OMG. Beyond funny, it’s hard to believe that so many strange situations could fill one man’s life. The title essay is hilarious, explaining the title…it’s just great!!

This is hysterical. Until I read this I’d only really read a few articles that David Sedaris had writtend. My friend in the US said that I would like his style. I do! I loved this book! It made me laugh aloud.

I’ve been listing through the Audiobook version of this when I can. I’ve been really pleased with it.

If you are new to David Sedaris, I really recommend catching an audio version of him. The way he reads his stories really adds something to them. Additionally, I recommend your first experiences with Sedaris be live ones. Hearing the audience respond will help you really get into his stuff.

That is, he has a very dry humor, and if you don’t hear other people laughing, you might be afraid to laugh and end up not enjoying the whole experience.

Check out his live at Carnegie Hall. That’s pretty decent. Then graduate to something like this (which includes live and studio versions of his stuff).

And then eventually I guess you can move onto print work. I’m not there yet, but I have to imagine that in the right mood his work in print would be just as funny as his work read aloud.