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  <title><![CDATA[Santaland Diaries]]></title>
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  <default_description>Santaland Diaries collects six of David Sedaris's most profound Christmas stories into one slender volume perfect for use as a last-minute coaster or ice-scraper. This drinking man's companion can be enjoyed by the warmth of a raging fire, the glow of a brilliantly decorated tree, or even in the back seat of a police car. It should be read with your eyes, felt with your heart, and heard only when spoken to. It should, in short, behave much like a book. And oh, what a book it is!</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">2001</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[David Sedaris]]></name>
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  <date_added>Sun Feb 24 15:50:51 -0800 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Read. Re-read. Re-re-read. And on and on and on. I think I have a problem with this essay.  That's the only point on which my doctor and shrink agree. They suggested me to rehab. I tried.<br/><br/>I found a job. The more you work the less you think. That's what I thought before thinking less. The ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16271002">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Wed Jun 11 20:34:11 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[When I went to NY, it was Christmas time. I was inordinately excited to see Macy's Santaland. I've listened to this book about 4 or 5 times. Did I see the little peeking window? Yes, I did! Were there elves who refused to break character? Yes, there were. Did we sit on Santa's lap? Yes, we did (to t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24292242">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I highly recommend you listen to Sedaris read the Santaland Diaries aloud. You can find it in the &quot;This American Life&quot; archives.  His voice adds so much to this already funny story. ]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I heard David Sedaris read this on the radio, years ago, but lost the cassette tape (!!) I had recorded it onto...  I was sooo sad!!! This book is funny enough to send tears of pleasure and self-deprecating recognition, along with plenty of good natured laughs right at our protagonist, as he recount...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47631614">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Sat Sep 19 10:33:36 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Sep 19 10:41:46 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This audio book is probably the only Christmas tradition I hold to besides Linda and I taking our fake Christmas photos with themes like &quot;Cats as baby Jesus Nativity scene&quot; &quot;Creepy Elves&quot; and &quot;Fiberglass Jesus and Beenie Babies&quot;, I mention these because this audio book ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71779347">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Dec 03 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The audio version (heard it first on NPR) read by Sedaris is unforgettably funny! The text version will make you laugh out loud and cause people to stare at you, but it is nothing compared to hearing Sedaris tell the story. Text alone would get 3 or 4 stars, but the audio get s 7 stars on a 5 star s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47451482">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Who hasn't heard him read this? It's a Christmas tradition, isn't it?  It should be.  Something about his sarcastic voice, cynical attitude, and drunken Santas and elf costumes makes this a work of art.  I'd die happy if I wrote one page as good as any of these.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[More humor per word than almost anything else you read.  The only thing better than David Sedaris in writing is David Sedaris reading his own works in audio.  And, even if you're read his books, you must still listen to the audio version.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is good but not his best!  David is best listened to on tape.  I've read most his books and heard most on tape and his delivery really adds to the enjoyment!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is one of the first David Sedaris books I read. A lot of the essays were the same as the ones in Holidays on Ice. Of course, they were very hilarious!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This one is my favorite of his that I've read or listened to.  I listened to it again with Rod before Christmas and it is just as funny the second time!]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Jun 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A very funny piece from Mr. Sedaris.  But reading it still loses the brilliance of hearing him give the piece himself on the radio.  Its hilarious, but I'd suggest listening rather than reading on this occasion.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have to read this every year. I get a good belly laugh every time. My minister thinks sarchasm is a sin so....I think I'm going to hell.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[My husband I heard an excerpt from this book on NPR as read by David Sedaris and are STILL laughing about it two weeks later.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved the first 4 Sedaris books that i read but this one left me extremely disappointed. Not only was it very short but one of the essays appears in one of his other books and in this case the stories are made up. Whilst it was midly ammusing particularly the last christmas tale, i wouldnt recomme...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39919172">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Too funny! I learned that David Sedaris is one of the funniest men on the planet!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Compilation of his holiday short stories. Read some before but still amusing.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was hilarious.  I was literally LOLing.  He is such a fantastic author with a vivid imagination.  Genius.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Personally, David Sedaris is at his best when he is reading his own essays.  There is a nuance to his voice that doesn't quite come through just on the written page.<br/><br/>David Sedaris reading &quot;Santaland Diaries&quot; stands to date as one of the funniest things I've ever heard in my whol...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13936469">more...</a>]]></body>
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