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Publisher:
Time Warner Audio |
Release
Date: June 2004 |
ISBN:
1586215027 |
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Format
Reviewed: Audio CD / unabridged edition - 6.5 hours / 5
CDs |
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Genre:
Fiction / literary / short stories |
Reviewed:
2004 |
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MyShelf.com |
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Dress
Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
By David Sedaris
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by David Sedaris
David
Sedaris, playwright and NPR commentator, returns with another collection
of short stories for grownups. Sedaris creates childhood scenes
of rebellion, love, misunderstanding, and more among families and
friends. Through description, witty dialogue, and dry humor, the
author reveals a distinctive view of growing up in middle class
America. Some may consider it a literary version of TV’s “Malcom
in the Middle” -- childhood dilemmas and a child’s lucid
observations about immature grownups.
Three
stories stand out to me. In “Let it Snow,” a mom locks
the rowdy kids out during a snow day. “The Ship Shape”
shows kids watching the promise of a summer home shrink day by day.
And the dad in “Full House” forces his son to join a
slumber party, and the son realizes just how different he really
is from the neighborhood jocks.
David
Sedaris reads the audio version of his book. The added inflections,
especially those of the mother, are priceless.
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