Me Talk Pretty One Day in The Complete Idiots Guide to the Ultimate Reading List

Dec 25, 2011 Rachel rated it really liked it

Shelves: biography-autobiography, humor

Although not the laugh-out-loud humor that I expected, David Sedaris's collection of essays both captured my imagination and conjured up memories of my own childhood that I hadn't even realized I had forgotten.

There is no set story-line, only a loose sense Sedaris aging as the book progresses. The essays span his entire life, beginning (loosely) in his childhood and ending (loosely) in his current adult life. Each essay is a little vignette on the family he grew up with, the lovers he's had, an ...more

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Mar 13, 2010 Danielle rated it liked it

I think many of Sedaris' personal vignettes in this book were both poignant and laugh-out-loud hilarious. Yet, other times, they were disjointed, a little confusing and rambling for my taste. So, I definitely had to take this book in small, incremental doses. Overall though, I enjoyed his biting yet witty writing and can see why he's a huge favorite among a lot of people I know. I mean, the guy can sure write well enough about everything from his short-lived foray into experimental art to his un ...more

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Aug 14, 2009 Jodi Graham rated it really liked it

Funny and snarky and at times inappropriate. Loved it! His experiences living abroad and attempts to learn French were particularly dear to my heart. I lived in Austria for 2 years and I never did grasp German. Thank you, Jenn, for the recommend!

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