Naked
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4.2 • 448 Ratings
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
Welcome to the hilarious, strange, elegiac, outrageous world of David Sedaris!
In Naked, Sedaris turns the mania for memoir on its ear, mining the exceedingly rich terrain of his life, his family, and his unique worldview-a sensibility at once take-no-prisoners sharp and deeply charitable.
A tart-tongued mother does dead-on imitations of her young son's nervous tics to the great amusement of his teachers; a stint of Kerouackian wandering is undertaken (of course!) with a quadriplegic companion; a family gathers for a wedding in the face of imminent death.
Through it all is Sedaris's unmistakably hilarious voice—without doubt one of the freshest in American writing.
“If you’re looking for some comic relief, look no further than David Sedaris.” ―NPR
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Everyone’s youth overflows with awkward experiences. But David Sedaris’ acidic wit makes him uniquely qualified to wring hilarious stories out of his early humiliations—and he’s courageous enough to look foolish for the cause. Whether he’s recalling his old-world grandmother’s eccentricities, his history of compulsive behavior, or his early anxieties about being gay, Sedaris leavens his bone-dry sarcasm with just a dash of poignancy. When we finally recovered from laughing, we found ourselves a little bit moved, too.
Customer Reviews
Incredible
David Sedaris is an author who was introduced to me by my best friend who gave me a annotated copy of "Me Talk Pretty One Deay" as a birthday gift & since then I've read & re-read everything he's written & wish there was more. Of his books "Naked" is my absolute favorite never before has any author been able to make me laugh out loud, need to smoke a cigarette & cry all in one collection of essays. Sedaris is the greatest writer n humorist of our time & gives such an incredibly personal look into every area of his life like no other author can. I've actually had the opportunity to go to one of his readings & if u ever get the chance I guarantee you will not be disappointed - not only was the lecture/reding hilarious & entertaining but afterwards he took the time to stay & not only sign a book for ea. & every person who was there but interact with & ask everyone questions which I was not expecting.
Love it!!
I completely loved this book and laughed the whole time!!
Interesting for the first ten pages
Don't bother....unless you like painfully slow reads about nothing in particular.