![]() ![]() “Six to Eight Black Men” is a side-splittingly funny story about Dutch Christmas traditions. ![]() I love that about him, in part because I’m always terrified that I’ll hurt my family and friends in my own (nowhere near as successful) writing. ![]() Sedaris is generally funny, but he’s also clearly a man who loves his family and isn’t particularly comfortable with the way he exposes them to scrutiny by writing about them. “Repeat After Me” is particularly important to me, because Sedaris deals with his guilt and his family’s anguish over being used as fodder for his work. This time around, he includes more stories about his family and growing up in North Carolina, including some really poignant pieces about his own weaknesses. Long review: I’m a fan of David Sedaris, and this book has a lot to do with that. Several pieces are live performances, and many of them are downright great. Short review: One of Sedaris’ best books of essays and stories, read tenderly and hilariously and scathingly by the author. ![]()
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