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Amazon.co.uk Review
Most of us would be lucky to be able to express ourselves in writing half as well as David Sedaris does in Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim. But on top of his skills with the written word, the author also has substantial gifts as a performer, as he proves on the audio version of the book. But while the CD or cassette version of this collection is possibly the best bet for furthering your appreciation of the material, the book itself still showcases Sedaris's ability to capture the essence of his characters. Whether he's relating a tale involving his high-voiced brother Paul, or recalling times when he and his sisters tried to win good karma by speaking and acting like well-behaved, fairytale children, Sedaris's prose hits the right note in both the opening, comedic stories, and in the more poignant essays that tend to come later in the book.
In Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, Sedaris describes fights with his boyfriend, and of his sister-in-law's difficult pregnancy. When sister Lisa complains about the stories involving the family, he writes about that, too. Sedaris's latest book provides more evidence that he is a great humorist, memoirist and raconteur, and readers are lucky to have the opportunity to know him so well. Perhaps they are luckier still not to know him personally. --Leah Weathersby, Amazon.com --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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These are scenes of family life at its best, written with clarity but also with great affection, through which the character of the author emerges, watchful, self-mocking and full of understanding. (TLS )
This is a man who could capture your heart and lift your spirits while reading out the ingredients of a rice cake. OBSERVER ('Mr Sedaris's humour is dry, witty and consistently successful.’ )
ECONOMIST ('Sedaris is like an updated Thurber: domestic, laconic, slightly warped but never bitter, and extremely funny.’ )
CULTURE, SUNDAY TIMES ('His best, funniest, most satisfying book.’ )
This is a man who could capture your heart and lift your spirits while reading out the ingredients of a rice cake. OBSERVER ('Mr Sedaris's humour is dry, witty and consistently successful.’ )
ECONOMIST ('Sedaris is like an updated Thurber: domestic, laconic, slightly warped but never bitter, and extremely funny.’ )
CULTURE, SUNDAY TIMES ('His best, funniest, most satisfying book.’ )
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WHEN MY FAMILY FIRST MOVED to North Carolina, we lived in a rented house three blocks from the school where I would begin the third grade. Read the first page
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WHEN MY FAMILY FIRST MOVED to North Carolina, we lived in a rented house three blocks from the school where I would begin the third grade. Read the first page
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53 of 56 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Sedaris is one of America's greatest and funniest writers. I love all his books as I do those of J.T. McCrae, such as his -Katzenjammer- or the works of Kurt Vonnegut with his -Welcome to the Monkeyhouse-. All are great, but Sedaris distills the humour and makes it razor sharp. There's no one who can touch him. Top of the mark, this one. While a lot of people rate his books; usually "Me Talk pretty One Day" is at the top, for me, "Dress" is number one.
29 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Loved this book, though it was third in place for my Sedaris collection. "Me Talk" is first, followed by "Naked," then this one. On the same great humour and wit as the works of Burroughs or Jackson McCrae (think his --Katzenjammer--), DYFICAD is a must for fans of not only Sedaris, but humour as well.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Mr. Sedaris was a great discovery for someone like me who usually stick to classics like Hemingway, Dickens and Irving. Sedaris sees the world in such a funny way - reading this book made me laugh out loud many times.
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Boring
I have only managed a few pages of this book as I found it really boring, I will keep it on my bookself though as I have to finish it at some point.
Published 5 months ago by Rachel
Ok but not blown away
I enjoyed the radio monologues and thought I'd give the books a go. Perhaps I was expecting too much. I enjoyed it to start with but after a while it fell a bit flat. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mrs B
seriously funny...
this book had me laughing out loud, and almost bought a lump to my throat. the author comes across like a nutter with hilarious life stories. really enjoyable
Published 8 months ago by Gcrikey
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
This man is hilarious. Especially live (BBC Radio-4 has featured readings by him). His comic timing in a live audience makes all the difference, it turns what could be mistaken for... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mark Herley
a good, quick read
I love listening to this man on the radio, he has a very dry, assured wit and it helps to think of how he would narrate it when you read the book. Read more
Published 10 months ago by kb
Another hilarious book from David Sedaris
Having listened to David Sedaris' podcasts and really enjoying them, I decided to get this book. Very funny and moving at times as well.
Published 12 months ago by J. Knight
A Sedaris Taster...
I have most of the David Sedaris books and I love his style and bitchiness and gritiness. I decided to leave a review on this one as I think it's probably the best one if you are... Read more
Published 13 months ago by The Full English
Poignant rather than funny - at least in writing
I'm not a fan of the author's radio monologues. I don't mean that I don't like them - I haven't listened much. Read more
Published on 29 May 2010 by Jezza
Really good!
This is the first David Sedaris book I have read and I really enjoyed it. I'm looking forward to reading the others. Read more
Published on 30 April 2010 by K. J. Warren
Not his best but still very good
I was a little disappointed with this book, feeling that it was not quite as good as the other books I had read by David Sedaris. Read more
Published on 20 Mar 2010 by Bantam Dave
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