This book was read as part of The Rory List
Synopsis (from amazon)
Anyone that has read NAKED and BARREL FEVER, or heard David Sedaris speaking live or on the radio will tell you that a new collection from him is cause for jubilation. His recent move to Paris from New York inspired these hilarious new pieces, including ‘Me Talk Pretty One Day’, about his attempts to learn French from a sadistic teacher who declares that ‘every day spent with you is like having a caesarean section’. His family is another inspiration. ‘You Can’t Kill the Rooster’ is a portrait of his brother, who talks incessant hip-hop slang to his bewildered father. And no one hones a finer fury in response to such modern annoyances as restaurant meals presented in ludicrous towers of food and cashiers with six-inch fingernails. Review I don’t know what it is but there is some link in my mind between David Sedaris and Alan Carr, it probably unfairly biases me because Alan Carr really annoys me (seriously, I don’t get why he’s so popular). I must admit I didn’t take to David Sedaris himself. I felt he was rather self-satisfied, and that he thought he had to be better than everyone. At times his stories were funny, but not usually the ones focused on him. I liked Paul ‘The Rooster’ best, I could have happily read more about him, but he was a brief character. 3/5 Buy it from an indie store: Paperback(£7.67) Buy it from amazon: Kindle (£4.49) Paperback (£8.18) Hardback (£11.19)
