David Sedaris - Me Talk Pretty One Day

Pros: Many topics and chapters of this book are hilarious.
Cons: Some potty humor and some profanity.

I was taking my time reading "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris. I had read some reviews of it here on Epinions, but really wanted to form my own o-pinion about this popular author's book. This is one of Mr. Sedaris' earlier works, this book ...

Pros: some fabulous viewpoints and quite funny
Cons: a gay drug user in France and you want cons?

It was stunning when I learned that our very own Ed Grover was afflicted with cancer. Ed has always been a highly regarded writer on the site and someone many look up to. It was suggested that a write-off be done for epinionators to express ...

Pros: David Sedaris is a very funny man.
Cons: Do not attempt to drink or eat while reading this book. You will certainly make a mess of yourself.

Call it a bad case of Spring Fever.

A yet unread collection of Peter Taylor short stories, purchased a few weeks ago on eBay, sits untouched on one of my many bookshelves. The critically acclaimed debut novel of Zadie Smith sits...

Pros: Easy to read; pure entertainment - no plots to figure out, just interesting stories
Cons: Some readers may disapprove of & be distracted by David's lifestyle choices

I got "Me Talk Pretty One Day" from a friend of mine who enjoyed it and wanted to pass it on to me. I really needed this book when I got it, as I'd been stressing out over finding a job and a place to live for the past few months. The crappy economy...

Pros: funny stuff, some of it Laugh out Loud good!
Cons: can be a bit dark/negative at times-some profanity

We have a good friend who has always joked that if you put a toddler on a stage in a ‘Toddlers Only’ Comedy Club, all they’d have to do is occasionally blurt out words like ‘poop’ and ‘pee’ and the whole crowd would just erupt with laughter. Having two...

Pros: Laugh out loud funny
Cons: Not as quirky and bizarre as his earlier works

I was first introduced to David Sedaris five or so years ago when his hilarious “SantaLand Diaries” were broadcast on NPR’s Morning Edition. In them, Sedaris tells of his depressing job as one of Santa’s elves at Macy’s one poverty-stricken Christmas. In...

Pros: Sedaris once again shines through with his witty prose and fabulous cynicism.
Cons: Adult-oriented humor and language, politically incorrect in every conceivable aspect

Sedaris, in another collection of autobiographical essays, showcases his wit and dares to be as politically incorrect and offensive while still maintaining a strong pull at the heartstrings of the reader. This is a book to read on those days when you...

Pros: Funny, funny, funny. Sedaris is so funny, and he has some important things to tell us. And oh, did I mention he is funny?
Cons: I could have done without the four-page piece on the giant excrement.

Move over, Mark Twain. Make room at the Algonquin, Dorothy Parker. Mr. Franken, be prepared to give up your chair on Politically Incorrect. Get ready for some competition, Christopher Buckley.

David...

Pros: ~Dear GOD, is this book hilarious~
Cons: ~Read this book alone, otherwise you're sure to get stares because of laughing~

Recently, before an out of state trip, my loving cohort (nchoward) threw a book my way. I'd read his review before, but never actually thought about reading the book myself. Boy was I missing out.

Just having finished secondary grad school, I...

Pros: Worth it even if you only read the essays on learning to speak French.
Cons: Not a good idea to read where laughing out loud might offend.

David Sedaris doesn't know the meaning of normal. With essay topics ranging from his experience as a methamphetamine addicted performance artist, to his food-hording, Great Dane enamored father, and his false efforts at learning French, Sedaris never...

Pros: Very funny, each chapter is a self-contained story
Cons: I wondered at times where he was exaggerating for laughs

I must admit, I never read David Sedaris until I picked up _Me Talk Pretty One Day_. I'd heard about him, and everyone said he was funny, and I intended to get around to it, but so many books, so little time. Well, from now on I'll make time. I enjoyed...

Pros: Fresh style and delivery, clever wit, and personality
Cons: talks about drug use, no big deal really

What makes a man like David Sedaris tick? Apparently for a very long time, it took a lot of narcotics and some alcohol to boot. It also took a wild imagination and a longing to be other people or rather other personalities. Apparently, all it takes...

Pros: Funny, smart, beautifully written
Cons: none

I was first introduced to David Sedaris on This American Life (a Public Radio International show, that everyone should listen too because it is absolutely amazing). Since then I have heard him on NPR, and a few other places, and his writing is just...

Pros: Fall on the floor laughing
Cons: None

David Sedaris has definitely got me over a barrel once more laughing at his wonderful tales. Though initially I thought his book would just cover his new life in France (I heard him commenting on National Public Radio), I realized when I began reading...

Pros: very funny
Cons: none

David Sedaris is a very funny man. He first achieved notoriety with his whiny-voiced, deadpan description of working as an elf at Macy's in New York on NPR. Here he turns his wit and eye on his family, himself, and on his experiences after moving to...