I have been looking for a good excuse to sit down
and read and entire book by David Sedaris for years. Now that I am able to read one (despite the
fact that I haven’t finished reading Dress
Your Family in Corduroy and Denim quite yet), I have already settled that I
will be finding time to read more of Sedaris’ books in the future.
In the essay “Repeat After
Me,” Sedaris describes a visit he made to his sister’s house in Winston-Salem,
North Carolina. Throughout the anecdote,
he discusses the small stories about his older sister that she never intended
to spread beyond her brother’s knowledge, but eventually ended up in one of
David Sedaris’ books. Considering the
fact that Lisa Sedaris is not David Sedaris’ only interesting family member, it
is not a surprise that Lisa’s stories are not the only ones that make it into
her brother’s books. In fact, all of the
author’s siblings (and even extended family members) have at least one story
worthy of a spot in the infamous Sedaris memoirs. It is impossible to be surprised at how often
Sedaris writes about his own family, since they are quite an odd bunch to begin
with.
After realizing just how many hilarious and noteworthy incidents that have been produced by various members of the Sedaris family, I began to understand that shelves upon shelves of volumes of anecdotes could be constructed if David Sedaris somehow managed to find the time and commitment to recall each funny story from his past. Therefore, I cannot imagine stopping at Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim when it comes to reading Sedaris’ books. I will most definitely be picking up another one of his memoirs at some point in the near future.
(Question Answered: Would you read another book by this author? Why or why not?)
After realizing just how many hilarious and noteworthy incidents that have been produced by various members of the Sedaris family, I began to understand that shelves upon shelves of volumes of anecdotes could be constructed if David Sedaris somehow managed to find the time and commitment to recall each funny story from his past. Therefore, I cannot imagine stopping at Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim when it comes to reading Sedaris’ books. I will most definitely be picking up another one of his memoirs at some point in the near future.
(Question Answered: Would you read another book by this author? Why or why not?)
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