David Sedaris – Me talk pretty one day (six)

This week’s book was written before last week’s, and the bleakness of Dress your family in corduroy and denim might be explained by the fact that in writing Me talk pretty one day Sedaris had picked the juiciest, tastiest raisins out of his autobiographical bun. The two books span the same period, that is Sedaris’ life from birth to present, but this book was cleverer and funnier than the following. There is still something missing, an edge, but perhaps this is more a question of personal taste.
I laughed at several of the timidly delivered metaphors and found the descriptions of Sedaris’ family to be achieved with more love and light, something that inspires a genuine affection.
In short, that’s all. This time around it is funny, more than ok. It’s actually good.

Quotes:
“If you’re not cute, you might as well be clever”
“When asked ‘What do we need to learn this for?’ any high-school teacher can confidently answer that, regardless of the subject, the knowledge will come in handy once the student hits middle age and starts working crossword puzzles in order to stave off the terrible loneliness.”