Journal Entry 1 by greedyreader from Oakland, New Jersey USA on Tuesday, April 22, 2003

I introduced my brother-in-law to this author. So, he passed me his unregistered copy of this book. I am taking it with me on a trip, today, and then will journal and release it in Oregon or Washington (who knows?). 

Journal Entry 2 by greedyreader from Oakland, New Jersey USA on Monday, April 28, 2003

OK, call me strange ... but I did not LOVE this book. I even actually preferred Holidays on Ice. I would have released this at the 2003 Int'l Discovery Walk Festival (April 25-27), in Vancouver, Washington, but the bloody hotel (Red Lion at the Quay) did not have a computer. Go figure!

June 8th -- bagged & ready to mail to jgralike 8^) 

Journal Entry 3 by jgralike from Oisterwijk, Noord-Brabant Netherlands on Friday, June 13, 2003

received the book today, that is only 4 days after it was stamped in the states!
thanks, greedyreader! 

Journal Entry 4 by jgralike from Oisterwijk, Noord-Brabant Netherlands on Monday, June 23, 2003

I am still reading the book, not dying from laughter, but giggling sometimes.
Promised to Owlet. 

Journal Entry 5 by owlet from Maastricht, Limburg Netherlands on Sunday, August 03, 2003

I 'found' this book at the Deventer bookmarket, thank you, jgralike!

Promised to vi0let. 

Journal Entry 6 by owlet from Maastricht, Limburg Netherlands on Monday, October 27, 2003

Well, I guess I can be called strange too, because I didn't LOVE this book either. I thought it was funny at times, but never once laughed out loud, just chuckled once in a while. I really don't know why, the book was ok, the style was quite funny and dry, but just not rolling-on-the-floor-funny.
This book is now going to vi0let in Finland!

Thursday, October 30, 2003: The book was sent today 

Journal Entry 7 by vi0let from Espoo, Uusimaa Finland on Monday, November 17, 2003

Received the book today. Thanks (for the lovely card, also!) 

Journal Entry 8 by vi0let from Espoo, Uusimaa Finland on Wednesday, December 17, 2003

There are very few books that actually make me laugh. Terry Pratchett if read aloud and I, Lucifer by Glenn Duncan maybe, but usually I just smile a little.
The first part of Me Talk Pretty One Day wasn´t exactly funny either, just ok.The writing is good, so I continued reading, and I´m really happy that I did. Deux really is laugh-aloud-funny. And reading See You Again Yesterday made me feel better about my poor pronunciation of French (pretty much in the same fashion that David avoids the letter S, I tend to avoid Rs ;)
 

Journal Entry 9 by vi0let from Espoo, Uusimaa Finland on Sunday, December 21, 2003

Book claimed by gnissorckoob at the BookRelay-site. Will mail it after Christmas. 

Journal Entry 10 by gnissorckoob from Miami, Florida USA on Monday, February 02, 2004

Journal Entry 11 by gnissorckoob from Miami, Florida USA on Tuesday, March 23, 2004

Journal Entry 12 by Wildflower67 on Tuesday, March 30, 2004

Arrived yesterday. Thanks! I will read and continue it on it's journey asap. 

Journal Entry 13 by Wildflower67 on Wednesday, June 23, 2004

I really enjoyed this book, it was a light and easy read. Some of it was really funny, other parts simply amusing. A few times I thought it fell flat. Overall a fun book. :D 

Journal Entry 14 by Mountainwren from Rockville, Maryland USA on Monday, July 12, 2004

Received today from Wildflower67 through a Book Relay. Thank you! This book has already experienced some real travels. I will read it and pass it along on its journey. 

Journal Entry 15 by Mountainwren from Rockville, Maryland USA on Sunday, August 15, 2004

I'm keeping a record of daily quotations as I read this book. I scan the page where I stop reading each day, looking for insight, humor, imagery, or a catchy turn of phrase. Rarely am I disappointed!

August 15, 2004
"True art was based upon despair, and the important thing was to make yourself and those around you as miserable as possible. Maybe I couldn't paint or sculpt, but I could work a mood better than anyone I knew. Unfortunately, the school had no accredited sulking program and I dropped out, more despondent than ever."
page 44

August 16, 2004
"I'd never thought much about how Americans were viewed overseas until I came to France and was expected to look and behave in a certain way. 'You're not supposed to be smoking,' my classmates would tell me. 'You're from the United States.' Europeans expected me to regularly wash my hands with prepackaged towelettes and to automatically reject all unpasteurized dairy projects. If I was thin, it must be because I'd recently lost the extra fifty pounds traditionally cushioning the standard American ass. If I was pushy, I was typical; and if I wasn't, it was probably due to Prozac."
page 212 

Journal Entry 16 by Mountainwren from Rockville, Maryland USA on Tuesday, August 17, 2004

In agreement with previous readers, I think the second section resonates more than the first.

I probably would prefer my Sedaris is small doses: a story at a time, rather than a whole book at once. Taken singularly, the stories are sharp, funny, and observant. As a whole, though, the relentless sarcastic tone begins to grate a bit.

This book will be traveling to a new reader in Louisiana. Thanks for the chance to read it! 

Journal Entry 17 by GrammarBroad from Baton Rouge, Louisiana USA on Friday, August 20, 2004

Arrived today. Thanks so much. Looking forward to reading it! And thanks for the postcard, too! 

Journal Entry 18 by GrammarBroad from Baton Rouge, Louisiana USA on Saturday, July 09, 2005

Finally rescued from Mt. ToBeRead. I enjoyed it and zipped through it really fast. Funny!

#646 

Journal Entry 19 by GrammarBroad from Baton Rouge, Louisiana USA on Friday, April 18, 2008

Gave to my sister