Me Talk Pretty One Day | David Sedaris | One of America's funniest writers at the top of his game

Me Talk Pretty One Day | David Sedaris | I beg you, listen to him read it on CD

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	Me Talk Pretty One Day David Sedaris Back Bay Books, 2001 - 272 pages average customer review:based on 725 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

One of America's funniest writers at the top of his game

When David Sedaris is in top form, there is nobody funnier. I think this is his best collection of all - hardly a dud story in the bunch. The "rabbit of easter" story, detailing hilarious misunderstandings in his French class, can make me howl just remembering it.

A very funny writer, at the top of his game. The only thing funnier than reading this book is to hear Sedaris read the stories on tape.

I beg you, listen to him read it on CD

Hearing Sedaris read his own work-Me Talk Pretty One Day-has caused me to appear like a laughing lunatic in my car, alone, as I drive to work. While I understand why his extremely dry and sarcastic take on the world might not appeal to everyone, if you find every day life a great combination of unbelievable, tragic and really funny, you will love this guy. Although I read this book several years ago and loved it, someone suggested I listen to the CD as it features Sedaris reading his own work, with the emphasis and pauses where he meant them to be. His voice itself is funny, too. If you aren't sure about buying the CD (or book) I suggest going to the website for NPR, (National Public Radio), searching the archives for him and listening to one or two pieces for free. You will be hooked. I love, love, love the pieces where he is in France with his lover Hugh, because he is very honest about being an outsider. The stuff about his family-well, if it is half-true, I'm glad he can earn a living after that crazy upbringing. There are some bonus pieces he reads to a live audience that aren't in the book, I think. I am a huge fan, and as a New York City resident, may appreciate some of his city-based stories about him starting out here more than others. Sedaris' voice creates an intimacy with the listener. I am buying this for a really sick relative who has a wicked sense of humor, because it is so funny that it could serve as medicine.

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Who wouldn't love David sedaris?

I recieved this book as a gift from my husban who hates to read yet loves NPR. This is the first Sedaris book I've read. I'm a fan! I plan on purchasing more of his books. I'm very busy and I find that books of essays are better because I can read one essay at a time. I enjoyed reading about sedaris' French teacher and how to explain Easter in a second language.

Hilarious!

This guy is unbelievably funny. I have read some of these shorts 5 or 6 times and they keep getting funnier.

Just hysterical

The comparison one reviewer makes on the back cover of this book between David Sedaris and Mark Twain is not overblown. Every page of this book will have you laughing out loud. David Sedaris has an eye for the humor in the absurd situations he and his kooky family find themselves in. It's no wonder both he and his sister are famous comedians: There is enough comedy material in his immediate family alone that it sounds like David could write another twenty books just telling stories about them.

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