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First published March 1, 1997
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About the author
David Sedaris
102听books27.4k听followersDavid Raymond Sedaris is an American humorist, comedian, author, and radio contributor. He was publicly recognized in 1992 when National Public Radio broadcast his essay "Santaland Diaries". He published his first collection of essays and short stories, Barrel Fever, in 1994. His next book, Naked (1997), became his first of a series of New York Times Bestsellers, and his 2000 collection Me Talk Pretty One Day won the Thurber Prize for American Humor.
Much of Sedaris's humor is autobiographical and self-deprecating and often concerns his family life, his middle-class upbringing in the suburbs of Raleigh, North Carolina, his Greek heritage, homosexuality, jobs, education, drug use, and obsessive behaviors, as well as his life in France, London, New York, and the South Downs in England. He is the brother and writing collaborator of actress Amy Sedaris.
In 2019, Sedaris was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Much of Sedaris's humor is autobiographical and self-deprecating and often concerns his family life, his middle-class upbringing in the suburbs of Raleigh, North Carolina, his Greek heritage, homosexuality, jobs, education, drug use, and obsessive behaviors, as well as his life in France, London, New York, and the South Downs in England. He is the brother and writing collaborator of actress Amy Sedaris.
In 2019, Sedaris was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
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December 5, 2008
On the inside of this book, David Sedaris signed it and wrote, "Joe, I am so happy you're alive."
He then proceeded to write in my girlfriend at the time's book, "You can do better."
He then proceeded to write in my girlfriend at the time's book, "You can do better."
February 14, 2022
Naked, David Sedaris
Naked, published in 1997, is a collection of essays by American humorist David Sedaris. The book details Sedaris鈥� life, from his unusual upbringing in the suburbs of Raleigh, North Carolina, to his booze-and-drug-ridden college years, to his Kerouacian wandering as a young adult.
Contents:
Chipped Beef,
A Plague of Tics,
Get Your Ya-Ya's Out!,
Next of Kin,
Cyclops,
The Women's Open,
True Detective,
Dix Hill,
I Like Guys,
The Drama Bug,
Dinah, the Christmas Whore,
Planet of the Apes,
The Incomplete Quad,
C.O.G.,
Something for Everyone,
Ashes,
and Naked.
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Naked, published in 1997, is a collection of essays by American humorist David Sedaris. The book details Sedaris鈥� life, from his unusual upbringing in the suburbs of Raleigh, North Carolina, to his booze-and-drug-ridden college years, to his Kerouacian wandering as a young adult.
Contents:
Chipped Beef,
A Plague of Tics,
Get Your Ya-Ya's Out!,
Next of Kin,
Cyclops,
The Women's Open,
True Detective,
Dix Hill,
I Like Guys,
The Drama Bug,
Dinah, the Christmas Whore,
Planet of the Apes,
The Incomplete Quad,
C.O.G.,
Something for Everyone,
Ashes,
and Naked.
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February 6, 2008
About a third of the way through David Sedaris's book, I wondered how I had not heard of this guy before. This guy was funny. No, not just funny, he was really funny. He didn't just make me laugh while reading his book, he made me cry I was laughing so hard. So why, why had I not heard of someone so side-splittingly funny? A couple chapters later, I understood why. A few more chapters after that and Naked went into a dive bomb. While there were some redeeming moments near the end, he never fully recovered and I returned the book from whence it came with a sigh, thinking of what could have been.
So what went wrong? Let me tell you first what went right. The moments where David was a kid and shared stories about his experiences growing up; those were the priceless moments, those were the hilarious, tear-inducing scenes that were impossible not to enjoy. His description of his sarcastic mom, his crazy grandma, his golf-obsessed dad with mutilated friends were priceless. They were characters you could like and laugh at, at the same time. Then comes stories from Sedaris's college days and afterwards, and you begin to think, "You know, I don't really like this guy." And it is hard to laugh with a guy that you end up not liking. This is a guy who is an unapologetic drug abuser, uses obscenities with graphic language and descriptions, takes advantage of people, looks down on others. Some of these he tempers with a measly sentence at the end of a chapter showing that he has since learned better, but you don't believe it. It doesn't feel sincere, especially in the way he has written it. There are aspects of his childhood self that linger and allow you a view of the Sedaris that you miss, but alas, they are only glimpses.
It was with great effort that I finished Naked, and it was with a bitter taste in my mouth. If I could chance to read more from Sedaris's childhood, I might venture back into those waters, but until then I will avoid him and think of what might have been.
So what went wrong? Let me tell you first what went right. The moments where David was a kid and shared stories about his experiences growing up; those were the priceless moments, those were the hilarious, tear-inducing scenes that were impossible not to enjoy. His description of his sarcastic mom, his crazy grandma, his golf-obsessed dad with mutilated friends were priceless. They were characters you could like and laugh at, at the same time. Then comes stories from Sedaris's college days and afterwards, and you begin to think, "You know, I don't really like this guy." And it is hard to laugh with a guy that you end up not liking. This is a guy who is an unapologetic drug abuser, uses obscenities with graphic language and descriptions, takes advantage of people, looks down on others. Some of these he tempers with a measly sentence at the end of a chapter showing that he has since learned better, but you don't believe it. It doesn't feel sincere, especially in the way he has written it. There are aspects of his childhood self that linger and allow you a view of the Sedaris that you miss, but alas, they are only glimpses.
It was with great effort that I finished Naked, and it was with a bitter taste in my mouth. If I could chance to read more from Sedaris's childhood, I might venture back into those waters, but until then I will avoid him and think of what might have been.
February 1, 2018
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Here鈥檚 a dramatic reenactment of me in the car going tohell Wal-Mart with the husband while simultaneously trying to describe my feelings about David Sedaris . . . .
Ever since I finally got brave enough to attempt audiobooks several months ago, I鈥檝e methodically been revisiting Sedaris鈥� work. If you haven鈥檛 experienced his stuff before, I鈥檓 telling you audio is the way to go and Naked is David Sedaris at his best. From being a little kid with O.C.D. in a time where such behavior was dismissed as 鈥渜uirky,鈥� to a young man living at a nudist colony, to his mother鈥檚 cancer diagnosis - Naked will have you laughing until you cry and crying until you laugh. An added bonus is his sister Amy lends her voice to some of the selections as well. Talk about my fantasy audible m茅nage 脿 trois. The only thing better than the Sedaris siblings? Their mother. Several years ago I used to wish I could be her when I grew up. Now I鈥檓 thinking my wish came true which I think is awesome, but probably terrifies my family.
Here鈥檚 a dramatic reenactment of me in the car going to
Ever since I finally got brave enough to attempt audiobooks several months ago, I鈥檝e methodically been revisiting Sedaris鈥� work. If you haven鈥檛 experienced his stuff before, I鈥檓 telling you audio is the way to go and Naked is David Sedaris at his best. From being a little kid with O.C.D. in a time where such behavior was dismissed as 鈥渜uirky,鈥� to a young man living at a nudist colony, to his mother鈥檚 cancer diagnosis - Naked will have you laughing until you cry and crying until you laugh. An added bonus is his sister Amy lends her voice to some of the selections as well. Talk about my fantasy audible m茅nage 脿 trois. The only thing better than the Sedaris siblings? Their mother. Several years ago I used to wish I could be her when I grew up. Now I鈥檓 thinking my wish came true which I think is awesome, but probably terrifies my family.
June 29, 2008
I'm being told that this is funny... but so far all I want to do is gather David Sedaris into my arms and rock him back and forth and tell him everything is okay.
Okay, finished. Is it really supposed to be funny? I found myself pretty saddened by most of the stories. He's got a great writing style and I definitely felt pulled into each of the stories, but I think I felt more empathetic than anything.
Especially in "C.O.G":
I didn't want to quit my job. Quitting involved a certain degree of responsibility I didn't want to assume. Rather, I hoped that Jon might remove that burden and dismiss me as soon as possible. I had felt contempt for him, even occasional hatred, and now I was fighting the urge to feel sorry for him. He must have known it, and clearing his throat he proceeded to cut me off at the pass.
"Let me tell you a little something," he said finally. "I don't appreciate being used. I'm not talking here about all the free coffee and rides I've given you. I mean used in here." He meant to point at his heart but, swerving to pass another car, wound up gesturing toward his lap instead. "You're a user, kid. You used my tools and my patience and now you want me to pat you on the head and tell you what a good little boy you are. But you know what? You're not a good boy. You're not even a good girl."
More, I thought. More, more
There's definitely similar themes in each story. He has low self esteem, he sees himself as weak and effeminate and hardly useful. He has strong ties to his family, although he isn't exactly sure why. Sure, they are told with a whimsical air, but I couldn't help but pick up on the self hatred and run with it. Maybe it's where I feel in my own life, but at the end of each story I reflected on his assessments and had to stop myself from breaking down.
In 'Naked' someone asks him the question 'What if everybody in the world were allowed one wish, but in order to get it, it meant they'd bave to crawl around on their hands and knees for the rest of their life?'
His observation:
If I could have the face and body of my dreams, what good would it do me if I had to walk around like an animal? Mabe if I were to wish for happiness, I wouldn't mind crawling -- but what kind of a person would I be if I were naturally happy? I've seen people like that on inspirational television shows and they scare me. Why did I have to think about this in the first place?
I enjoyed his stories and I will most likely read more but I'll have to up my anti-depressant dosage first.
Okay, finished. Is it really supposed to be funny? I found myself pretty saddened by most of the stories. He's got a great writing style and I definitely felt pulled into each of the stories, but I think I felt more empathetic than anything.
Especially in "C.O.G":
I didn't want to quit my job. Quitting involved a certain degree of responsibility I didn't want to assume. Rather, I hoped that Jon might remove that burden and dismiss me as soon as possible. I had felt contempt for him, even occasional hatred, and now I was fighting the urge to feel sorry for him. He must have known it, and clearing his throat he proceeded to cut me off at the pass.
