reading (Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim)

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I finished David Sedaris' "Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim" last night. Sedaris has a gift for perfect phrasing. There were many laugh out loud lines for me. Unfortunately, the theme of this book could be summed up in people are vile. The telling is funny. The phrasing is divine. But in almost every story the tone portrays the characters as common, mean, and petty. I don't remember getting this impression from "Me Talk Pretty One Day", but I'm not sure whether it's a difference in me or a difference in the books.  Perhaps I'll reread "Me Talk Pretty" and find out.

6. David Sedaris "Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim"