2007-12-03 23:34:25 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
i loved every one of the stories! i thought the book was great...
i know it's immature, but my favorite of the short stories was "the big boy"...hahaha...classic!
2007-12-04 00:51:06 · answer #1 · answered by ishouldhavebeenafarmer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A girl I work with read it and said it was funny, but it is a true story, or based on a true story, therefore making it sorta sad. She said it was quite pitiful if it really happened the way the story goes. She said definately worth the read!
2007-12-04 07:40:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To answer this question, read the very first chapter of the book -- I thought it was the funniest! My favorite by Sedaris is Dress Your Parents in Corduroy and Denim. By the way, the audio book version of both are terrific -- Sedaris reads his own work and his voice/inflection/tone is priceless. If you like discussing literature, etc..., check out my new blog:
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2007-12-04 07:47:13 · answer #3 · answered by kcgalles 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
From Amazon:
Sedaris's caustic gift has not deserted him in his fourth book, which mines poignant comedy from his peculiar childhood in North Carolina, his bizarre career path, and his move with his lover to France. Though his anarchic inclination to digress is his glory, Sedaris does have a theme in these reminiscences: the inability of humans to communicate. The title is his rendition in transliterated English of how he and his fellow students of French in Paris mangle the Gallic language. In the essay "Jesus Shaves," he and his classmates from many nations try to convey the concept of Easter to a Moroccan Muslim. "It is a party for the little boy of God," says one. "Then he be die one day on two... morsels of... lumber," says another. Sedaris muses on the disputes between his Protestant mother and his father, a Greek Orthodox guy whose Easter fell on a different day. Other essays explicate his deep kinship with his eccentric mom and absurd alienation from his IBM-exec dad: "To me, the greatest mystery of science continues to be that a man could father six children who shared absolutely none of his interests."
To me, it sounds like it falls into the "If I don't laugh about it, I'll cry." catagory.
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2007-12-04 07:58:18 · answer #4 · answered by WolverLini 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I read it and enjoyed it very much. I taught students with special needs, and could identify with the author's experiences. It's very funny at times, and worth reading.
2007-12-04 07:43:49 · answer #5 · answered by Sarah J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hahahahah..does that answer ur question ⥠hahah
2007-12-04 07:42:23 · answer #6 · answered by theturtlegoesmoo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