"Let me tell you a little something," he said finally. "I don't appreciate being used. I'm not talking here about all the free coffee and rides I've given you. I mean used in here." He meant to point at his heart but, swerving to pass another car, wound up gesturing toward his lap instead. "You're a user, kid. You used my tools and my patience and now you want me to pat you on the head and tell you what a good little boy you are. But you know what? You're not a good boy. You're not even a good girl."
More, I thought. More, more
There's definitely similar themes in each story. He has low self esteem, he sees himself as weak and effeminate and hardly useful. He has strong ties to his family, although he isn't exactly sure why. Sure, they are told with a whimsical air, but I couldn't help but pick up on the self hatred and run with it. Maybe it's where I feel in my own life, but at the end of each story I reflected on his assessments and had to stop myself from breaking down.
In 'Naked' someone asks him the question 'What if everybody in the world were allowed one wish, but in order to get it, it meant they'd bave to crawl around on their hands and knees for the rest of their life?'
His observation:
If I could have the face and body of my dreams, what good would it do me if I had to walk around like an animal? Mabe if I were to wish for happiness, I wouldn't mind crawling -- but what kind of a person would I be if I were naturally happy? I've seen people like that on inspirational television shows and they scare me. Why did I have to think about this in the first place?
I enjoyed his stories and I will most likely read more but I'll have to up my anti-depressant dosage first.
August 4, 2023
I have read quite a few humorous memoirs in the past, but let me tell you, none of them can compare to the riotous, and I mean riotous, memoir by author, David Sedaris.
Sedaris lays himself bare, and I do mean bare in the literal sense, in this wide-open collection of 17 essays about his life's experiences, his family and acquaintances. Nothing is held back.
If you're looking for something to get you out of your reading rut, I highly recommend this hilariously entertaining book for a change of pace. It's really laugh out loud funny.
Sedaris lays himself bare, and I do mean bare in the literal sense, in this wide-open collection of 17 essays about his life's experiences, his family and acquaintances. Nothing is held back.
If you're looking for something to get you out of your reading rut, I highly recommend this hilariously entertaining book for a change of pace. It's really laugh out loud funny.
October 1, 2017
David Sedaris is an adorable little sassmouth. His idiosyncratic brand of humor possesses many fine, laudable traits; it is by turns indecently irreverent, snotty, crude, painfully neurotic, silly, self-deprecating, and even downright morbid. Unfortunately, this collection of autobiographical essays just wasn鈥檛 as consistently funny and entertaining as his other books. The first half was genuinely hilarious, and reading it frequently led to uncontrollable giggling and explosions of loud, rambunctious laughter. The second part, however, had so many strained, awkward jokes that I spent most of the time cringing with embarrassment on their behalf; the poor things were trying way too hard.
If you want top-shelf Sedaris, I鈥檇 recommend starting with either Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim or perhaps Me Talk Pretty One Day, both of which provide much stronger examples of his distinctively snarky, sardonic wit.
I鈥檒l leave you with this excerpt, which duly notes the intrinsic futility of attempting to read a book on a crowded cross-country bus, surrounded by aggressively opinionated hillbillies with no real conception of boundaries or personal space:
If you want top-shelf Sedaris, I鈥檇 recommend starting with either Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim or perhaps Me Talk Pretty One Day, both of which provide much stronger examples of his distinctively snarky, sardonic wit.
I鈥檒l leave you with this excerpt, which duly notes the intrinsic futility of attempting to read a book on a crowded cross-country bus, surrounded by aggressively opinionated hillbillies with no real conception of boundaries or personal space:
鈥淏ooks offered no relief. Failing to act even as a shield, their presence attracted everything from mild curiosity to open hostility.
鈥榊ou think you鈥檙e going to learn something from a book?鈥� said the man sitting next to me. 鈥楲et me tell you a little something, bookworm, you鈥檒l learn more on this goddamned bus than you would in a whole鈥︹€� He paused, attempting to recall the name given to such a place. 鈥榊ou鈥檒l learn more here than in a whole pyramid full of books. You could fill a racetrack with every piece of shit ever written, but you鈥檒l learn more right here.鈥�
Having never seen a racetrack full of books, I thought it premature to contradict him.鈥�
March 10, 2015
!!!! 鬲賲賵賲 卮丿責 亘丕賵乇 讴賳賲責 趩賴 賯丿乇 胤賵賱 讴卮蹖丿.. 禺丿丕蹖丕 卮讴乇鬲
丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 爻丿丕乇蹖爻 乇賵 賴賲 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕卮鬲賲. 胤蹖 禺賵賳丿賳卮 賴賲蹖卮賴 蹖賴 賱亘禺賳丿蹖 乇賵蹖 賱亘 賴丕賲 亘賵丿 亘毓囟蹖 噩丕賴丕卮 賴賲 讴賴 賱亘禺賳丿賴丕蹖 賲賱蹖丨 鬲亘丿蹖賱 亘賴 賯賴賯賴賴 賲蹖 卮丿賳丿. 讴鬲丕亘 卮丕賲賱 17 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丕夭 禺丕胤乇丕鬲 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 丕爻鬲 讴賴 亘賴 夭亘丕賳 胤賳夭 賲胤乇丨 卮丿賴 賵 讴丕賲賱賳 賲賳胤亘賯 亘乇 賱丕蹖賮 丕爻鬲丕蹖賱 丕賲乇蹖讴丕蹖蹖賴
鬲毓丿丕丿 夭蹖丕丿蹖 丕夭 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賴丕 亘賴 卮睾賱 賴丕蹖蹖 賲蹖 倬乇丿丕夭賴 讴賴 丿蹖賵蹖丿 賯亘賱賳 鬲噩乇亘賴 讴乇丿賴.卮睾賱 賴丕蹖蹖 讴賴 賲亘賴賵鬲鬲賵賳 賲蹖讴賳賴:讴丕乇诏乇 趩蹖丿賳 爻蹖亘 丕夭 丿乇禺鬲 貙 讴丕乇诏乇 讴丕乇禺丕賳賴 蹖 亘爻鬲賴 亘賳丿蹖 爻蹖亘 貙 丿丕賵胤賱亘 讴賲讴 鬲賵 亘蹖賲丕乇爻鬲丕賳 乇賵丕賳蹖 貙 賳蹖乇賵蹖 讴賲讴蹖 禺賵丕亘诏丕賴 丿丕賳卮噩賵蹖丕賳 賲毓賱賵賱 貙 爻蹖丕賴蹖 賱卮讴乇 氐丨賳賴 蹖 鬲卅丕鬲乇貙 賳賯丕卮蹖 爻丕禺鬲賲丕賳貙乇賳诏 賵 乇賵睾賳 讴丕乇蹖 賵 爻丕蹖賱 趩賵亘蹖 貙 讴丕乇诏乇 亘丕乇亘乇蹖 賵 賴夭丕乇 噩賵乇 讴丕乇 毓噩蹖亘 睾乇蹖亘 丿蹖诏賴
蹖賴 賲賵乇丿 噩丕賱亘 丿蹖诏賴 賴賲 丕卮丕乇賴 蹖 夭蹖丕丿 亘賴 賮乇賴賳诏
Hitchhiking
蹖丕 賲爻丕賮乇鬲 賲賮鬲蹖 亘丕 賲丕卮蹖賳 賴丕蹖 诏匕乇蹖 鬲賵 丕賲乇蹖讴丕 亘賵丿...讴賴 禺亘 诏丕賴賳 亘賴 賯蹖賲鬲 噩賵賳 卮禺氐 賴賲 丨鬲蹖 賲蹖鬲賵賳賴 鬲賲賵賲 卮賴
鬲賵氐蹖賮 乇賵丕亘胤 丿蹖賵蹖丿 亘丕 倬丿乇卮貙賲丕丿乇卮 賵 禺賵丕賴乇賴丕 賵 亘乇丕丿乇卮 賴賲 噩丕賱亘 亘賵丿.賴乇 讴丿賵賲卮賵賳 蹖賴 丕禺賱丕賯 賴丕蹖 禺丕氐 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕卮鬲賳蹖 丿丕卮鬲賳丿..賲賳 禺蹖賱蹖 丕蹖賳 鬲賵氐蹖賮丕鬲 乇賵丕亘胤 禺丕賳賵丕丿诏蹖 乇賵丿賵爻鬲 丿丕卮鬲賲.亘賵蹖 氐丿丕賯鬲 賲蹖 丿丕丿:丿蹖
亘毓囟蹖 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賴丕 胤賵乇蹖 賳賵卮鬲賴 卮丿賳丿 讴賴 亘賴 噩丕蹖 丕蹖賳 讴賴 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 乇賵 亘賴 噩丕蹖 卮禺氐蹖鬲 丕氐賱蹖 亘亘蹖賳賲貙 禺賵丿賲 乇賵 賲蹖 丿蹖丿賲...鬲賱賳诏乇蹖 亘賴 乇賮鬲丕乇賴丕 賵 賵丕讴賳卮 賴丕 賵 丨乇讴丕鬲 禺賵丿賲 夭丿賴 賲蹖卮丿... 讴賴 禺亘 胤亘蹖毓鬲賳 禺賳丿賴 賴丕賲 丿乇 丕蹖賳 賲賵丕乇丿 亘賴 卮丿鬲 鬲賱禺 賲蹖 卮丿賳丿
