by David Sedaris (257 pgs first edition, Little Brown and Company 2004)
When I originally put this on the list, I rather expected that it would be fiction. It reads like fiction but what it really is, is a collection of auto-biographical essays. I really almost feel bad calling it Non-Fiction because I enjoyed it in much the same way as I would a collection of short stories. That being said, I didn't find it funny, the way most people seem to think it should be. I have a friend who assures me that some of his earlier collections are funnier.
Somehow, I see the humor, I enjoy the humor, but I don't think I will be laughing at Sedaris' humor. This is not a dig or disparaging...it just doesn't hit my giggle reflex.
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