NFRC: I just finished reading "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris...

dawn_mo

dawn_mo

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and absolutely loved it. He writes essays about his life, things that have happened to him. The last chapter of the book had me laughing so hard that I had to set it down and dry the tears, so I could continue reading. His sense of humor is probably not for everyone, but if you tend toward the warped side of the humor spectrum, give him a try.

 
I don't remember it as the last chapter of that book but the one about

him and Hugh eating at a NYC restaurant where the plate was treated like NY realestate with the tower of food was hilarious.
The chapter about the Americans talking about French people was great also.
Get the tape sometime, if you can. Hearing HIM is a hoot in itself.

 
That's my favorite of his books! I just love his writing. I don't remember which chapter

was last, but I almost died laughing at all of them.

My second favorite is "Naked," a funny, twisted, touching trbute to his late mother--perfect for Mother's Day.

 
To jog your memory...

"so, he says, i found this brown something-or-other in my suitcase, and i started chewing on it, thinking that maybe it was part of a cookie.
had you packed any cookies? my friend maja asks.
my father considers this an irrelevant question and brushes it off, saying, not that i know of, but that's not the point.
so you found this thing in your suitcase and your first instinct was to put it in your mouth?
well, yes, he says. sure i did. but the thing is..."

 
Oh yes, and something about a lamb roast that was bought past the expiration date

and frozen unwrapped for a year or two?

The book is not so NFR after all!

I'll never forget the French class trying to explain the Easter holiday: "two morsels of wood."

 
I saw him "in concert". It adds so much to hear the stories in his own quirky

voice. We are big fans. We try to catch "This American Life" on NPR each weekend. They feature his stories a lot. I even downloaded some of those broadcasts on my ipod for plane flights.

 
I just picked up my copy of the Sedaris book and also My Life in France

from the library. Decisions, decisions. which one should I start first----or just read them in tandem?

 
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