賲鬲丕爻賮丕賳賴 卮卮 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 讴鬲丕亘 讴賴 亘賴 胤乇蹖賯蹖 亘賴 賴賲賵爻讴卮賵丕賱 亘賵丿賳 爻丿丕乇蹖爻 丕卮丕乇賴 丿丕卮鬲賳丿貙 鬲賵 鬲乇噩賲賴 蹖 賮丕乇爻蹖 丨匕賮 卮丿賳丿...卮卮 丿丕爻鬲丕賳蹖 讴賴 亘賴 賳馗乇賲 禺蹖賱蹖 禺賵亘 亘賵丿賳丿 賵 丨匕賮卮賵賳 亘賴 讴蹖賮蹖鬲 讴賱蹖鬲 讴鬲丕亘 賱胤賲賴 賲蹖 夭賳賴
丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 爻丿丕乇蹖爻 乇賵 賴賲 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕卮鬲賲. 胤蹖 禺賵賳丿賳卮 賴賲蹖卮賴 蹖賴 賱亘禺賳丿蹖 乇賵蹖 賱亘 賴丕賲 亘賵丿 亘毓囟蹖 噩丕賴丕卮 賴賲 讴賴 賱亘禺賳丿賴丕蹖 賲賱蹖丨 鬲亘丿蹖賱 亘賴 賯賴賯賴賴 賲蹖 卮丿賳丿. 讴鬲丕亘 卮丕賲賱 17 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丕夭 禺丕胤乇丕鬲 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 丕爻鬲 讴賴 亘賴 夭亘丕賳 胤賳夭 賲胤乇丨 卮丿賴 賵 讴丕賲賱賳 賲賳胤亘賯 亘乇 賱丕蹖賮 丕爻鬲丕蹖賱 丕賲乇蹖讴丕蹖蹖賴
鬲毓丿丕丿 夭蹖丕丿蹖 丕夭 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賴丕 亘賴 卮睾賱 賴丕蹖蹖 賲蹖 倬乇丿丕夭賴 讴賴 丿蹖賵蹖丿 賯亘賱賳 鬲噩乇亘賴 讴乇丿賴.卮睾賱 賴丕蹖蹖 讴賴 賲亘賴賵鬲鬲賵賳 賲蹖讴賳賴:讴丕乇诏乇 趩蹖丿賳 爻蹖亘 丕夭 丿乇禺鬲 貙 讴丕乇诏乇 讴丕乇禺丕賳賴 蹖 亘爻鬲賴 亘賳丿蹖 爻蹖亘 貙 丿丕賵胤賱亘 讴賲讴 鬲賵 亘蹖賲丕乇爻鬲丕賳 乇賵丕賳蹖 貙 賳蹖乇賵蹖 讴賲讴蹖 禺賵丕亘诏丕賴 丿丕賳卮噩賵蹖丕賳 賲毓賱賵賱 貙 爻蹖丕賴蹖 賱卮讴乇 氐丨賳賴 蹖 鬲卅丕鬲乇貙 賳賯丕卮蹖 爻丕禺鬲賲丕賳貙乇賳诏 賵 乇賵睾賳 讴丕乇蹖 賵 爻丕蹖賱 趩賵亘蹖 貙 讴丕乇诏乇 亘丕乇亘乇蹖 賵 賴夭丕乇 噩賵乇 讴丕乇 毓噩蹖亘 睾乇蹖亘 丿蹖诏賴
蹖賴 賲賵乇丿 噩丕賱亘 丿蹖诏賴 賴賲 丕卮丕乇賴 蹖 夭蹖丕丿 亘賴 賮乇賴賳诏
Hitchhiking
蹖丕 賲爻丕賮乇鬲 賲賮鬲蹖 亘丕 賲丕卮蹖賳 賴丕蹖 诏匕乇蹖 鬲賵 丕賲乇蹖讴丕 亘賵丿...讴賴 禺亘 诏丕賴賳 亘賴 賯蹖賲鬲 噩賵賳 卮禺氐 賴賲 丨鬲蹖 賲蹖鬲賵賳賴 鬲賲賵賲 卮賴
鬲賵氐蹖賮 乇賵丕亘胤 丿蹖賵蹖丿 亘丕 倬丿乇卮貙賲丕丿乇卮 賵 禺賵丕賴乇賴丕 賵 亘乇丕丿乇卮 賴賲 噩丕賱亘 亘賵丿.賴乇 讴丿賵賲卮賵賳 蹖賴 丕禺賱丕賯 賴丕蹖 禺丕氐 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕卮鬲賳蹖 丿丕卮鬲賳丿..賲賳 禺蹖賱蹖 丕蹖賳 鬲賵氐蹖賮丕鬲 乇賵丕亘胤 禺丕賳賵丕丿诏蹖 乇賵丿賵爻鬲 丿丕卮鬲賲.亘賵蹖 氐丿丕賯鬲 賲蹖 丿丕丿:丿蹖
亘毓囟蹖 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賴丕 胤賵乇蹖 賳賵卮鬲賴 卮丿賳丿 讴賴 亘賴 噩丕蹖 丕蹖賳 讴賴 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 乇賵 亘賴 噩丕蹖 卮禺氐蹖鬲 丕氐賱蹖 亘亘蹖賳賲貙 禺賵丿賲 乇賵 賲蹖 丿蹖丿賲...鬲賱賳诏乇蹖 亘賴 乇賮鬲丕乇賴丕 賵 賵丕讴賳卮 賴丕 賵 丨乇讴丕鬲 禺賵丿賲 夭丿賴 賲蹖卮丿... 讴賴 禺亘 胤亘蹖毓鬲賳 禺賳丿賴 賴丕賲 丿乇 丕蹖賳 賲賵丕乇丿 亘賴 卮丿鬲 鬲賱禺 賲蹖 卮丿賳丿
賲鬲丕爻賮丕賳賴 卮卮 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 讴鬲丕亘 讴賴 亘賴 胤乇蹖賯蹖 亘賴 賴賲賵爻讴卮賵丕賱 亘賵丿賳 爻丿丕乇蹖爻 丕卮丕乇賴 丿丕卮鬲賳丿貙 鬲賵 鬲乇噩賲賴 蹖 賮丕乇爻蹖 丨匕賮 卮丿賳丿...卮卮 丿丕爻鬲丕賳蹖 讴賴 亘賴 賳馗乇賲 禺蹖賱蹖 禺賵亘 亘賵丿賳丿 賵 丨匕賮卮賵賳 亘賴 讴蹖賮蹖鬲 讴賱蹖鬲 讴鬲丕亘 賱胤賲賴 賲蹖 夭賳賴
August 10, 2024
According to many Goodreaders this is a hilarious memoir by humorist, comic, and author David Sedaris. I read the first few chapters and didn鈥檛 laugh once. Someone trying too hard to be witty and clever was my impression. What was I thinking reading a pseudo memoir by someone I don鈥檛 know from Adam! I gave up around halfway through.
July 23, 2015
Naked David arrived first, but it was Holiday David who made the NPR splash. Those of us in the front row received the full facial and were covered David the Elf's funk. I've still got Sedaris stank all over me and I'm loving it!
While Holiday took a step back from unadulterated intimacy, Naked (and Barrel Fever) begins the unveiling of David Sedaris' inner, most personal life. It has all the markings of an early work, feeling like a skeletal version of Me Talk Pretty... or Dress Your Family..., a funny skeletal version mind you, but incomplete and fragmentary nonetheless.
Sedaris does not delve so deeply, mining the depths of his own existence to locate the funny bone, as he does in later works. His comedic flair has not yet fully caught fire. Even so, Naked presents some of the author's important first steps. Some are funny. Some are endearing. Some are tentative. Some are not pretty. All can be enjoyed by fans for what they are, a good beginning.
If I could, I would rate this 3.5 stars, because the story-to-story quality ranges from 3 to 4. I'm feeling generous, so I've clicked the "4 stars" option. If you're a newcomer, you might want to start with Dress Your Family... though.
While Holiday took a step back from unadulterated intimacy, Naked (and Barrel Fever) begins the unveiling of David Sedaris' inner, most personal life. It has all the markings of an early work, feeling like a skeletal version of Me Talk Pretty... or Dress Your Family..., a funny skeletal version mind you, but incomplete and fragmentary nonetheless.
Sedaris does not delve so deeply, mining the depths of his own existence to locate the funny bone, as he does in later works. His comedic flair has not yet fully caught fire. Even so, Naked presents some of the author's important first steps. Some are funny. Some are endearing. Some are tentative. Some are not pretty. All can be enjoyed by fans for what they are, a good beginning.
If I could, I would rate this 3.5 stars, because the story-to-story quality ranges from 3 to 4. I'm feeling generous, so I've clicked the "4 stars" option. If you're a newcomer, you might want to start with Dress Your Family... though.
October 18, 2019
My favorite Sedaris book.
May 2, 2019
Put On Some Clothes Sedais
My word! Get in this house right now David and put on your clothes, and if you say anything else that is foul mouthed out there on the streets or even in my house, I will wash your moth out with soap. And I can tell you right now, you won鈥檛 like it.
Don鈥檛 we have enough vulgarity in our society today with everyone thinking it is okay to no longer be political correct?
You think it is funny? Red Skelton once said that he saw so reason to use vulgar language in order to be funny. He is right that there is no use for it, but it isn鈥檛 funny. Never was.
And who have you been hanging out with in order to be able to make fun of foul mouthed, low life people? It isn鈥檛 funny to joke about them either. They ain鈥檛 funny. And furthermore, what kind of business would allow your mouth in the room, some seeding cocktail lounge in the dangerous section of a city? I dind鈥檛 raise you like this.
I know you comedians like to let down your hair sometimes when you aren鈥檛 on camera. Geesh, I had to even turn off Trevor Noah for his nasty hand gestures, but then latter one she quit them. I know because I tuned in one day, and he wasn鈥檛 doing them anymore. Someone must have told him that the hand gestures were not funny, so I watch him now. And if you want to be famous like Trevor Noah, be on a late night talk show, you had better clean up your mouth. Yes, put on some cothes. They go a long way to covering up flaws.
卢
My word! Get in this house right now David and put on your clothes, and if you say anything else that is foul mouthed out there on the streets or even in my house, I will wash your moth out with soap. And I can tell you right now, you won鈥檛 like it.
