I didn’t know most of this volume is short stories, it was just next on the David Sedaris list so I ordered it. I’m not usually into short stories though I love essays but I do enjoy Sedaris’s characters, they’re always flawed and usually the character other authors set in opposition to their main protagonist. They’re shitty, flawed and broken individuals and not in an anti hero kind of way just in a shitty human way. So while I did enjoy the short story section, for me his Essays are where he really shines. I will laugh out loud at least once in all of them and of course Santaland Diaries is the icing on the cake. I can’t give any volume containing that anything less than 4 stars.

3.5 stars

I always enjoy David Sedaris. This is one of his earlier books. I enjoy his more recent ones more. His wit and sense of humour amaze me and his observations about the strange things people do and say are as always spot on. I had the opportunity to meet him the other night at a reading in Sydney and was honoured and a little star struck! He will always be one of my favourites. And I will treasure this signed copy!

Audio book version. Hearing the different was delightfully offensive