Me Talk Pretty One Day

Me Talk Pretty One Day is a memoir by David Sedaris. The book is a collection of short essays which introduce us to a variety of characters and situations in which he's found himself over the years. He writes with an edgy, honest view of himself and the people in his life. His crazy family, bosses, friends and behavior had me literally laughing out loud. Sedaris describes a variety of bizarre people who have entered his life at one point or another - including a murderous co-worker, his frazzled secretary/drug-dealer, a performance artist whose only furniture is a nest made of human hair, his groovy-midget guitar teacher, his potty mouthed-well meaning little brother, and his crazy sister who likes to dress and act like other people. He also includes several essays from his tenure as a resident of Paris. His witty, sarcastic and self-depreciating observations are addictive. This book serves as an excellent refuge from our own lives, into the life of someone able to pinpoint his own, as well as others', oddities and enjoy them for their peculiarity. He validates crazy decisions, and truly understands the need for completely irrational behavior. David Sedaris has been called "The Rock Star of the Literary World," and I couldn't agree more. Read this book somewhere you can laugh out loud, because it's hard to hold it in!

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(originally posted at: Heather's blog)