Don鈥檛 we have enough vulgarity in our society today with everyone thinking it is okay to no longer be political correct?
You think it is funny? Red Skelton once said that he saw so reason to use vulgar language in order to be funny. He is right that there is no use for it, but it isn鈥檛 funny. Never was.
And who have you been hanging out with in order to be able to make fun of foul mouthed, low life people? It isn鈥檛 funny to joke about them either. They ain鈥檛 funny. And furthermore, what kind of business would allow your mouth in the room, some seeding cocktail lounge in the dangerous section of a city? I dind鈥檛 raise you like this.
I know you comedians like to let down your hair sometimes when you aren鈥檛 on camera. Geesh, I had to even turn off Trevor Noah for his nasty hand gestures, but then latter one she quit them. I know because I tuned in one day, and he wasn鈥檛 doing them anymore. Someone must have told him that the hand gestures were not funny, so I watch him now. And if you want to be famous like Trevor Noah, be on a late night talk show, you had better clean up your mouth. Yes, put on some cothes. They go a long way to covering up flaws.
卢
March 4, 2017
芦毓賯賷丿賴 倬丿乇賲 丕賷賳 亘賵丿 賰賴 賴賷趩 趩賷夭 亘賴 丕賳丿丕夭賴 賰丕乇 亘毓丿 丕夭 賲丿乇爻賴 卮禺氐賷鬲 丌丿賲 乇丕 賳賲賷爻丕夭丿. 禺賵丿卮 亘丕 爻賵乇鬲賲賴貙 乇賵夭賳丕賲賴 賲賷賮乇賵禺鬲賴 賵 禺賵丕乇賵亘丕乇 鬲丨賵賷賱 賲乇丿賲 賲賷丿丕丿賴. 丨丕賱丕 亘亘賷賳 毓噩亘 丌丿賲 賲賵賮賯賷 卮丿賴! 賲賳 賵 禺賵丕賴乇 亘夭乇诏鬲乇賲 賱賷爻丕貙 賳鬲賷噩賴 诏乇賮鬲賷賲 亘丕賷丿 丕夭 賴乇 賰丕乇賷 賰賴 卮禺氐賷鬲 倬丿乇賲丕賳 乇丕 卮賰賱 丿丕丿賴 鬲丕 丨丿 丕賲賰丕賳 丿賵乇賷 賰賳賷賲! 诏賮鬲賷賲: 賲賲賳賵賳! 賵賱賷 賳賲賷禺賵丕賴賷賲!
亘乇丕賷 丕賷賳賰賴 丌鬲卮 丕卮鬲賷丕賯賲丕賳 乇丕 卮毓賱賴鈥屬堌� 賰賳丿貙 倬賵賱 鬲賵噩賷亘賷鈥屬呚з� 乇丕 賯胤毓 賰乇丿 賵 丿乇 毓乇囟 趩賳丿 賴賮鬲賴貙 賲賳 賵 賱賷爻丕 賲噩亘賵乇 亘賴 賰丕乇 丿乇 賰丕賮賴 鬲乇賷丕賴丕 卮丿賷賲...禄
芦爻丿丕乇賷爻禄 乇賵 亘丕 丕賷賳 賰鬲丕亘 卮乇賵毓 賰乇丿賲 賵 禺賷賱賷 氐賲賷賲賷貙 卮賵禺鈥屫坟ㄘ� 賵 禺賵丿賲丕賳賷 賷丕賮鬲賲卮! 賲孬賱 丿賵爻鬲賷 丕爻鬲 賰賴 丌賳 賯丿乇 亘乇丕賷鬲丕賳 丨乇賮 賵 禺丕胤乇賴 亘乇丕賷 鬲毓乇賷賮 丿丕乇丿 賰賴 丕氐賱丕 丕夭 亘賵丿賳 亘丕 丕賵 禺爻鬲賴 賳賲賷鈥屫促堎娯� :)
亘乇丕賷 丕賷賳賰賴 丌鬲卮 丕卮鬲賷丕賯賲丕賳 乇丕 卮毓賱賴鈥屬堌� 賰賳丿貙 倬賵賱 鬲賵噩賷亘賷鈥屬呚з� 乇丕 賯胤毓 賰乇丿 賵 丿乇 毓乇囟 趩賳丿 賴賮鬲賴貙 賲賳 賵 賱賷爻丕 賲噩亘賵乇 亘賴 賰丕乇 丿乇 賰丕賮賴 鬲乇賷丕賴丕 卮丿賷賲...禄
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November 27, 2018
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乇蹖賵蹖賵賴丕 丕賵賳鈥屬傌� 禺賵亘 亘賵丿賳 讴賴 賴乇趩蹖 亘禺賵丕賲 亘诏賲 丨乇賮 亘賯蹖賴鈥屫池�. 亘丕丕蹖賳讴賴 丿賵爻鬲卮 丿丕卮鬲賲 賵賱蹖 丕賵賳鈥屬傌� 讴丕賲賱 賳蹖爻鬲 讴賴 亘賴卮 倬賳噩 蹖丕 丨鬲蹖 趩丕乇 亘丿賲.
August 28, 2015
丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賴丕 丕賵賳賯丿乇 氐丕丿賯丕賳賴 賳賵卮鬲賴 卮丿賴 讴賴 賵賯鬲蹖 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 賲蹖 禺賵賳蹖丿 讴丕賲賱丕 丕丨爻丕爻 賲蹖 讴賳蹖丿 讴賴 蹖賴 丿賵爻鬲 氐賲蹖賲蹖 丿丕乇賴 亘丕 亘蹖丕賳蹖 胤賳夭丌賲蹖夭 丕夭 禺丕胤乇丕鬲卮 丿乇 賲賵乇丿 禺丕賳賵丕丿賴貙 丿賵爻鬲丕賳卮 貙丿賵乇丕賳 丿丕賳卮噩賵蹖蹖 賵 爻賮乇賴丕卮 亘乇丕鬲賵賳 鬲毓乇蹖賮 賲蹖 讴賳賴.讴鬲丕亘 卮丕賲賱 11 丿丕爻鬲丕賳賴 讴賴 馗丕賴乇丕 丿乇 鬲乇噩賲賴 趩賳丿 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丕夭 賳爻禺賴 丕氐賱蹖 亘賴 丿賱蹖賱 丕卮丕乇賴 亘賴 鬲賲丕蹖賱丕鬲 賴賲噩賳爻诏乇丕蹖丕賳賴 "爻丿丕乇蹖爻" 丨匕賮 卮丿賴貙 卮丕蹖丿 丨匕賮 丕蹖賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賴丕 亘賴 讴蹖賮蹖鬲 讴鬲丕亘 賱胤賲賴 夭丿賴 亘丕卮賴 趩賵賳 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 亘乇丕蹖 賲賳 讴賴 鬲噩乇亘賴 禺賵賳丿賳 "亘丕賱丕禺乇賴 蹖讴 乇賵夭 賯卮賳诏 丨乇賮 賲蹖 夭賳賲" 乇賵 丕夭 爻丿丕乇蹖爻 丿丕卮鬲賲 丿乇 爻胤丨 倬丕蹖蹖賳 鬲乇蹖 賯乇丕乇 賲蹖丿賴
August 16, 2020
Put simply this is another of David's hilarious memoirs filled with outrageous characters, situations and commentary. If you've yet to read his stories, do yourself a favor and indulge. Whether his family, friends or neighbors, he invites the unusual into his life in ways never imagined!
July 9, 2008
Maybe part of my problem with the book is that I first read the back cover, which told me two things that I didn't find to be true:
1. This book is side-splittingly hilarious
2. It turns the "mania for memoir on its proverbial ear."
Sure, maybe it's not fair to judge the book based on my preconceptions, but there's some merit to this I think.
First, my sides are completely unsplit. I laughed a few times, found some things whimsical, and did find a few lines to be very funny. But a lot of the jokes fell flat to me and sounded like watered-down Rick Reilly goofiness, and I don't get into Rick Reilly so much. It's pretty obvious even without the hype that one of the book's main goals is to make the reader laugh, but I guess I found the humor limited. There's a lot of one-note humor (maybe a little too smirky sometimes?), and, more importantly, there's a lot of retreating behind witty wordplay or Tonight Show one-liners during moments of great tension. Sometimes the humor undermined the interesting action of the essays/stories, rather than allowing the author to explore some issues more deeply and/or to offer some more insight.
Second, I don't see how this turns anything on its ear. I mean, the actual details of the plot are different from some memoir, but it covers some pretty well-traveled ground (homosexual awakening at summer camp, dealing with mom's cancer, etc.). And that's fine too. But I felt like a) there's an unfulfilled promise (which probably isn't Sedaris' fault, but still) and b) he could have wrung more out of the material than he did.
All that said, I liked the book. 3 stars isn't a bad rating, I think. It's just that there's not a lot of stuff here I think I'm going to remember for very long. I read it, I enjoyed it, and now it's done.
1. This book is side-splittingly hilarious
2. It turns the "mania for memoir on its proverbial ear."
Sure, maybe it's not fair to judge the book based on my preconceptions, but there's some merit to this I think.
First, my sides are completely unsplit. I laughed a few times, found some things whimsical, and did find a few lines to be very funny. But a lot of the jokes fell flat to me and sounded like watered-down Rick Reilly goofiness, and I don't get into Rick Reilly so much. It's pretty obvious even without the hype that one of the book's main goals is to make the reader laugh, but I guess I found the humor limited. There's a lot of one-note humor (maybe a little too smirky sometimes?), and, more importantly, there's a lot of retreating behind witty wordplay or Tonight Show one-liners during moments of great tension. Sometimes the humor undermined the interesting action of the essays/stories, rather than allowing the author to explore some issues more deeply and/or to offer some more insight.
