false 3454628 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg as the diaries of a Macy's elf and the annals of two very competitive families, are Sedaris's tales of tardy trick-or-treaters ("Us and Them"); the difficulties of explaining the Easter Bunny to the French ("Jesus Shaves"); what to do when you've been locked out in a snowstorm ("Let It Snow"); the puzzling Christmas traditions of other nations ("Six to Eight Black Men"); what Halloween at the medical examiner's looks like ("The Monster Mash"); and a barnyard secret Santa scheme gone awry ("Cow and Turkey").

No matter what your favorite holiday, you won't want to miss celebrating it with the author who has been called "one of the funniest writers alive" (<ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:STATE w:st="on">Economist</ST1:STATE></ST1:PLACE>).]]> 4136 27 674383 book 1997 Holidays on Ice total:20530|5:6226|4:8041|3:4987|2:1064|1:212| 20530 80595 25077 1688 2849 3.96 265119 20142 2848 3.93 7347 1126 39293843 52726 4136 0316191299 9780316191296 1438 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169993125m/4136.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169993125s/4136.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4136.Holidays_on_Ice 3.93 18126 1997 4 19 false Thu Dec 04 10:18:19 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 10:18:55 -0800 2008
Da-vid Se-daris
Was a writer oh-so-droll
With a quirky style and take on life
That will put you on the floor.

Da-vid Se-daris
Writes the weirdest stuff you’ll see
About the Christmas whore and the Macy’s elves...more...]]> 9385473 332925 4136 0316191299 9780316191296 1438 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169993125m/4136.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169993125s/4136.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4136.Holidays_on_Ice 3.93 20530 1997 2 11 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Nov 21 00:30:55 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 11 14:39:21 -0800 2007 more...]]> 1755892 115625 4136 0316191299 9780316191296 1438 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169993125m/4136.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169993125s/4136.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4136.Holidays_on_Ice 3.93 20530 1997 2 5 false Thu Jun 07 12:40:21 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 20:58:43 -0800 2009 really shows. He should never, ever write fiction, for example, and yet he tries to here. Th...more...]]> 9375526 124482 4136 0316191299 9780316191296 1438 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169993125m/4136.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169993125s/4136.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4136.Holidays_on_Ice 3.93 20530 1997 3 4 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 20 18:17:09 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 20 18:17:09 -0800 2007
Holidays on Ice is a collection of six short stories all wrapped up in a black Christmas bow. They are dark, sarcastic, evil, irreverent, funn...more...]]> 20055556 1079313 4136 0316191299 9780316191296 1438 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169993125m/4136.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169993125s/4136.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4136.Holidays_on_Ice 3.93 20530 1997 5 3 false Fri Dec 24 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sun Apr 13 08:44:07 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 13 08:49:10 -0700 2008 Me, I...more...]]> 40140327 817231 4136 0316191299 9780316191296 1438 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169993125m/4136.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169993125s/4136.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4136.Holidays_on_Ice 3.93 20530 1997 2 2 false Mon Dec 15 08:02:21 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 08:02:28 -0800 2008
I enjoy David Sedaris, in part because of his constant vigilance for finding the worst in people. Exploring the darker side of man makes for funny personal essays.

But when he turn...more...]]> 39183147 529177 4136 0316191299 9780316191296 1438 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169993125m/4136.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169993125s/4136.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4136.Holidays_on_Ice 3.93 20530 1997 3 2 false Wed Dec 03 05:38:45 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 05:28:01 -0800 2008 more...]]> 9231293 604640 9012 0316779237 9780316779234 118 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165856421m/9012.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165856421s/9012.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9012.Holidays_on_Ice_Stories 3.90 1792 1997 4 2 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Nov 17 08:31:29 -0800 2007 Sat Nov 17 08:41:13 -0800 2007
He's dark. He's nasty. He'll make you laugh until you spit. It just isn't Christmas at my house w/o the family gathered around the turkey and me reading from "SantaLand Diaries." Sedaris...more...]]> 29111667 1315725 4136 0316191299 9780316191296 1438 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169993125m/4136.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169993125s/4136.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4136.Holidays_on_Ice 3.93 20530 1997 5 1 true Sun Aug 03 05:05:44 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 03 05:05:58 -0700 2008 more...]]> 40444886 1736677 3300121 0316035904 9780316035903 52 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3300121.Holidays_on_Ice 3.60 205 as the diaries of a Macy's elf and the annals of two very competitive families, are Sedaris's tales of tardy trick-or-treaters ("Us and Them"); the difficulties of explaining the Easter Bunny to the French ("Jesus Shaves"); what to do when you've been locked out in a snowstorm ("Let It Snow"); the puzzling Christmas traditions of other nations ("Six to Eight Black Men"); what Halloween at the medical examiner's looks like ("The Monster Mash"); and a barnyard secret Santa scheme gone awry ("Cow and Turkey").

