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?).

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^)

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

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

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

Promised to vi0let.

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

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

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 ;)

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

Violet, thanks for sending this all the way from Finland. I have already read this book (and laughed a lot) and gave away 2 copies, but I wanted this copy for my daughter who recently started studying French in high school.

It came in to day's mail and she whisked it away immeidately to read it. She's on page 83 already.

2/5 - she finished it and said she really enjoyed it.

Funny, funny book. Mailing today to Wildflower67 in NJ. Sorry for the delay in mailing.

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

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

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.

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

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!

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

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

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Gave to my sister