Product Description

Essays to feaure; David Sedaris's brief and painful encounter with the most popular guy in junior high school.; 'The Rooster' in a tux and other unsavory animal tales from David's brother's wedding.; David Sedaris on the differences between love in movies and love in real life.; David Sedaris on his brutally frank neighbor, a 75-year-old woman named Rocky who is given to outbursts like, 'I'll kick you up the ass so hard I'll lose my shoe!' No one renders the pathos, chaos, and impossible variety of daily encounters like David Sedaris. On every subject, he is bruisingly painful and tenderly affectionate. Sedaris is a unique voice in American writing, and this new collection will be eagerly anticipated by his ever-growing crowd of devoted readers.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #348555 in Books
• Published on: 2004-05-06
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 272 pages

Amazon.co.uk Review
Most of us would be lucky to be able to express ourselves in writing half as well as David Sedaris does in 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, as he proves on the audio version of the book. But while the CD or cassette version of this collection is possibly the best bet for furthering your appreciation of the material, the book itself still showcases Sedaris's ability to capture the essence of his characters. Whether he's relating a tale involving his 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 prose hits the right note in both the opening, comedic stories, and in the more poignant essays that tend to come later in the book.

In Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, Sedaris describes fights with his boyfriend, and of 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 book 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, Amazon.com

Review
For ME TALK PRETTY ONE DAY: 'A humorist who puts the grin in chagrin' INDEPENDENT 'A comic gem to savour ... if only our everyday lives were this much fun' DAILY MAIL 'Possibly the sharpest and funniest observer of human weakness at work today ... seriously addictive stuff' THE TIMES 'Observational comedy at its best, highlighting the little absurdities of life and finding rich material in everything from dogs and midgets to crossword puzzles and French lessons' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY

Time Out
'His best, funniest, most satisfying book.'

Customer Reviews

Top of the mark
Sedaris is one of America's greatest and funniest writers. I love all his books as I do those of J.T. McCrae, such as his -Katzenjammer- or the works of Kurt Vonnegut with his -Welcome to the Monkeyhouse-. All are great, but Sedaris distills the humour and makes it razor sharp. There's no one who can touch him. Top of the mark, this one. While a lot of people rate his books; usually "Me Talk pretty One Day" is at the top, for me, "Dress" is number one.

author does good, film at eleven
Loved this book, though it was third in place for my Sedaris collection. "Me Talk" is first, followed by "Naked," then this one. On the same great humour and wit as the works of Burroughs or Jackson McCrae (think his --Katzenjammer--), DYFICAD is a must for fans of not only Sedaris, but humour as well.

Warm, funny and really memorable...
'Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim' is a series of snapshots of family life and domesticity seen through the eyes of an incredibly talented and funny writer. Sedaris seems to recall exactly childhood logic and children's motivations, and is unfailingly honest.

Some particular highlights for me were the time he gets confused for a cleaner from an erotic gay house-cleaning service (and is too polite to say anything) and the chapters dedicated to specific members of the family. I would love to meet his sister, Tiffany, and if you read the book you'll find out why she refers to him as 'Fairy Poppins.'

Funny, tender and sad. A brilliant read.