Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #114613 in Books
• Published on: 2008-07-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 336 pages

Review
Praise for DRESS YOUR FAMILY IN CORDUROY AND DENIM: ** 'This is a man who could capture your heart and lift your spirits while reading out the ingredients of a rice cake' OBSERVER ** 'His best, funniest, most satisfying book' TIME OUT ** 'Sedaris writes with a gentle but unfailing acuity and a keen eye for the ridiculous ... extremely funny' SUNDAY TIMES

Adam Mars-Jones, Observer
'A virtual Klondike of darkly glittering anecdotes'

Tom Cox, Daily Mail
'Howlingly funny, jaw-snappingly honest and endlessly perceptive . . . Sedaris' wellspring of quirky yet strangely universal comic experiences show no sign of drying up'

Customer Reviews

funny and honest ***1/2
'My friend Patsy was telling a story. 'so I'm at the movie theatre,' she said,'and I've got my coat all neatly laid out against the back of my seat when this guy comes along-' And here I stopped her , because I've always wondered about this coat business.' Typical Sedaris - realistic dilaogue and gossipy love of the apparently unimportant detail.

These are funny and they are self revealing and honest. I haven't scored them higher because they are so similar. There are some great characters - the terrible babysitter, Mrs Peacock who makes them scratch her back and pick up dog turds on the lawn - or their NY neighbour Helen swearing and cooking loathsome food offerings.

Very amusing and probably best read when picked up now and then, rather than all together as I did.

Laugh out loud
Just wanted to leave a quick message to say how fantastic I found Mr.Sedaris's latest book, in particular his 'stopping smoking' chapter which left me laughing out loud.
It is very honest and he is the best at saying exactly what you would like to say but can't.

All his books are worth a read and this is no exception.

The best of a marvellous bunch
I guess the only reason you're reading this is to find out if this is as good as all his other books. In my opinion, this is the best of the lot. And while I don't think his changes of pace, and attempts at pathos/bathos have ever been very successful, his all-out humour is brilliant. It's that rare and wonderful thing; a book that causes you to laugh out loud and embarrass yourself and irritate others while doing so, In fact, there's a bit about that in here too...