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Outstanding
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Publishers Weekly
His best and funniest writing yet.
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Outstanding
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Sydney Morning Herald Cameron Woodhead
An always engaging, often hilarious, and ultimately moving collection that stretches the boundaries of comedy tauter than is comfortable, or wise, or even sane.
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Outstanding
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The Economist
Like a successful follow-up music album, it is keen not to replicate the exact formula that worked first time round, while at the same time resisting the temptation to veer off into the unrecognisable. [24 Jun 2004]
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Outstanding
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The Globe And Mail [Toronto] Mark McKinney
This fourth collection of stories shows so much talent at easy hand that it's frankly unfair.
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Outstanding
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Entertainment Weekly Augusten Burroughs
As always with a Sedaris book, the question is never ''Is it any good?'' but rather ''Is it as good as his last one?'' So, is it? Of course not. It's better.
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Outstanding
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Washington Post Chris Lehmann
It's a formula, sure, but it bears repeating, both because it's the sort of lesson we folly-ridden humans never fully learn and because Sedaris is a complete master of the form.
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Favorable
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Boston Globe Christopher Muther
But beyond the opportunity to poke fun at his brother crafting mutton-chop sideburns from slabs of bacon for a Christmas photo, Sedaris is still able to convey honest affection for his family. And that makes his humor all the more real.
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Favorable
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Kirkus Reviews
Sedaris's sense of life's absurdity is on full, fine display, as is his emotional body armor. Fortunately, he has plenty of both.
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Favorable
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LA Weekly Katie Millbauer
His droll wit and impeccable comic timing make him one of the best laughter therapists of all time.
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Favorable
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Los Angeles Times David Ehrenstein
[This] latest compendium of his tart, snarky wit is certain to satisfy the millions who made bestsellers of "Barrel Fever," "Naked" and "Me Talk Pretty One Day".
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Favorable
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PopMatters Shandy Casteel
There is an ebb and flow here, peaks of hilarity and valleys of sorrow that continually roll into one another leaving Sedaris' work with the heft of longevity.
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Favorable
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The New York Times Book Review Stephen Metcalf
As if to compensate for his plush new life as a publishing-world rock star, Sedaris has perfected the quick, tidy, sermonical soul-search.
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Favorable
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The Onion A.V. Club Tasha Robinson
His wry charm remains intact, and his bizarre experiences are no less outlandish. But his take on them seems increasingly somber and adult, as though, with fewer new tales to tell, he's not only mining his past, but also analyzing it, putting it in order, and taking stock of himself in the process.
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Favorable
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USA Today Allison Block
Sedaris... once again exhibits his knack for spinning unsettling experiences into pure comic gold.
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Favorable
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Village Voice Mollie Wilson
His sometimes affectionate, usually dark insights might be troubling if they weren't so damn funny.
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