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Depth Takes a Holiday
Sandra Tsing Loh
Riverhead Trade, 1997
I know of whence she speaks
+ Life in Los Angeles during the Internet boom
+ Sandra Tsing Loh is hilarious!
+ Wannabe in L.A.
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Aliens in America
Sandra Tsing Loh
Riverhead Trade, 1997
This lady can write; she will be one of tomorrow's stars
+ Excellent Chinese and German accents, wonderfully funny!
+ Her Best Work Ever
+ Immigrants in the West Coast melting pot
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Naked
David Sedaris
Back Bay Books, 1998
Add This to the List of "Things to Read Before I Die"
+ Painful to read, mostly plotless, but entertaining
+ Absolutely fantastic
Anyone who has read David Sedaris' work or listened to him on NPR knows he has a style all his own. The book Naked brings the reader along on a journey through short essays that describe, in detail, aspects of his life that the common man may never experience. The final essay, which shares the ...
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I Am Puppy Hear Me Yap: The Ages of Dog
Valerie Shaff, Roy Blount Jr.
HarperCollins, 2000
I only wish there were more pages!
+ ODE TO MAN'S BEST FRIEND
+ Outstanding canine photo collection
+ Outstanding canine photo collection
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Take the Cannoli : Stories From the New World
Sarah Vowell
Simon & Schuster, 2001
Read it, just not first.
+ Funny, well-written, but a bit short...
+ Decent collection of author's early work
Having read The Partly Cloudy Patriot first, I loved this book because it invited me to learn more about the author and her life. And in that respect, the book is very good--well-written and full of Vowell's characteristic wit. I would not, however, recommend it as a first taste of Sarah Vowell; ...
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Holidays on Ice: Stories
David Sedaris
Back Bay Books, 1998
Casual Brilliance at it's best
+ Dark stuff
+ David Sedaris is brilliant. A must own!
+ Good, but not as good.
+ HOLIDAYS ON ICE:STORIES
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Me Talk Pretty One Day
David Sedaris
Back Bay Books, 2001
Best Sedaris collection!
+ Do Not Read While Eating Because It's So Funny You Might Choke
+ David Sedaris does it again!
+ Not heartwarming... in a good way.
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First Comes Love
Marion Winik
Vintage, 1997
Love with the Gloves Off
+ Amazing Story of What Love Can Do
I only read this book because our reading group chose it and, frankly, at first I wasn't sure I'd like it. I didn't feel that I could relate to Marion Winik's drug use or self-destructive pursuit of a gay man. But her writing drew me in and her story proved to be so absorbing because it was so ...
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Radio On: A Listener's Diary
Sarah Vowell
St. Martin's Griffin, 1997
Love!
When this book was written, I was in my Junior year in high school, unfortunately I didn't read it until later in life. Reading it though took me wayyyy back to those days and myself as a teenager listening to the radio. I grew up in Chicago, so most of the "journaling" was very reminiscent of ...
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Telling
Marion Winik
Vintage, 1995
Marion Winik rocks!
+ Baby-boomer memoirs without shame, remorse, or guilt
+ I must have writen this book one night while sleeping.
+ I must have writen this book one night while sleeping.
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The Lunch-Box Chronicles: Notes from the Parenting Underground
Marion Winik
Pantheon, 1998
Hysterically funny and true to real life.
+ Marion Winik opens eyes with this poignant, mirthful tribute to parenting.
+ If You Know Any Children ...
Marion Winik never ceases to amaze me with her candid and heroically revealing writing. She can evoke so many emotions about diving into that great big pool of love we call 'Family'. As a nanny, I have had so many Mothers ask me, "Am I doing this right"? And, "Do you think I'm a good Mom"? I ...
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Barrel Fever and Other Stories
Hachette Audio, 2001
An Exception to the Rule
+ Well Read by Sedaris & Sister, and Very Funny
+ My Favorite Sedaris!
+ Sensational Sedaris...
+ Not quite as funny as "Naked" or "Me Talk Pretty One Day"
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I Am Puppy Hear Me Yap: The Ages of Dog
Valerie Shaff, Roy Blount Jr.
HarperCollins, 2000
I only wish there were more pages!
+ ODE TO MAN'S BEST FRIEND
+ Outstanding canine photo collection
+ Outstanding canine photo collection
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Naked
David Sedaris
Back Bay Books, 1998
Add This to the List of "Things to Read Before I Die"
+ Painful to read, mostly plotless, but entertaining
+ Absolutely fantastic
Anyone who has read David Sedaris' work or listened to him on NPR knows he has a style all his own. The book Naked brings the reader along on a journey through short essays that describe, in detail, aspects of his life that the common man may never experience. The final essay, which shares the ...
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Barrel Fever and Other Stories
Hachette Audio, 2001
An Exception to the Rule
+ Well Read by Sedaris & Sister, and Very Funny
+ My Favorite Sedaris!
+ Sensational Sedaris...
+ Not quite as funny as "Naked" or "Me Talk Pretty One Day"
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