However, the stories in this collection do not come close to matching the wit and poignancy of those in earlier books, suggesting that this vein of inspiration may be close to being tapped out.

I laugh my ass off at the bottom-feeder personalities and occasional bargain basement morals herein, but some people will wring their hands and cry, "Oh how awful!

I stand by the 5 Star rating - my love for David, Amy and especially "The Rooster" as well as the annual re-listening to the "6 to 8 Black Men. Sedaris is so good at exposing the frailty of those emotional connections without ever doubting that they can still sustain our relationships. Sedaris came to prominence in 1992 when National Public Radio broadcast his essay "SantaLand Diaries.

Windows users should also consider upgrading to Internet Explorer 11, Microsoft Edge, or switching to Firefox or Chrome.Sedaris isn´t for everyone, because his weird and disturbing tales are no humor easy to laugh about, because it involves many dark and black comedy elements, some indirect social criticism, and coarse scenes, often dealing with topics that are against the code of conduct of acceptable targets.

Prepare yourself for utter hilarity, and once again I highly recommend audio because there really is nothing like listening to Sedaris read his books. Hardly surprising - any author would lead with the funniest material; this collection has occasional flashes of wit, but never reaches the 'laugh-out-loud' quality of the earlier books.This was my first book by David Sedaris and though there were some stories that spoke to me more than others, all in all, I enjoyed it and would read more by the author. We use Google Analytics to see what pages are most visited, and where in the world visitors are visiting from. His world is alive with obscure desires and hidden motives — a world where forgiveness is automatic and an argument can be the highest form of love.