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There, I've said it. I've made peace with the fact. I have stared deep into the cockles of my heart, and forced myself to come to the only obvious-but-unpopular conclusion.

I just don't care for David Sedaris.

It was somewhat of ...more...]]> 4137 0349113912 9780349113913 106603 6004 3.97 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165389015m/4137.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4137.Me_Talk_Pretty_One_Day 3 28 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2001 Wed Aug 01 12:39:01 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 03:15:26 -0800 2009
My mom gave me the book. I was living in France at the time, so she thought David Sedaris and I would have a ton in common. She went to a Sedaris booksigning to get a personalized message to her gay son in France. After he was done reading, she jumped up...more...]]> 482978 0316776963 9780316776967 5579 686 3.97 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175126760m/482978.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/482978.Me_Talk_Pretty_One_Day 5 19 false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 13 15:39:04 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 13 15:58:54 -0800 2008
1) The essays are perfectly formed, so you can be assured that you'll be able to finish 3 little chunks over 40 minutes or so. Once the train trundled into Wes...more...]]> 4137 0349113912 9780349113913 106603 6004 3.97 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165389015m/4137.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4137.Me_Talk_Pretty_One_Day 1 20 false Tue Apr 29 10:46:33 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 29 11:16:48 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4137 0349113912 9780349113913 106603 6004 3.97 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165389015m/4137.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4137.Me_Talk_Pretty_One_Day 3 9 false Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Tue Jul 03 12:45:02 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 23:32:12 -0800 2009
"Lisa had been born with a lazy leg that had refused to grow at the same rate as it's twin. I liked the idea that a part of one's body might be thought ...more...]]> 4137 0349113912 9780349113913 106603 6004 3.97 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165389015m/4137.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4137.Me_Talk_Pretty_One_Day 4 7 false Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Fri Sep 28 04:32:57 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 28 04:33:29 -0700 2007 I read Me Talk Pretty One Day on the recommendation of my roommate, the fabulous WER. She gave me her copy of the book, so with a strong recommendation and a free read, I couldn’t possibly refuse.

Me Talk Pretty One Day is a rough autobiography of writer and humorist David Sedari...more...]]> 4137 0349113912 9780349113913 106603 6004 3.97 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165389015m/4137.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4137.Me_Talk_Pretty_One_Day 2 6 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 03 09:20:35 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 26 10:58:41 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4137 0349113912 9780349113913 106603 6004 3.97 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165389015m/4137.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4137.Me_Talk_Pretty_One_Day 1 7 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 27 19:20:53 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 27 19:37:53 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4137 0349113912 9780349113913 106603 6004 3.97 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165389015m/4137.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4137.Me_Talk_Pretty_One_Day 1 8 false Mon Jul 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 03 16:23:38 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 23 06:31:45 -0700 2008
I feel like Sedaris accurately summed up his entire approach to writing on page 44: "True art was based upon despair, and the important thing was t...more...]]> 4137 0349113912 9780349113913 106603 6004 3.97 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165389015m/4137.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4137.Me_Talk_Pretty_One_Day 5 6 false Mon Nov 12 23:28:21 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 12 23:28:21 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4137 0349113912 9780349113913 106603 6004 3.97 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165389015m/4137.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4137.Me_Talk_Pretty_One_Day 3 4 false Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Mon May 21 07:13:23 -0700 2007 Tue May 22 08:49:26 -0700 2007
David Sedaris knows all about timing and spacing. Many of his essays...more...]]> 482978 0316776963 9780316776967 5579 686 3.97 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175126760m/482978.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/482978.Me_Talk_Pretty_One_Day 5 3 false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2001 Fri Feb 15 17:43:10 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 16:06:10 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4137 0349113912 9780349113913 106603 6004 3.97 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165389015m/4137.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4137.Me_Talk_Pretty_One_Day 3 3 false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 25 23:26:18 -0800 2007 Sat Feb 23 18:59:15 -0800 2008 ...more...]]> 4137 0349113912 9780349113913 106603 6004 3.97 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165389015m/4137.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4137.Me_Talk_Pretty_One_Day 1 3 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 08 12:17:23 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 04:20:23 -0800 2009 real it is, having a main character who seems lazy, boring and overly-judgmental just wasn't interesting enough...more...]]> 4137 0349113912 9780349113913 106603 6004 3.97 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165389015m/4137.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4137.Me_Talk_Pretty_One_Day 2 3 false Tue Jan 01 14:01:32 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 17 01:28:25 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4137 0349113912 9780349113913 106603 6004 3.97 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165389015m/4137.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4137.Me_Talk_Pretty_One_Day 1 3 false Sat Nov 15 02:25:19 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 15 02:31:34 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4137 0349113912 9780349113913 106603 6004 3.97 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165389015m/4137.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4137.Me_Talk_Pretty_One_Day 5 2 false Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Fri Nov 21 15:31:45 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 21 15:52:32 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 4137 0349113912 9780349113913 106603 6004 3.97 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165389015m/4137.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4137.Me_Talk_Pretty_One_Day 5 3 false Sat Dec 13 15:34:28 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 15:36:25 -0800 2008 4137 0349113912 9780349113913 106603 6004 3.97 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165389015m/4137.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4137.Me_Talk_Pretty_One_Day 4 3 false Sat Aug 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 05:17:09 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 30 13:49:48 -0700 2008 Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris is deceptive. But, that word has all kinds of negative connotations, and I'm struggling thesaurusless to find a word that evokes the right combination of simplicity plus cleverness with a twist of ironic s...more...]]> 4137 0349113912 9780349113913 106603 6004 3.97 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165389015m/4137.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4137.Me_Talk_Pretty_One_Day 5 2 false Fri May 30 07:09:56 -0700 2008 Fri May 30 08:08:14 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1044354