tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9726252.post115354423762723465..comments2023-10-31T09:19:41.762-07:00Comments on Canon Fodder: Reading Journal Entry: Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedarismapletree7http://www.blogger.com/profile/15261672903705693449noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9726252.post-1153772745968530632006-07-24T13:25:00.000-07:002006-07-24T13:25:00.000-07:00I read his Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim...I read his Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim and was besides myself. I laughed myself silly, but kept being struck by the fact that I was really glad that I wasn't related to him. <BR/><BR/>Have you seen his Princeton commencement address in the New Yorker?JoanneMarie Fausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16751278640738482830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9726252.post-1153757233893550262006-07-24T09:07:00.000-07:002006-07-24T09:07:00.000-07:00To me, Sedaris' writings are the literary equivale...To me, Sedaris' writings are the literary equivalent of eclairs--very tasty while you're consuming them, completely inconsequential afterward. I remember enjoying "Me Talk Pretty One Day" as I was reading it, but can't remember a thing about it now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9726252.post-1153667915403155952006-07-23T08:18:00.000-07:002006-07-23T08:18:00.000-07:00I listened to Me Talk Pretty on tape, and found it...I listened to Me Talk Pretty on tape, and found it even funnier with Sedaris' comic timing in the delivery. I also liked how it begins with the speech "therapy" and eventually winds back up at a different kind of language lesson without the homophobic implications.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9726252.post-1153578775939598142006-07-22T07:32:00.000-07:002006-07-22T07:32:00.000-07:00For me, both Me Talk Pretty and Holidays on Ice st...For me, both Me Talk Pretty and Holidays on Ice started with strong, laugh-out-loud situations and characters. By the mid-point my enthusiasm had started to sag and towards the end I just trying to figure out the rotten fruit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9726252.post-1153553901661210782006-07-22T00:38:00.000-07:002006-07-22T00:38:00.000-07:00What I love so much about Sedaris is that he's sne...What I love so much about Sedaris is that he's sneaky. I think I'm just having fun, laughing - and then the kicker. He can make me go from laughter to tears or just shocked realization that I am the dumbass he's laughing at in a millisecond. I think he is so much smarter than he is generally given credit to be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com