Second, I don't see how this turns anything on its ear. I mean, the actual details of the plot are different from some memoir, but it covers some pretty well-traveled ground (homosexual awakening at summer camp, dealing with mom's cancer, etc.). And that's fine too. But I felt like a) there's an unfulfilled promise (which probably isn't Sedaris' fault, but still) and b) he could have wrung more out of the material than he did.
All that said, I liked the book. 3 stars isn't a bad rating, I think. It's just that there's not a lot of stuff here I think I'm going to remember for very long. I read it, I enjoyed it, and now it's done.
March 25, 2018
This was a good chuckle. The beginning with his neuroses was not all that funny, but then once he starts talking about his family - cracks me up. David took a trip to Greece with some good material. But the best part of the story is the nudist colony he goes too. I lost my mind laughing. That tickled me.
I do enjoy reading David and I need to read more of his books. He is such a joy to see how he sees the world. The world through his eyes is so interesting and he never seems to run out of material.
I do enjoy reading David and I need to read more of his books. He is such a joy to see how he sees the world. The world through his eyes is so interesting and he never seems to run out of material.
September 5, 2017
Quality writing as I have come to expect from David Sedaris. Love his wit and dark humour. Can't wait to read another. I have started the habit of reading snippets of David Sedaris books in between book slumps and it has really helped! Great boredom breaker.
Buy, Borrow or Bin Verdict: Buy
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Buy, Borrow or Bin Verdict: Buy
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September 11, 2024
In Naked Sedaris focuses on his pre-fame child and young adulthood.
David's dry humor, observations and self-deprecating reflections on his upbringing are insightful, moving and always filled with hilarity.
Additional bonus: Amy Sedaris (his sister) co-narrates and truly makes this listen a family affair. Amazing.
David's dry humor, observations and self-deprecating reflections on his upbringing are insightful, moving and always filled with hilarity.
Additional bonus: Amy Sedaris (his sister) co-narrates and truly makes this listen a family affair. Amazing.
January 23, 2024
Laugh out loud reading... great tales about an interesting family from one of the funniest essayists around... thank you NPR for turning me on to David Sedaris!
(Reviewed 3/18/21)
(Reviewed 3/18/21)
November 15, 2012
Let's start off with the cover. Magnificence. In hardback the shorts are adjustable, and if you pull them up over the title you will see an x-ray of legs. I assume, since Mr. Sedaris is so willing to sacrifice himself at the altar of humor, that those thin white bones are his own. Genius.
Visiting a nudist trailer park in the name of research, really, the man is so selfless. Licking light switches, wiping his face on towels soiled with excrement...and it doesn't stop there. Why this is funny I can't explain. But it is. The wrongness is just so right.
One story in the collection stands out to me because it has more than self-deprecating humor. It is the story that chronicles his sister's wedding and his mother's slow decline into death. I suspect many readers of Sedaris are bigger fans of his mother than he is, and I cannot deny that I am a part of that crowd. The drinks, the caustic retorts, the ability to laugh at your child who can't walk into a room without caressing lampshades, the humane hospitality of welcoming a whore into your living room with Christmas cheer- the woman was the sinner's saint. Although some might argue with me, I can and will now provide proof that the woman didn't do so bad. Behold--
Exhibit A: The writer, David Sedaris
Exhibit B: The feisty whirlwind of talent, Amy Sedaris. Yes, I am biased.
Because of the late Ms. Sedaris, I can now with full confidence tell my children when they complain, "Just think of the material I'm giving you for your memoirs!"
Visiting a nudist trailer park in the name of research, really, the man is so selfless. Licking light switches, wiping his face on towels soiled with excrement...and it doesn't stop there. Why this is funny I can't explain. But it is. The wrongness is just so right.
One story in the collection stands out to me because it has more than self-deprecating humor. It is the story that chronicles his sister's wedding and his mother's slow decline into death. I suspect many readers of Sedaris are bigger fans of his mother than he is, and I cannot deny that I am a part of that crowd. The drinks, the caustic retorts, the ability to laugh at your child who can't walk into a room without caressing lampshades, the humane hospitality of welcoming a whore into your living room with Christmas cheer- the woman was the sinner's saint. Although some might argue with me, I can and will now provide proof that the woman didn't do so bad. Behold--
Exhibit A: The writer, David Sedaris
Exhibit B: The feisty whirlwind of talent, Amy Sedaris. Yes, I am biased.
Because of the late Ms. Sedaris, I can now with full confidence tell my children when they complain, "Just think of the material I'm giving you for your memoirs!"
August 12, 2007
I can't get enough of this guy; his books are what I would imagine crack would be like, had I ever tried crack. Which I haven't.
Seriously -- I just sit and read and laugh, read and laugh. He's just so damned candid about things. For example, the story of how he was sent to Greece for Greek-American summer camp as a teenager:
"If my sister was anxious about our trip, she certainly didn't show it. Prying my fingers off her wrist, she crossed the room and introduced herself to a girl who stood picking salvageable butts out of the standing ashtray. This was a tough-looking Queens native named Stefani Heartattackus or Testicockules. I recall only that her last name had granted her a lifelong supply of resentment.
...
"Camp lasted a month, during which time I never once had a bowel movement. I was used to having a semiprivate bathroom and could not bring myself to occupy one of the men's room stalls, fearful that someone might recognize my shoes or, even worse, not see my shoes at all and walk in on me. Sitting down three times a day for a heavy Greek meal became an exercise akin to packing a musket." (87-88)
Seriously -- I just sit and read and laugh, read and laugh. He's just so damned candid about things. For example, the story of how he was sent to Greece for Greek-American summer camp as a teenager:
"If my sister was anxious about our trip, she certainly didn't show it. Prying my fingers off her wrist, she crossed the room and introduced herself to a girl who stood picking salvageable butts out of the standing ashtray. This was a tough-looking Queens native named Stefani Heartattackus or Testicockules. I recall only that her last name had granted her a lifelong supply of resentment.
...
"Camp lasted a month, during which time I never once had a bowel movement. I was used to having a semiprivate bathroom and could not bring myself to occupy one of the men's room stalls, fearful that someone might recognize my shoes or, even worse, not see my shoes at all and walk in on me. Sitting down three times a day for a heavy Greek meal became an exercise akin to packing a musket." (87-88)
June 26, 2022
In my Sedaris marathon this book was my least favorite. Perhaps it was because it was the earliest of the 5 books that I read. It's interesting to see how a writer develops. Many of the elements that he would develop further and into longer and funnier works were all there, but in embryo. I like the poignance of his family stories as well as learning about his earlier life and his college years (though his rocking had me worried for a while, though) but I didn't really find anything particularly hilarious. Odd and zany, yes (as Jill H wrote); but I appreciated the way he was able to mix in humorous with the poignant and the bizarre in and .
December 5, 2020
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February 17, 2014
丕賷賳 丿賵賲賷賳 讴鬲丕亘賷賴 讴賴 丕夭 爻丿丕乇賷爻 亘丕 鬲乇噩賲賴 倬賷賲丕賳 禺丕讴爻丕乇 賲賷禺賵賳賲 賵 亘乇毓讴爻 賷讴賷 丿賵 賳賮乇 丕夭 丿賵爻鬲丕賳 亘賴 賳馗乇賲 鬲乇噩賲賴 禺賵亘賷 賴賲 丿丕乇賴 貙丕賱亘鬲賴 賴賳賵夭 鬲乇丨賲賴 賴丕賷 丿賷诏賴 丕賷 賳丿賷丿賲 賵賱賷 亘丕賷丿 诏賮鬲 丕賷賳 讴鬲丕亘 賵 賴賲趩賳亘賳 讴鬲丕亘 賯亘賱賷 乇賵 賳亘丕賷丿 亘丕 乇賲丕賳 賷丕 賲噩賲賵毓賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 讴賵鬲丕賴 賷讴賷 丿賵賳爻鬲 貙亘賴 賳馗乇 賲賷丕丿 丕賷賳賴丕 卮亘賴 禺丕胤乇丕鬲賷 賴爻鬲賳丿 讴賴 賲賲讴賳賴 丿乇 夭賳丿诏賷 賴賲賴 賲丕賴丕 倬賷卮 亘賷丕丿 賵賱賷 賴賳乇 賵丕賯毓賷 丕賷賳賴 讴賴 亘鬲賵賳賷賲 賴賲賷賳 丕鬲賮丕賯丕鬲 亘賴 馗丕賴乇 爻丕丿賴 乇丕 亘丕 夭亘丕賳賷 卮賷乇賷賳 禺賵賳丿賳賷 讴賳賷賲 賵 爻丿丕乇賷爻 鬲賵 丕賷賳 夭賲賷賳賴 賵丕賯毓丕 亘賴 賳馗乇賲 丕爻鬲丕丿賴貙丕夭 丕賵賳 讴鬲丕亘賴丕賷賷 爻鬲 讴賴 賲賵賯毓 禺賵賳丿賳卮 趩賳丿賷賳 亘丕乇 亘丕 氐丿丕賷 亘賱賳丿 禺賳丿賷丿賲 賵 亘賴 賳馗乇賲 賲鬲乇噩賲 趩賳賷賳 讴鬲丕亘賴丕賷賷 禺賵丿卮 賴賲 亘丕賷丿 丕爻鬲毓丿丕丿 賳賵卮鬲賳 胤賳夭 乇賵 賴賲 丿丕卮鬲賴 亘丕卮賴 貙丨噩賲 讴賲 讴鬲丕亘 賵 賲賵囟賵毓丕鬲卮 讴賴 夭賷丕丿 丕乇鬲亘丕胤賷 亘賴 賴賲 賳丿丕乇賳丿 禺賵賳丿賳卮 乇丕 禺賷賱賷 乇丕丨鬲鬲乇 賵 噩匕丕亘鬲乇 賲賷讴賳賴...
