
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
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David Sedaris
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David Sedaris
In his newest collection of essays, David Sedaris lifts the corner of ordinary life, revealing the absurdity teeming below its surface. His world is alive with obscure desires and hidden motives, a world where forgiveness is automatic and an argument can be the highest form of love. Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim is another unforgettable collection from one of the wittiest and most original writers at work today.
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Critic reviews
- Audie Award Winner, Humor and Short Stories/Collections, 2005
"In his latest collection, Sedaris has found his heart. This is not to suggest that the author of Me Talk Pretty One Day and other best-selling books has lost his edge. The 27 essays here include his best and funniest writing yet....What emerges is the deepest kind of humor, the human comedy." (Publishers Weekly)
"Sedaris is a careful writer, with a no-muss, no-fuss style that rarely misfires." (The New York Times Book Review)
"Sedaris' piquant essays are as meticulously honed and precisely timed as the best stand-up comic routines, which is, of course, what they are....Sedaris, openly gay, nervy as a tightrope walker, sharply hilarious, teasingly misanthropic yet genuinely compassionate, has a unique ability to supply exactly the right details to bring every funny, awkward, ludicrous, painful, horrible real-life moment into harrowingly crisp focus....He is mesmerizing." (Booklist)
"Sedaris has a satirical brazenness that holds up next to Mark Twain and Nathanael West." (The New Yorker)
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It is key that he reads it himself-- his nasal, unpolished voice makes the revelations he offers about himself and those in his life engaging and endearing. Couple that with his masterful ability to spin a tale and you should have an entertaining as well as a moving experience.
One final bonus: each short story is a great length for audio format. One problem I have with unabridged books is that I can't review what I read last to resume where I left off. With a book of shorts, that isn't necessary.
This semi-newcomer to Sedaris is sold
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Very Funny
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Would you listen to Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim again? Why?
Yes. This book was so heartwarming and funny at the same time, two of my favorite feelings.Who was your favorite character and why?
Paul, David's brother. He is so different from the rest of the family. He is simple, and country, and I think secretly David was more like him. Keep it Stupid Simple.Which character – as performed by David Sedaris – was your favorite?
Paul, David's Brother. David has such a high pitched, feminine voice, and when he switched into full fledged North Carolina country bumpkin accent, I burst out laughing every time.Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Yes. The story about the beach house, and how the family got so excited about it and finally had stopped fighting and had even grown closer in the process of looking for one...but then at the end of the day, David's parents were alcoholics and unreliable, and he had to sit with the fact that they were going to be that way for the rest of his childhood. I suppose it moved me cause I could relate.Dysfunctional family on parade.
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Great Diversion
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Excellent
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hilarious!
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No one writes or READS a book like David Sedaris!
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Good time pass
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One of his best
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Laugh out loud funny
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