If you think for a second you will feel that most of the things he talks about happen to everyone, but when he talks about them they look absolutely absurd. The beauty of David Sedaris is to be able to tell everyday life events (which otherwise would be completely uninteresting) in a way to make them look incredible and almost unbelievable. But for sure it has been a great entertainment. I would not listen to it again because no satire/comedy can be as enjoyable as the first time you listen/read to it. Would you listen to Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim again? Why? I thoroughly enjoyed the author’s reading of this wonderful collection of snippets from his family life and will most definitely be listening to more.
The section about his brother's wedding is comic heaven (including the 'thing' his brother trains his Great Dane to do) and by marrying into this family, his sister-in-law must be one of the most tolerant women on earth. For example the tragedy of a sister who struggles with mental illness and who is openly hostile when her brother pays a visit, a neglected child who is also a miniature demon and a mother whose drinking habits make her behaviour erratic and a danger to her children, but overall there is warmth, humour and understanding in his writing. Certainly he doesn't shirk from portraying people as they really are. Instead I found his stories of his large and characterful family much more of a gentle and dare I say heart-warming experience. I had never read anything by David Sedaris before this and imagined he would be a sort of angry young man railing against modern life etc. Outstandingly sad, funny and bitchy family life
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