April 14, 2015
爻丿丕乇蹖爻 乇賵 亘丕 讴鬲丕亘 芦亘丕賱丕禺乇賴 蹖賴 乇賵夭蹖 賯卮賳诏 丨乇賮 賲蹖 夭賳賲禄 卮賳丕禺鬲賲. 讴鬲丕亘蹖 讴賴 鬲賵 乇賵夭賴丕蹖 鬲賱禺蹖 讴賴 賲蹖 禺賵賳丿賲卮貙 禺賳丿賴 賴丕蹖 亘賱賳丿 亘乇丕賲 亘賴 賴賲乇丕賴 丿丕卮鬲. 亘乇丕爻丕爻 丕賵賳 鬲噩乇亘賴貙 丕賳鬲馗丕乇 亘蹖卮鬲乇蹖 丕夭 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 丿丕卮鬲賲貙 丕賲丕 禺亘貙 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 亘賴 禺賵丿蹖 禺賵丿 讴鬲丕亘 禺賵亘蹖 亘賵丿 . 丕诏乇趩賴 卮蹖乇蹖賳蹖 賴丕蹖 讴鬲丕亘 賯亘賱 乇賵 亘乇丕賲 賳丿丕卮鬲 .
爻丿丕乇蹖爻 賯氐丿 胤賳夭 賳賵卮鬲賳 賳丿丕乇賴貙 丿賱賯讴 亘丕夭蹖 丿乇賳賲蹖丕乇賴 賵 丨乇賮丕蹖 賲爻禺乇賴 賳賲蹖 夭賳賴. 卮禺氐蹖鬲 丕氐賱蹖 讴鬲丕亘貙 賵丕賯毓丕 蹖賴 卮禺氐蹖鬲 胤賳夭賴. 賴賲蹖賳賴 賵 讴丕乇蹖卮 賴賲 賳賲蹖卮賴 讴乇丿. 丕蹖賳 讴賴 鬲賱丕卮蹖 亘乇丕蹖 禺賳丿賴 丿丕乇 亘賵丿賳 鬲賵蹖 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘賴丕 賳亘賵丿貙 亘乇丕賲 丕夭 賴賲賴 趩蹖夭 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕卮鬲賳蹖 鬲乇 賵 胤亘蹖毓蹖 鬲乇 亘賵丿.
讴鬲丕亘 亘蹖卮鬲乇 丕夭 賴乇趩蹖夭 丿乇賲賵乇丿 鬲噩乇亘賴 賴丕蹖 賲鬲賮丕賵鬲 蹖讴 丌丿賲賴貙 讴丕乇賴丕蹖 賲鬲賮丕賵鬲蹖 讴賴 賲卮睾賵賱卮賵賳 賲蹖卮賴 賵 爻賮乇賴丕蹖 賲鬲毓丿丿蹖 讴賴 丕賳噩丕賲 賲蹖丿賴. 蹖賴 亘禺卮 丕夭 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 讴賴 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕卮鬲賲 丕蹖賳噩丕 賲蹖丕乇賲
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賴賳賵夭 賴賲 乇丕賳賳丿诏蹖 亘賱丿 賳蹖爻鬲賲貙 蹖讴 亘丕乇 讴賴 亘丕 丿賵爻鬲賲 乇賮鬲賴 亘賵丿蹖賲 鬲毓胤蹖賱丕鬲貙 丕賳丿丕禺鬲 鬲賵蹖 蹖讴 夭賲蹖賳 禺丕賱蹖 賵 爻毓蹖 讴乇丿 蹖丕丿賲 亘丿賴丿. 亘毓丿 丕夭 丕蹖賳 讴賴 亘賴 鬲賮丕賵鬲 馗乇蹖賮 诏丕夭 賵 鬲乇賲夭 丕卮丕乇賴 讴乇丿貙 噩丕蹖賲丕賳 乇丕 毓賵囟 讴乇丿蹖賲 賵 賵賯鬲蹖 丕賳丿丕禺鬲賲 鬲賵蹖 蹖讴 噩丕丿賴 蹖 丿賵胤乇賮賴貙 丿乇 丕毓鬲乇丕囟 夭賵夭賴 讴卮蹖丿!蹖讴 卮賳亘賴 亘賵丿 賵 禺賱賵鬲. 丕夭 讴賳丕乇 蹖讴 倬爻乇 丿賵趩乇禺賴 爻賵丕乇 賵 倬蹖乇夭賳蹖 讴賴 蹖讴 趩乇禺 丿爻鬲蹖 乇丕 賴賱 賲蹖 丿丕丿 乇丿 卮丿賲.. 賳夭丿蹖讴蹖 卮丕賳 亘丕毓孬 賵丨卮鬲賲 卮丿 賵 亘乇丕蹖 賴賲蹖賳 乇賮鬲賲 爻賲鬲 賲乇讴夭 噩丕丿賴 讴賴 亘賴 賳馗乇賲 丕賲賳 鬲乇 賲蹖 丌賲丿. 爻乇毓鬲賲 乇丕 夭蹖丕丿 讴乇丿賲. 胤賵乇蹖 讴賴 丕賳诏丕乇 蹖讴 夭賳 丨丕賲賱賴 乇丕 亘賴 亘蹖賲丕乇爻鬲丕賳 賲蹖 亘乇丿賲. 亘毓丿 爻乇毓鬲賲 乇丕 讴賲 讴乇丿賲 賵 丕賳丿丕禺鬲賲 鬲賵蹖 卮丕賳賴 蹖 禺丕讴蹖 賵 亘賴 禺賵丿賲 鬲賱賯蹖賳 讴乇丿賲 讴賴 倬卮鬲 賮乇賲丕賳 禺賵丕亘賲 亘乇丿賴. 賴賲蹖賳 噩賵乇 讴噩 賵 讴賵賱賴 乇丕賳賳丿诏蹖 賲蹖 讴乇丿賲 讴賴 乇爻蹖丿蹖賲 亘賴 蹖讴 禺丕賳賴 蹖 亘夭乇诏 讴賴 亘賴 乇賳诏 賲丿丕丿鬲乇丕卮 賳賯丕卮蹖 卮丿賴 亘賵丿. 賲乇丿蹖 丿乇 丨蹖丕胤 丕蹖爻鬲丕丿賴 亘賵丿 讴賴 倬蹖卮亘賳丿 丿丕卮鬲 賵 丿丕卮鬲 讴亘丕亘 丿乇爻鬲 賲蹖 讴乇丿. 亘賵賯 夭丿賲 賵 丿爻鬲 鬲讴丕賳 丿丕丿賲 貙 丕賳鬲馗丕乇 丿丕卮鬲賲 趩賳诏丕賱卮 乇丕 亘蹖賳丿丕夭丿 賵 倬丕亘诏匕丕乇丿 亘賴 賮乇丕乇. 賵丕賵讴賳卮蹖 讴賴 賯丕毓丿鬲丕賸 賲蹖 亘丕蹖爻鬲 賳爻亘鬲 亘賴 丿蹖丿賳 蹖讴 卮丕賲倬丕賳夭賴 倬卮鬲 賮乇賲丕賳 賳卮丕賳 賲蹖 丿丕丿. 亘賴 噩丕蹖 丕蹖賳 讴賴 賵爻胤 亘賵鬲賴 賴丕蹖 鬲賵鬲 賮乇賳诏蹖 卮蹖乇噩賴 亘夭賳丿貙 亘乇丕蹖賲 丿爻鬲 鬲讴丕賳 丿丕丿 賵 丿賵亘丕乇賴 賲卮睾賵賱 讴丕乇卮 卮丿. 丕夭 丕蹖賳 讴賴 讴爻蹖 賲乇丕 亘丕 蹖讴 乇丕賳賳丿賴 毓賵囟蹖 诏乇賮鬲賴 亘賵丿 貙 賴蹖噩丕賳 夭丿賴 卮丿賲! 丕夭 丕蹖賳 讴賴 蹖讴 賱丨馗賴 亘賴 賳馗乇 賲爻卅賵賱 賵 賯丕亘賱 丕毓鬲賲丕丿 丌賲丿賴 亘賵丿賲. 丕夭 丕蹖賳 乇丕賳賳丿诏蹖 賲禺鬲氐乇 賱匕鬲 亘乇丿賲 賵賱蹖 賲蹖 丿丕賳爻鬲賲 趩賳蹖賳 讴丕乇蹖 亘乇丕蹖賲 毓丕丿鬲 賳禺賵丕賴丿 卮丿. 乇丕賳賳丿诏蹖 禺蹖賱蹖 禺胤乇賳丕讴 丕爻鬲. 毓賱丕賵賴 亘乇 丕蹖賳 賲賳 丕夭 丌賳 丌丿賲賴丕 賳蹖爻鬲賲 讴賴 亘乇诏賴 蹖 亘蹖賲賴 倬乇 讴賳賲! 爻毓蹖 賲蹖 讴賳賲 賴賲蹖卮賴 丿乇 卮賴乇賴丕蹖蹖 夭賳丿诏蹖 讴賳賲 讴賴 爻蹖爻鬲賲 丨賲賱 賵 賳賯賱 毓賲賵賲蹖 丿乇爻鬲 賵 丿乇賲丕賳蹖 丿丕乇賳丿貙 丕賵賱 卮蹖讴丕诏賵 賵 亘毓丿 賴賲 賳蹖賵蹖賵乇讴 讴賴 丕夭 卮蹖讴丕诏賵 賴賲 亘賴鬲乇 丕爻鬲 趩賵賳 亘蹖卮鬲乇 鬲丕讴爻蹖 丿丕乇丿! 禄 丕夭 氐賮丨賴 蹖 127 讴鬲丕亘
賴賲賵賳 胤賵乇 讴賴 賲蹖 亘蹖賳蹖丿貙 爻乇毓鬲 乇賵丕蹖鬲 讴鬲丕亘 禺蹖賱蹖 爻乇蹖毓賴. 蹖讴 噩賵乇 鬲毓乇蹖賮 禺賵丿賲賵賳蹖 丕鬲賮丕賯丕鬲 夭賳丿诏蹖賴. 丕夭 賯賵丕賳蹖賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 讴賵鬲丕賴 讴丕賲賱丕 鬲亘毓蹖鬲 賳賲蹖 讴賳賴 賵 亘毓丿 丕夭 鬲毓乇蹖賮 禺丕胤乇賴 蹖 賲丕卮蹖賳 爻賵丕乇蹖卮 貙 丿乇賲賵乇丿 賵賯鬲蹖 讴賴 丕夭 賲丕卮蹖賳 倬蹖丕丿賴 卮丿賴 賵 讴丕乇蹖 讴賴 讴乇丿賴 賳賲蹖 诏賴貙 亘賱讴賴 禺蹖賱蹖 爻乇蹖毓 亘賴 賳蹖賵蹖賵乇讴 賵 卮蹖讴丕诏賵 賲蹖乇賴 賵 丿乇 胤賵賱 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賴丕 賲蹖 亘蹖賳蹖賲 禺蹖賱蹖 爻乇蹖毓 丕夭 禺丕胤乇賴 丕蹖 亘賴 禺丕胤乇賴 蹖 丿蹖诏賴 诏匕乇 賲蹖 夭賳賴 亘丿賵賳 丕蹖賳 讴賴 丕丨爻丕爻 讴賳蹖賲 丿丕乇賴 賲丕 乇賵 爻乇賲蹖 丿賵賵賳賴 賵 爻乇賳禺 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 乇賵 诏賲 讴乇丿賴.
