Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim David Sedaris,
Publisher: Hachette Audio
ISBN: 1586215019
DDC: 814.54
Edition: Audio Cassette; 2004-06-01
Summary:
It just isn't fair: most of us would be lucky to be able to express
ourselves in writing half as well as David Sedaris does in his new
book, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim. But on top of his
skills with the written word, the author also has substantial gifts
as a performer, and he proves this on the audio version of the book.
In his essay The Change in Me,Sedaris remembers that his mother was
good at imitating people, and it's clear that he takes after her.
Whether he's doing impressions of high-voiced brother Paul, or
recalling times when he and his sisters tried to win good karma by
speaking and acting like well-behaved, fairytale children, Sedaris's
nuanced performance hits the right note on both the opening, comedic
stories, and the more poignant essays that tend to come later in the
reading. In fact, for those who have already read some of the best
stories in other publications including The New Yorker, the CD or
cassette version of this collection is probably the best bet for
furthering your appreciation of the material. Sedaris's career is
closely linked with two things: audio (he was discovered by NPR's Ira
Glass), and the personal lives of himself and his family. In Dress
Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, he describes fights with his
boyfriend, and his sister-in-law's difficult pregnancy. When sister
Lisa complains about the stories involving the family, he writes
about that, too. Sedaris's latest provides more evidence that he is a
great humorist, memoirist and raconteur, and readers are lucky to
have the opportunity to know him so well. Perhaps they are luckier
still not to know him personally. --Leah Weathersby
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