Essays to feature:
- David Sedaris's brief and painful encounter with the most popular guy in junior high school.
- 'The Rooster' in a tux and other unsavoury animal tales from David's brother's wedding.
- David Sedaris on the differences between love in movies and love in real life.
- David Sedaris on his brutally frank neighbour, a 75-year-old woman named Rocky who is given to outbursts like, 'I'll kick you up the ass so hard I'll lose my shoe!'
No one renders the pathos, chaos, and impossible variety of daily encounters like David Sedaris. On every subject, he is bruisingly painful and tenderly affectionate. Sedaris is a unique voice in American writing, and this new collection will be eagerly anticipated by his ever-growing crowd of devoted readers.
Painfully funny - or painful and funny....
Not to be read on aeroplanes or other places where loud guffawing may cause embarassment to you or alarm to others. Dry, self-deprecating humour and the ability to evoke sympathy and hilarity by equal measure make David Sedaris a very, very funny writer. His insight into human frailties and insecurities are very real, but you tend to forget all the insights while you're rolling around at the mental images he produces. Warning - Not for those who blush easily and not one for the kiddies.
Jan, 10/12/2008
