantly written and utterly hilarious, "Me Talk Pretty One Day" will have you laughing page after page. In 'Smart Guy' my favorite essay, Sedaris takes an IQ test with Mensa. He is crushed when he receives the results. This is the type of book where you end up having great empathy with the writer. Sedaris portrays himself as a kind of weakling, a loser, but in reading this book you realize he is anything BUT a loser. A wonderful purchase. I'm very happy. Another enjoyable Amazon pick I need to recommend is "The Losers' Club" by Richard Perez, also funny and thoughtful.
Plain hilarious July 24, 2005
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
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.
A series of anecdotesy July 20, 2005
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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.
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