Naked
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In Naked, Sedaris turns the mania for memoir on its ear, mining the exceedingly rich terrain of his life, his family, and his unique worldview-a sensibility at once take-no-prisoners sharp and deeply charitable.
A tart-tongued mother does dead-on imitations of her young son's nervous tics to the great amusement of his teachers; a stint of Kerouackian wandering is undertaken (of course!) with a quadriplegic companion; a family gathers for a wedding in the face of imminent death.
Through it all is Sedaris's unmistakably hilarious voice—without doubt one of the freshest in American writing.
“If you’re looking for some comic relief, look no further than David Sedaris.” ―NPR
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It's ok I guess. The first half is quite entertaining (didn't feel the urge to laugh out loud though), the second half feels like Sedaris wants to show the reader some deeper truths and moral being conveyed in a manner far away from subtle. I have already downloaded Calypso before reading this so I'm going to give Sedaris a second chance. Let's see.
Description
In Naked, Sedaris turns the mania for memoir on its ear, mining the exceedingly rich terrain of his life, his family, and his unique worldview-a sensibility at once take-no-prisoners sharp and deeply charitable.
A tart-tongued mother does dead-on imitations of her young son's nervous tics to the great amusement of his teachers; a stint of Kerouackian wandering is undertaken (of course!) with a quadriplegic companion; a family gathers for a wedding in the face of imminent death.
Through it all is Sedaris's unmistakably hilarious voice—without doubt one of the freshest in American writing.
“If you’re looking for some comic relief, look no further than David Sedaris.” ―NPR
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It's ok I guess. The first half is quite entertaining (didn't feel the urge to laugh out loud though), the second half feels like Sedaris wants to show the reader some deeper truths and moral being conveyed in a manner far away from subtle. I have already downloaded Calypso before reading this so I'm going to give Sedaris a second chance. Let's see.