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Title: Holidays on Ice : Stories by David Sedaris ISBN: 0-316-77923-7 Publisher: Little Brown & Company Pub. Date: 01 November, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.83 (98 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Hands down, one of the funniest books I've ever read
Comment: Whenever I come home with a Sedaris book, my husband knows I'm going to be reading most of it out loud to him. I have to, he's not a big reader and it's simply too brilliant not to be shared. "The Santaland Diaries" made me laugh so hard I almost wet myself and "Christmas Means Giving" is black humor at it's best (or worst depending how you look at it!) What I love about him it that you just never know what he's going to say next. Each of his stories start out normally, and then, he comes out with something completely off the wall and shocks you into hysteria. Although the characters are always audacious, there are some very real aspects to them as well which allows you to relate to something in each story in spite of the craziness of it all. Granted, some of the stories in this book are also in Barrel Fever, but I don't mind reading them again and consider it the price I must pay for getting the privilege of indulging in more of Sedaris' ingenious wit.
Rating: 4
Summary: Excellent twist to the usual holiday fare.
Comment: David Sedaris has a sick sense of humor, and he conveys it well in this book of Christmas shorts. It opens with the extremely funny "Santaland Diaries", giving an insider's view of elves at Macy's. Next comes "Season's Greetings", an overenthusiastic 'family newsletter' that spins off into satirical tangents with the unexpected addition of a Vietnamese daughter. "Dinah, the Christmas Whore" tells of young David's encounter with his father's "Christmas present" ::wink:: "Front Row with Thaddeus Bristol" is a theatrical review of the Christmas pageants in the elementary schools (we've all had to suffer). "Based on a True Story" is a somewhat sickeningly funny look at a hustler trying to gather holiday special ideas. Finally, "Christmas Means Giving" rounds out the collection, telling of two families who can't stop competing with each other. I'm a newcomer to Sedaris's wit, and the next book on my list is 'Naked'. This was a great way to be introduced without being overwhelmed--even if they are Christmas stories being read in July.
Rating: 5
Summary: holiday hilarity
Comment: In a word: hilarious. This book is not long, but what it lacks in size, it makes up for in laughs. I took this slim volume on a flight to visit the family during the past holiday season, and it was just the thing to put me in the spirit. One story is formatted as a newsletter to the writer's family, and I thought I was really going to disturb all the passengers seated around me with my hysterical laughter that I tried so hard to subdue. I must say that you should avoid this book like the mistletoe at an office Christmas party if you don't go for dark humor. These short stories are not warm, fuzzy Tiny Tim scenes, but they do make you draw parallels with people you may know and (...*gasp!*...) even people in your own family. The price is right, and the time is now to buy this wonderfully funny book! I also recommend the other books by David Sedaris! You'll laugh until you cry.
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Title: Naked by David Sedaris ISBN: 0316777730 Publisher: Back Bay Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris ISBN: 0316776963 Publisher: Back Bay Books Pub. Date: 05 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Barrel Fever : Stories and Essays (Barrel Fever) by David Sedaris ISBN: 0316779423 Publisher: Back Bay Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1995 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: David Sedaris Live at Carnegie Hall by David Sedaris ISBN: 1586215647 Publisher: Time Warner Audio Major Pub. Date: October, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.98 |
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Title: Santaland Diaries & Seasons Greetings: 2 Plays by David Sedaris ISBN: 0822216310 Publisher: Dramatists Play Service Inc Pub. Date: 01 June, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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