If someone tries it and doesn´t like 2 or 3 stories, I would suggest not to continue, because they are all quite similar mini plots around happenings fueled by the author´s real and fictional experiences. I would really like to know how much of it is authentic and what just exaggerated or fictional, because I could truly imagine super sized families acting in a Malcolm in the Middle or Married with kids style or whatever sitcoms taught us about it.Īnd, not to forget, there are hardly satirical authors that mostly write short stories and articles for magazines, it are mostly novels and these are often so interwoven, deep, and complex that it isn´t easy to get the whole package out of the first read. "Slumus Lordicus" - Sedaris' father's experiences as a landlord of a section 8 apartment complex in the early 80s.Sedaris isn´t for everyone, because his weird and disturbing tales are no humor easy to laugh about, because it involves many dark and black comedy elements, some indirect social criticism, and coarse scenes, often dealing with topics that are against the code of conduct of acceptable targets.īut I like it, the mini humor tales are perfect for in between, whenever one doesn´t want to exhaust oneself with reading something more complex or of high quality with full focus on enjoying the art, the perfect stopgap."Hejira" - Sedaris' father kicks him out of his house due to his homosexuality."The Change in Me" - the 13-year-old Sedaris wants to act like a hippie."Monie Changes Everything" - Sedaris' rich aunt."Consider the Stars" - reflecting on the cool kid at school.
"Full House" - a childhood game of strip poker gives the young Sedaris a touching moment."The Ship Shape" - childhood memories of the second home that his father never bought."Let It Snow" - the day when Sedaris's mother locked her children out in the snow."Us and Them" - childhood memories of a family "who don't believe in TV".The essays address the author's upbringing in Raleigh, North Carolina, his relationships with family members, and his work and life in New York City and France. Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim is a 2004 collection of 22 autobiographical essays by American humorist David Sedaris.
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