Me Talk Pretty One Day
5 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by potok-fan from Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on Tuesday, April 6, 2010
I've tried one audiobook (link to come) and started this hard-copy, but I'm afraid I'm just not a David Sedaris fan. Every once in a while, a line is funny enough to tempt me to keep reading, but the bleakness in between the lines gets to me. In the end, I'm going to give it away half-read and move on to something I enjoy more.
One line I laughed at: When I was young, my family moved from western New York State to Raleigh, North Carolina. Together, we northerners made relentless fun of our new neighbors and their poky, backward way of life. Our parents discouraged us from using the titles "ma'am" or "sir" when addressing a teacher or shopkeeper. Along with grits and hush puppies, the abbreviated form of you all was a dangerous step on an insidious path leading straight to the doors of the Baptist church.
One line I laughed at: When I was young, my family moved from western New York State to Raleigh, North Carolina. Together, we northerners made relentless fun of our new neighbors and their poky, backward way of life. Our parents discouraged us from using the titles "ma'am" or "sir" when addressing a teacher or shopkeeper. Along with grits and hush puppies, the abbreviated form of you all was a dangerous step on an insidious path leading straight to the doors of the Baptist church.
Journal Entry 2 by potok-fan at Kortteliravintola Kerttu in Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Released 14 yrs ago (4/6/2010 UTC) at Kortteliravintola Kerttu in Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland
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Taking this to a local BC-meeting. If it hasn't been claimed by the end of the evening, we'll leave it in the pub for someone else to find.
Taking this to a local BC-meeting. If it hasn't been claimed by the end of the evening, we'll leave it in the pub for someone else to find.
Journal Entry 3 by MiuM from Kaarina, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on Tuesday, April 6, 2010
I took the book from BC-meeting in Turku.
Journal Entry 4 by MiuM at Kaarina, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on Tuesday, April 11, 2017
This has somehow slipped from my fingers when I have been choosing books to read from my bc pile (Sorry). Now that I read it I found the little essays mostly funny and sympathetic. Entertaining for one suffering of flu at least.
Journal Entry 5 by MiuM at Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on Tuesday, July 11, 2017
Released 6 yrs ago (7/12/2017 UTC) at Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland
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The book is looking for a reader at a bc meet-up in Turku.
Journal Entry 6 by 
sakirmo
at Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on Wednesday, July 12, 2017
sakirmo at Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on Wednesday, July 12, 2017
Taken home from the meet-up!
Journal Entry 7 by sakirmo at Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on Monday, December 18, 2017
sakirmo at Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on Monday, December 18, 2017
Great book, excellent travel reading! Especially the second part where he moves to France and tries to learn the language. "To hell with you and your bottleneck!"
Journal Entry 8 by sakirmo at Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on Friday, April 13, 2018
sakirmo at Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on Friday, April 13, 2018
Released 6 yrs ago (4/13/2018 UTC) at Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland
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Wishlist RABCK in Bordeaux
(in case you don't want the book anymore, feel free to just throw it at the table for someone else to grab!)
(in case you don't want the book anymore, feel free to just throw it at the table for someone else to grab!)
Thank you sakirmo. I certainly do still want to read this so it will be going on my TBR pile.
I feel a bit ambivalent about this book. I didn't dislike it, but I didn't love it either. Just not my kind of humour I don't think!
Will be coming with me to be released in Hobart at the Australasian Unconvention in a couple of weeks time.
Will be coming with me to be released in Hobart at the Australasian Unconvention in a couple of weeks time.
Journal Entry 11 by romney at Unconvention 2018 in Hobart, Tasmania Australia on Thursday, November 8, 2018
Released 5 yrs ago (11/9/2018 UTC) at Unconvention 2018 in Hobart, Tasmania Australia
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I hope this book makes someone's day. If it's not your kind of read, journal it, pass it on and join in the fun of watching books you have touched travel the world!
This was pressed into my hands. I shall read it. I funny books like.
