Tag: humor

Book Review: Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls

May 17, 2013 Whitney Review 2 Comments
Book Review: Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls

I loved David Sedaris’ new book Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls but I hate writing reviews for short stories. This is because my thoughts jump from one place to another “I really liked this story, but the second one not so much, but overall…” My thought process is not cohesive. Thus I will cover my […]

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Book Review: Holidays On Ice

November 27, 2011 Whitney Review 2 Comments
Book Review: Holidays On Ice

David Sedaris’ Christmas stories have me torn.  My favorite of the six short stories is his retelling of his holiday job as Santa’s Elf.  He turns a humiliating job into well, not so humiliating.  Sedaris recounts the beauty of people watching.  The various Santas and their different approaches with the anticipated children and the parents […]

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Review: Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk

October 11, 2010 Whitney Review 4 Comments
Review: Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk

Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by David Sedaris is a child’s storybook for adults, or a fucked up version of Aesop’s Fables.  The book is filled with short stories accompanied with illustrations of everyday occurrences or controversial  themes, all portrayed by animals. Strangely enough, they all seem to have a moral.  In The Squirrel and the Chipmunk […]

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Book Review: Me Talk Pretty One Day

September 7, 2010 Whitney Review 4 Comments
Book Review: Me Talk Pretty One Day

David Sedaris’s short stories have me laughing out loud with people turning the heads to look.  I can just hear them saying/thinking “What’s wrong with that girl?”  Nothing is off-limits for this author, his parent’s dog replacing their children, being taught to play guitar by a midget so his father can put a jazz bad […]

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