This is actually a book about hospitality and entertaining, and it is assumed I think that you should be smart enough to be able to sift out the gems of information from the funny stories and general craziness of amy sedaris. I found that difficult. Am I really supposed to weasel money out of my guests? Should I really disarm my smoke alarm before cooking? Can I really combine peanut butter and green jello as an appetizer? These are some of the many questions I have after reading this book. I realize these are things a normal person might be able to figure out from context. I also found it difficult to trust her after some of the stories. Like ok, you just told me that you smoke all this weed and have this crazy relationship with your pet rabbit, and now I'm supposed to take your advice on chicken a la whatever? One thing I did love about this book, is that it reminded me of my friend shannon, who is terrible when it comes to hospitality, but she really loves a good party.

Gimmicky but amusing.
I've tried the artichoke casserole recipe and it's not bad.

This is more of a coffee table book than a real instruction book. Open it anywhere and start laughing! Some of her suggestions are practical, some are hilarious, all are interesting. I doubt if I do any of the pantyhose crafts, but I might pick up a few ideas to really use. I bought this book when she was a guest speaker at a seminar series at the university. Enjoyed the evening and I recommend you do that too if you have the opportunity.

I was initially drawn to the book by an interview with Amy Sedaris I saw on one of the morning shows a few years prior. Her suggestion from the book to fill your medicine cabinet with marbles during parties to keep nosy Nelly's from peeping at your prescriptions stuck in my head, so I finally searched out and read the book. I think I built it up in my mind a little too much. Overall it was funny, but it was also very "sixties" in style. There's not a lot of structure to the book and some of her tips don't have much to do with entertaining/ hospitality. (Such as her suggestion of making a cat toy out of an unused tampon and some googly eyes.) She references drugs A LOT and in almost every picture of herself she's wearing pantyhose. There's a shot of her imitating the album cover "Whipped Cream and Other Delights", originally released in 1965. I guess the book would be better if I'd lived through the sixties.

This book was funny but could have been a little better-which is usually how I feel about Amy Sedaris: funny, yes. But a little bit off what I am drawn to. I appreciate her originality. It was good but some parts were a bit overdone.
Okay, now for my review of the other reviews. I cannot believe how many people took this book so seriously. This book is a J-O-K-E. Were you thrown by all the recipes? It's called filler. None of this advice was meant to be taken to heart. Are you really going to host a garage sale on your ironing board? Or create a sick room for a random stranger? Or ask a neighbor if your dead pet can go in their freezer during your party, as you're waiting for the spring thaw to bury it? Honestly people, it's called sarcasm. Google it sometime.

Can I say I actually read this if I didn't finish it? Please take that into consideration if you are reading this review. I rarely stop reading a book, maybe four in my life-time. I couldn't do it. Amy Sedaris is funny, but I felt like this book was a few jokes replayed several times in a snarky, sarcastic tone. I expected a funny book about parties and hosting people, with a few tips I could actually use. I got a book telling me that if my friends are gay enough they will: know the pattern of the plate they broke, fabric they stained, etiquette for whatever we are doing, etc. And if it isn't working, by all means, add alcohol. Nudity is good too. The book could have been done in 30 pages and it would have been 3.5 stars for me.

Sarcastic, quirky and kooky, I Like You - this jokey book on being the hostess with the mostess - is perhaps the only kind of hospitality book I could take serious.

Half of this is domestic, home-maker, party-planner, cookbook material. In fact it surprised me how much of I Like You is straight up serious. Some of it's funny as hell, but then you suddenly get a recipe thrown into the mix. It's as scatterbrained as its author's onscreen performances. Hit and miss.

Amy Sedaris is generally a funny lady, but her brother David got the writer gene. She's more of a performer. That's fine if you listen to the audiobook, that way you at least get half of her talent. If this was a VIDEObook then you'd be in Amy Sedaris' wheelhouse!

I Like You is my favorite book to leave out for my cat sitters. I know they will get sucked in and keep my cats company. It's hard to write a review, when the book is a graphic adventure, but what I love is that while hilarious, but I Like You has real advice and real recipes. As Sedaris says herself, she "hates joke cookbooks." She has everything from a great fried chicken recipe to instructions for a self-breast exam. My favorite might be her tips on how to be an Out-of-Town Guest.

*Don't show up with a pet you need to bury

*Never put down your host's town or compare it to where you are from

*Don't steal anything and stay out of the medicine chest.

*If you take a nap, leave your clothes on. Don't get naked and get under the covers. Naps involve clothing.

Etc.

I want Amy Sedaris to move in next door to me.
Universe - do you hear me?!
I want Amy Sedaris to move in next door to me!

Reviewed by Me for TeensReadToo.com

I LIKE YOU isn't a children's book. In fact, unless your parents say you can read it, or you're at least sixteen, I wouldn't recommend it. But if you're a mature teenager who enjoys off-beat humor mixed in with recipes, entertaining tips, and a hodgepodge of other "homey" ideas, then this is the book for you.

"Hello, and I like you." According to Ms. Sedaris, this is what you're saying every time you invite someone into your house. Unfortunately, I had originally thought that when I invited people into my house I was saying, "Hello, sorry my house looks like bohemian children with outrageous hobbies live here." But, whatever. Amy Sedaris, whom you might recognize from roles in School of Rock, Bewitched, Elf, and Strangers With Candy, has given us a slew of ideas, recipes, and helpful hints for entertaining those people we invite into our home.

This over-sized tome is chock full of recipes, from the hors d'oeuvres to the main course to dessert. Mixed in, of course, are witty comments from Ms. Sedaris herself, hilarious photos, and tips on keeping that party spirit alive. If you want to give the perfect gift, for any occasion, to someone you love, show them you like them by handing them a copy of I LIKE YOU. Believe me, everyone will be happy.

I Like You is funny and surprisingly informative.

I'd recommend it to anyone who digs Amy Sedaris.

I Like You is filled with a mixture of both practical and ridiculously funny advice on hosting guests in your home. There is a large amount of real advice and real recipes (all meat, milk and egg-laden recipes), but there is no page left without a bizarre joke as only Sedaris writes them. The whole book is wonderful to look at with lots of color, great photography, doodles and hilarious pictures of Sedaris. The book has occasional references to Strangers with Candy and to family members which is always fun to see. I Like You is a great book to flip through for a quick laugh or for actual advice or ideas if you are planning a meal with friends.

Amy Sedaris's mind is always at work. Here are some of her party and hosting tips (in no particular order):

*Don't bring your dog [actually, this is really good advice...]
*Invite the barnacle in your life to parties only if there are a large number of people so he or she will be lost in the crowd.
*If you are the guest: Don't arrive saying you have chiggers, scabies, ringworm or lice. Keep your parasites to yourself.
*Change your medicine chest from herbal remedies to something that works - fast-acting, no-nonsense pharmaceuticals (i.e. amphetamines for ginseng).

Amy really has a thing for pantyhose, but I stopped wearing those horrid things over a decade ago, so that advice was lost on me.