鬲乇噩賲踿 禺丕讴爻丕乇 禺蹖賱蹖 禺賵亘賴 賵 賳賲蹖 丿賵賳賲 亘賴卮 趩賴 丕蹖乇丕丿蹖 賲蹖卮賴 诏乇賮鬲. 鬲乇噩賲賴 蹖 禺賵亘貙 丕賵賳 鬲乇噩賲賴 丕蹖賴 讴賴 賳賮賴賲蹖 丿丕乇蹖 蹖賴 讴鬲丕亘 鬲乇噩賲賴 卮丿賴 賲蹖 禺賵賳蹖. 賵 禺丕讴爻丕乇 丿乇 丕蹖賳 丨丿 賲鬲賳 乇賵 賲丕賱 禺賵丿 讴乇丿賴 亘賵丿.
爻丿丕乇蹖爻 賯氐丿 胤賳夭 賳賵卮鬲賳 賳丿丕乇賴貙 丿賱賯讴 亘丕夭蹖 丿乇賳賲蹖丕乇賴 賵 丨乇賮丕蹖 賲爻禺乇賴 賳賲蹖 夭賳賴. 卮禺氐蹖鬲 丕氐賱蹖 讴鬲丕亘貙 賵丕賯毓丕 蹖賴 卮禺氐蹖鬲 胤賳夭賴. 賴賲蹖賳賴 賵 讴丕乇蹖卮 賴賲 賳賲蹖卮賴 讴乇丿. 丕蹖賳 讴賴 鬲賱丕卮蹖 亘乇丕蹖 禺賳丿賴 丿丕乇 亘賵丿賳 鬲賵蹖 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘賴丕 賳亘賵丿貙 亘乇丕賲 丕夭 賴賲賴 趩蹖夭 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕卮鬲賳蹖 鬲乇 賵 胤亘蹖毓蹖 鬲乇 亘賵丿.
讴鬲丕亘 亘蹖卮鬲乇 丕夭 賴乇趩蹖夭 丿乇賲賵乇丿 鬲噩乇亘賴 賴丕蹖 賲鬲賮丕賵鬲 蹖讴 丌丿賲賴貙 讴丕乇賴丕蹖 賲鬲賮丕賵鬲蹖 讴賴 賲卮睾賵賱卮賵賳 賲蹖卮賴 賵 爻賮乇賴丕蹖 賲鬲毓丿丿蹖 讴賴 丕賳噩丕賲 賲蹖丿賴. 蹖賴 亘禺卮 丕夭 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 讴賴 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕卮鬲賲 丕蹖賳噩丕 賲蹖丕乇賲
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賴賳賵夭 賴賲 乇丕賳賳丿诏蹖 亘賱丿 賳蹖爻鬲賲貙 蹖讴 亘丕乇 讴賴 亘丕 丿賵爻鬲賲 乇賮鬲賴 亘賵丿蹖賲 鬲毓胤蹖賱丕鬲貙 丕賳丿丕禺鬲 鬲賵蹖 蹖讴 夭賲蹖賳 禺丕賱蹖 賵 爻毓蹖 讴乇丿 蹖丕丿賲 亘丿賴丿. 亘毓丿 丕夭 丕蹖賳 讴賴 亘賴 鬲賮丕賵鬲 馗乇蹖賮 诏丕夭 賵 鬲乇賲夭 丕卮丕乇賴 讴乇丿貙 噩丕蹖賲丕賳 乇丕 毓賵囟 讴乇丿蹖賲 賵 賵賯鬲蹖 丕賳丿丕禺鬲賲 鬲賵蹖 蹖讴 噩丕丿賴 蹖 丿賵胤乇賮賴貙 丿乇 丕毓鬲乇丕囟 夭賵夭賴 讴卮蹖丿!蹖讴 卮賳亘賴 亘賵丿 賵 禺賱賵鬲. 丕夭 讴賳丕乇 蹖讴 倬爻乇 丿賵趩乇禺賴 爻賵丕乇 賵 倬蹖乇夭賳蹖 讴賴 蹖讴 趩乇禺 丿爻鬲蹖 乇丕 賴賱 賲蹖 丿丕丿 乇丿 卮丿賲.. 賳夭丿蹖讴蹖 卮丕賳 亘丕毓孬 賵丨卮鬲賲 卮丿 賵 亘乇丕蹖 賴賲蹖賳 乇賮鬲賲 爻賲鬲 賲乇讴夭 噩丕丿賴 讴賴 亘賴 賳馗乇賲 丕賲賳 鬲乇 賲蹖 丌賲丿. 爻乇毓鬲賲 乇丕 夭蹖丕丿 讴乇丿賲. 胤賵乇蹖 讴賴 丕賳诏丕乇 蹖讴 夭賳 丨丕賲賱賴 乇丕 亘賴 亘蹖賲丕乇爻鬲丕賳 賲蹖 亘乇丿賲. 亘毓丿 爻乇毓鬲賲 乇丕 讴賲 讴乇丿賲 賵 丕賳丿丕禺鬲賲 鬲賵蹖 卮丕賳賴 蹖 禺丕讴蹖 賵 亘賴 禺賵丿賲 鬲賱賯蹖賳 讴乇丿賲 讴賴 倬卮鬲 賮乇賲丕賳 禺賵丕亘賲 亘乇丿賴. 賴賲蹖賳 噩賵乇 讴噩 賵 讴賵賱賴 乇丕賳賳丿诏蹖 賲蹖 讴乇丿賲 讴賴 乇爻蹖丿蹖賲 亘賴 蹖讴 禺丕賳賴 蹖 亘夭乇诏 讴賴 亘賴 乇賳诏 賲丿丕丿鬲乇丕卮 賳賯丕卮蹖 卮丿賴 亘賵丿. 賲乇丿蹖 丿乇 丨蹖丕胤 丕蹖爻鬲丕丿賴 亘賵丿 讴賴 倬蹖卮亘賳丿 丿丕卮鬲 賵 丿丕卮鬲 讴亘丕亘 丿乇爻鬲 賲蹖 讴乇丿. 亘賵賯 夭丿賲 賵 丿爻鬲 鬲讴丕賳 丿丕丿賲 貙 丕賳鬲馗丕乇 丿丕卮鬲賲 趩賳诏丕賱卮 乇丕 亘蹖賳丿丕夭丿 賵 倬丕亘诏匕丕乇丿 亘賴 賮乇丕乇. 賵丕賵讴賳卮蹖 讴賴 賯丕毓丿鬲丕賸 賲蹖 亘丕蹖爻鬲 賳爻亘鬲 亘賴 丿蹖丿賳 蹖讴 卮丕賲倬丕賳夭賴 倬卮鬲 賮乇賲丕賳 賳卮丕賳 賲蹖 丿丕丿. 亘賴 噩丕蹖 丕蹖賳 讴賴 賵爻胤 亘賵鬲賴 賴丕蹖 鬲賵鬲 賮乇賳诏蹖 卮蹖乇噩賴 亘夭賳丿貙 亘乇丕蹖賲 丿爻鬲 鬲讴丕賳 丿丕丿 賵 丿賵亘丕乇賴 賲卮睾賵賱 讴丕乇卮 卮丿. 丕夭 丕蹖賳 讴賴 讴爻蹖 賲乇丕 亘丕 蹖讴 乇丕賳賳丿賴 毓賵囟蹖 诏乇賮鬲賴 亘賵丿 貙 賴蹖噩丕賳 夭丿賴 卮丿賲! 丕夭 丕蹖賳 讴賴 蹖讴 賱丨馗賴 亘賴 賳馗乇 賲爻卅賵賱 賵 賯丕亘賱 丕毓鬲賲丕丿 丌賲丿賴 亘賵丿賲. 丕夭 丕蹖賳 乇丕賳賳丿诏蹖 賲禺鬲氐乇 賱匕鬲 亘乇丿賲 賵賱蹖 賲蹖 丿丕賳爻鬲賲 趩賳蹖賳 讴丕乇蹖 亘乇丕蹖賲 毓丕丿鬲 賳禺賵丕賴丿 卮丿. 乇丕賳賳丿诏蹖 禺蹖賱蹖 禺胤乇賳丕讴 丕爻鬲. 毓賱丕賵賴 亘乇 丕蹖賳 賲賳 丕夭 丌賳 丌丿賲賴丕 賳蹖爻鬲賲 讴賴 亘乇诏賴 蹖 亘蹖賲賴 倬乇 讴賳賲! 爻毓蹖 賲蹖 讴賳賲 賴賲蹖卮賴 丿乇 卮賴乇賴丕蹖蹖 夭賳丿诏蹖 讴賳賲 讴賴 爻蹖爻鬲賲 丨賲賱 賵 賳賯賱 毓賲賵賲蹖 丿乇爻鬲 賵 丿乇賲丕賳蹖 丿丕乇賳丿貙 丕賵賱 卮蹖讴丕诏賵 賵 亘毓丿 賴賲 賳蹖賵蹖賵乇讴 讴賴 丕夭 卮蹖讴丕诏賵 賴賲 亘賴鬲乇 丕爻鬲 趩賵賳 亘蹖卮鬲乇 鬲丕讴爻蹖 丿丕乇丿! 禄 丕夭 氐賮丨賴 蹖 127 讴鬲丕亘
賴賲賵賳 胤賵乇 讴賴 賲蹖 亘蹖賳蹖丿貙 爻乇毓鬲 乇賵丕蹖鬲 讴鬲丕亘 禺蹖賱蹖 爻乇蹖毓賴. 蹖讴 噩賵乇 鬲毓乇蹖賮 禺賵丿賲賵賳蹖 丕鬲賮丕賯丕鬲 夭賳丿诏蹖賴. 丕夭 賯賵丕賳蹖賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 讴賵鬲丕賴 讴丕賲賱丕 鬲亘毓蹖鬲 賳賲蹖 讴賳賴 賵 亘毓丿 丕夭 鬲毓乇蹖賮 禺丕胤乇賴 蹖 賲丕卮蹖賳 爻賵丕乇蹖卮 貙 丿乇賲賵乇丿 賵賯鬲蹖 讴賴 丕夭 賲丕卮蹖賳 倬蹖丕丿賴 卮丿賴 賵 讴丕乇蹖 讴賴 讴乇丿賴 賳賲蹖 诏賴貙 亘賱讴賴 禺蹖賱蹖 爻乇蹖毓 亘賴 賳蹖賵蹖賵乇讴 賵 卮蹖讴丕诏賵 賲蹖乇賴 賵 丿乇 胤賵賱 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賴丕 賲蹖 亘蹖賳蹖賲 禺蹖賱蹖 爻乇蹖毓 丕夭 禺丕胤乇賴 丕蹖 亘賴 禺丕胤乇賴 蹖 丿蹖诏賴 诏匕乇 賲蹖 夭賳賴 亘丿賵賳 丕蹖賳 讴賴 丕丨爻丕爻 讴賳蹖賲 丿丕乇賴 賲丕 乇賵 爻乇賲蹖 丿賵賵賳賴 賵 爻乇賳禺 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 乇賵 诏賲 讴乇丿賴.