No matter what your favorite holiday, you won't want to miss celebrating it with the author who has been called "one of the funniest writers alive" (<ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:STATE w:st="on">Economist</ST1:STATE></ST1:PLACE>).]]> 1997 3 1 false Fri Dec 19 04:56:10 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 25 09:46:48 -0800 2008 more...]]> 40367692 1232789 3300121 0316035904 9780316035903 52 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3300121.Holidays_on_Ice 3.93 20530 as the diaries of a Macy's elf and the annals of two very competitive families, are Sedaris's tales of tardy trick-or-treaters ("Us and Them"); the difficulties of explaining the Easter Bunny to the French ("Jesus Shaves"); what to do when you've been locked out in a snowstorm ("Let It Snow"); the puzzling Christmas traditions of other nations ("Six to Eight Black Men"); what Halloween at the medical examiner's looks like ("The Monster Mash"); and a barnyard secret Santa scheme gone awry ("Cow and Turkey").

No matter what your favorite holiday, you won't want to miss celebrating it with the author who has been called "one of the funniest writers alive" (<ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:STATE w:st="on">Economist</ST1:STATE></ST1:PLACE>).]]> 1997 3 1 false Thu Dec 18 04:31:25 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 06:03:35 -0800 2008 more...]]> 47224805 2060819 4136 0316191299 9780316191296 1438 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169993125m/4136.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169993125s/4136.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4136.Holidays_on_Ice 3.93 20530 1997 3 1 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Feb 22 22:07:47 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 22:08:37 -0800 2009 39495335 130513 4136 0316191299 9780316191296 1438 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169993125m/4136.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169993125s/4136.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4136.Holidays_on_Ice 3.93 20530 1997 2 1 false Sun Dec 14 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 06 23:04:59 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 20:39:10 -0800 2008 50951031 1953417 44622 1586212222 9781586212223 16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170266326m/44622.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170266326s/44622.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44622.Holidays_on_Ice 4.02 123 Holidays on Ice is a collection of three previously published stories matched with three newer ones, all, of course, on a Christmas theme. David Sedaris's darkly playful humor is another common thread through the book, worming its way through "Seasons Greetings to Our Friends and Family!!!" a chipper suburban Christmas letter that spirals dizzily out of control, and "Front Row Center with Thaddeus Bristol," a vicious theatrical review of children's Christmas pageants. As always, Sedaris's best work is his sharply observed nonfiction, notably in "Dinah, the Christmas Whore," the tale of a memorable Christmas during which the young Sedaris learns to see his family in a new light. Worth the price of the book alone is the hilarious "SantaLand Diaries," Sedaris's chronicle of his time working as an elf at Macy's, covering everything from the preliminary group lectures ("You are not a dancer. If you were a real dancer you wouldn't be here. You're an elf and you're going to wear panties like an elf.") to the perils of inter-elf flirtation. Along the way, he paints a funny and sad portrait of the way the countless parents who pass through SantaLand are too busy creating an Experience to really pay attention to their children. In a sly way, it carries a holiday message all its own. Read it aloud to the adults after the kids have gone to bed. --Ali Davis]]> 1997 4 0 false Mon Mar 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 13:59:01 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 14:47:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 45057624 41783 3300121 0316035904 9780316035903 52 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3300121.Holidays_on_Ice 3.93 20530 as the diaries of a Macy's elf and the annals of two very competitive families, are Sedaris's tales of tardy trick-or-treaters ("Us and Them"); the difficulties of explaining the Easter Bunny to the French ("Jesus Shaves"); what to do when you've been locked out in a snowstorm ("Let It Snow"); the puzzling Christmas traditions of other nations ("Six to Eight Black Men"); what Halloween at the medical examiner's looks like ("The Monster Mash"); and a barnyard secret Santa scheme gone awry ("Cow and Turkey").

