Book Review - "Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim" - David Sedaris

Yes, I'm in the throes of a Sedarisathon.

I read Holidays on Ice years ago and loved it. But in this spate first I read Naked - and didn't like it. But having enjoyed my first foray into the strange place that is David Sedaris' mind, I gave him another chance - I read Me Talk Pretty One Day and loved it! Now I've finished Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim and have started reading Barrel Fever. I believe this completes the David Sedaris catalog so far.

I enjoyed "Dress Your Family...". It delves more into his family and personal relationships than the others have and while funny - it is occasionally funny in a disturbing way. You can't help but wonder how much is true and how much is sort of maybe true but somewhat embellished. You find yourself hoping there is in fact embellishment because we're talking serious dysfunction otherwise - particularly when he discusses one of his sisters and his brother.

His writing is as usual quick and biting and witty. He is self-deprecating, but compared to a couple of his siblings, and maybe his father (as he describes them) - he is the *less messed up*, which is scary.

Although I didn't like it as much as "Me Talk Pretty One Day", I still recommend it.