鬲乇噩賲踿 禺丕讴爻丕乇 禺蹖賱蹖 禺賵亘賴 賵 賳賲蹖 丿賵賳賲 亘賴卮 趩賴 丕蹖乇丕丿蹖 賲蹖卮賴 诏乇賮鬲. 鬲乇噩賲賴 蹖 禺賵亘貙 丕賵賳 鬲乇噩賲賴 丕蹖賴 讴賴 賳賮賴賲蹖 丿丕乇蹖 蹖賴 讴鬲丕亘 鬲乇噩賲賴 卮丿賴 賲蹖 禺賵賳蹖. 賵 禺丕讴爻丕乇 丿乇 丕蹖賳 丨丿 賲鬲賳 乇賵 賲丕賱 禺賵丿 讴乇丿賴 亘賵丿.
March 7, 2015
丕賵賱蹖賳 亘丕乇 亘丕 爻丿丕乇蹖爻 鬲賵蹖 賴賲卮賴乇蹖 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丌卮賳丕卮丿賲 .胤賳夭蹖 氐賲蹖賲蹖 讴賴 丌丿賲 乇賵 亘丕 禺賵丿卮 賴賲乇丕賴 賲蹖 亘乇丿 .鬲賵蹖 丕蹖賳 賲噩賲賵毓賴 賴賲 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丕賵賱卮 蹖毓賳蹖 胤丕毓賵賳 鬲蹖讴 賴賲蹖賳 胤賵乇 亘賵丿 鬲丕 亘賯蹖賴 匕丕爻鬲丕賳賴丕 亘禺氐賵氐 禺賵丿 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賲丕丿乇亘夭乇诏鬲 乇賵 丕夭 丕蹖賳 噩丕亘亘乇.倬丿乇 賵賲丕丿乇 亘丕賲夭賴 賴賲 丿丕乇丿 亘禺氐賵氐 賲丕丿乇卮
July 23, 2018
螣渭慰蠁蠀位蠈蠁喂位慰蟼, 蔚位位畏谓喂魏萎蟼 魏伪蟿伪纬蠅纬萎蟼, 渭蔚 渭畏蟿苇蟻伪 蟺慰蠀 蟺苇胃伪谓蔚. 螤慰蠀 蔚魏未委未蔚喂 尾喂尾位委伪 纬喂伪 蟿畏谓 慰渭慰蠁蠀位慰蠁喂位委伪 蟿慰蠀, 蟿慰谓 纬魏蠈渭蔚谓慰 蟿慰蠀, 蟿畏谓 伪蟻蟻蠋蟽蟿喂伪 蟿畏蟼 渭维谓伪蟼 蟿慰蠀, 蟿慰谓 蟺伪蟿苇蟻伪 蟿慰蠀, 蟿畏谓 慰喂魏慰纬苇谓蔚喂伪 蟿慰蠀.
韦慰蠀位维蠂喂蟽蟿慰谓 尉苇蟻慰蠀渭蔚 伪蟺蠈 蟺慰喂慰谓 蔚渭蟺谓蔚蠉蟽蟿畏魏蔚 慰 螝慰蟻蟿蠋.
韦慰蠀位维蠂喂蟽蟿慰谓 尉苇蟻慰蠀渭蔚 伪蟺蠈 蟺慰喂慰谓 蔚渭蟺谓蔚蠉蟽蟿畏魏蔚 慰 螝慰蟻蟿蠋.
June 24, 2024
Naked is the title of one of the pieces in this collection; one where Sedaris visits a nudist camp:
鈥滳oming from New York it is heartening to walk into a room and know you鈥檙e not being judged by your clothes. Still, though, as bad a dresser as I am, anything beats being judged by my character.鈥�
But it also serves as an apt titled for the collection. Sedaris strips himself nearly defenseless as he uses his own life, childhood, and family drama as his subjects. He delivers sharp, caustic humor that is frequently served along side genuine sadness and pain.
In A Plague of Tics Sedaris paints his childhood self as an absolute wreck 鈥� little more than a collection of nervous tics stacked inside a raincoat. In Get Your Ya-Ya鈥檚 Out, he tells of his unlovely grandmother who came to live with his family. Of her he says:
I saw her as a benign ghost, silent and invisible until you needed a little spending money.
Upon learning of her demise while he was away at college, his grief was strictly performative:
My sobs sounded as if I were reading them off a page.
Cyclops was by far the funniest piece here, in which his father has a tale of a different mutilated friend for every dangerous activity he wishes to discourage his children from. There鈥檚 the friend whose eye he shot out with a BB gun, the kid he knew who had a table saw blade fly off and split his face, the guy he knew who cut off his own foot with the lawn mower and drove himself to the hospital with his foot in his lap.
But along with the humor, Sedaris delivers real pain. In I Like Guys he discusses growing up in the South gay, with all its accompanying humiliations and shame. And in Ashes his clever, sardonic mother takes center stage with her terminal cancer.
鈥漈he cancer, though, I realize it鈥檚 my own fault. I鈥檓 just sorry that your father鈥檚 still around to remind me of that fact every goddamn fifteen seconds.
As with any Sedaris book, make sure to listen to the audiobook. These pieces are meant to be performed, to be heard. Sedaris and his sister Amy do the reading.
鈥滳oming from New York it is heartening to walk into a room and know you鈥檙e not being judged by your clothes. Still, though, as bad a dresser as I am, anything beats being judged by my character.鈥�
But it also serves as an apt titled for the collection. Sedaris strips himself nearly defenseless as he uses his own life, childhood, and family drama as his subjects. He delivers sharp, caustic humor that is frequently served along side genuine sadness and pain.
In A Plague of Tics Sedaris paints his childhood self as an absolute wreck 鈥� little more than a collection of nervous tics stacked inside a raincoat. In Get Your Ya-Ya鈥檚 Out, he tells of his unlovely grandmother who came to live with his family. Of her he says:
I saw her as a benign ghost, silent and invisible until you needed a little spending money.
Upon learning of her demise while he was away at college, his grief was strictly performative:
My sobs sounded as if I were reading them off a page.
Cyclops was by far the funniest piece here, in which his father has a tale of a different mutilated friend for every dangerous activity he wishes to discourage his children from. There鈥檚 the friend whose eye he shot out with a BB gun, the kid he knew who had a table saw blade fly off and split his face, the guy he knew who cut off his own foot with the lawn mower and drove himself to the hospital with his foot in his lap.
But along with the humor, Sedaris delivers real pain. In I Like Guys he discusses growing up in the South gay, with all its accompanying humiliations and shame. And in Ashes his clever, sardonic mother takes center stage with her terminal cancer.
鈥漈he cancer, though, I realize it鈥檚 my own fault. I鈥檓 just sorry that your father鈥檚 still around to remind me of that fact every goddamn fifteen seconds.
As with any Sedaris book, make sure to listen to the audiobook. These pieces are meant to be performed, to be heard. Sedaris and his sister Amy do the reading.
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