No matter what your favorite holiday, you won't want to miss celebrating it with the author who has been called "one of the funniest writers alive" (<ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:STATE w:st="on">Economist</ST1:STATE></ST1:PLACE>).]]> 1997 5 0 false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 12:34:35 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 12:39:42 -0800 2009 1
My favorite story of his is called "Six t...more...]]> 44617991 1965720 4136 0316191299 9780316191296 1438 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169993125m/4136.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169993125s/4136.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4136.Holidays_on_Ice 3.93 20530 1997 5 0 false Wed Jan 28 05:34:29 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 05:47:21 -0800 2009
Not to mention that in this book, Sedaris is discussing one of his funniest topics - family.

This book is worth reading if for no other reason than for the Dunbar family holiday newsletter. You know the cheesy, bragging, generic le...more...]]> 43229965 1385106 4136 0316191299 9780316191296 1438 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169993125m/4136.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169993125s/4136.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4136.Holidays_on_Ice 3.93 20530 1997 4 0 false Sun Jan 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 07:26:15 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 07:27:04 -0800 2009 more...]]> 40266918 1066511 3300121 0316035904 9780316035903 52 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3300121.Holidays_on_Ice 3.93 20530 as the diaries of a Macy's elf and the annals of two very competitive families, are Sedaris's tales of tardy trick-or-treaters ("Us and Them"); the difficulties of explaining the Easter Bunny to the French ("Jesus Shaves"); what to do when you've been locked out in a snowstorm ("Let It Snow"); the puzzling Christmas traditions of other nations ("Six to Eight Black Men"); what Halloween at the medical examiner's looks like ("The Monster Mash"); and a barnyard secret Santa scheme gone awry ("Cow and Turkey").

No matter what your favorite holiday, you won't want to miss celebrating it with the author who has been called "one of the funniest writers alive" (<ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:STATE w:st="on">Economist</ST1:STATE></ST1:PLACE>).]]> 1997 2 0 false Wed Dec 17 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 18:31:34 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 09:23:36 -0800 2008 1
Okay, this is my first experience with David Sedaris. He writes really well, and I found myself chuckling at the book in places, but just as often my mouth was hanging open in shock at what the characters were doing/what they were saying,...more...]]> 40045912 134374 3300121 0316035904 9780316035903 52 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3300121.Holidays_on_Ice 3.93 20530 as the diaries of a Macy's elf and the annals of two very competitive families, are Sedaris's tales of tardy trick-or-treaters ("Us and Them"); the difficulties of explaining the Easter Bunny to the French ("Jesus Shaves"); what to do when you've been locked out in a snowstorm ("Let It Snow"); the puzzling Christmas traditions of other nations ("Six to Eight Black Men"); what Halloween at the medical examiner's looks like ("The Monster Mash"); and a barnyard secret Santa scheme gone awry ("Cow and Turkey").

No matter what your favorite holiday, you won't want to miss celebrating it with the author who has been called "one of the funniest writers alive" (<ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:STATE w:st="on">Economist</ST1:STATE></ST1:PLACE>).]]> 1997 4 0 false Sat Dec 13 19:37:09 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 19:37:14 -0800 2008
Of the original stories, The SantaLand Diaries starts the collectio...more...]]> 39136292 854592 4136 0316191299 9780316191296 1438 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169993125m/4136.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169993125s/4136.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4136.Holidays_on_Ice 3.93 20530 1997 4 0 false Tue Dec 02 14:17:46 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 14:27:48 -0800 2008 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3454628