When You Are Engulfed in FlamesAugust 26, 2008 This book is just all right. It seems to be a repeat of everything else he has written.... decoratively funny, but not thought provoking.
HilariousAugust 26, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
While I have read many amusing books in the past, my response is usually an inward smile and a mental note to myself of how clever and succinct the description chosen by the author. This book however causes one to laugh out loud. A true gem!
5 Because I Am not an UniversalistAugust 26, 2008 3 out of 3 found this review helpful
If you don't care for this book (like one star rater swine afterbirth below) then a hand will appear on your wall and write: "Mene Mene Tekhal Upharsin Sedaris!!" {OK I know biblically its a finger but I can't conceive of Diety giving anyone the finger over a book that isn't the Book of Life etc.) and least not a book as lightweight as this. But I could be wrong (it happened before).
Anywize . . being interpreted. "You have been weighed in the balance and found wanting. Your sense of humor is given over to the Medes and Persians. You will rott [sic <-- literary shorthand for I am too lazy to correct my spelling] in Hell for all eternity for your slandering of Humorist Sedarus unless you are an annihilist in which case you will be tormented until you get the point and then wiped out in a puff of smoke, thereby making the point moot,
ciao // gurkha
Like a letter from a friendAugust 25, 2008 This book was so enjoyable! Reading it was like receiving a letter from a friend. The style is so laid back and "everyday" that you really feel like you're in a conversation with Sedaris and I actually felt disappointed when it was over. The book is also one of those rare items that you can pick up, read any chapter, and thoroughly connect with the content. You might even find yourself running into another room to read passages to your family! :)
funny stuff and good writingAugust 21, 2008 yeah dubbleplusgood! what a fun read, crazy, zany, and neomisanthropic. cannot say i know what this last word means but---anyway, i have read naked and found it good and this last one is superduper. hut ab! which means in german: hats off to you DS!
