Had this one on the mental TBR list for a while and stumbled across it this week so snaffled it for the giant shelf of TBR's!

Before I picked up this book I knew nothing about David Sedaris. If someone said to me now, "so why should I give a damn about David Sedaris" I probably still wouldn't be able to offer an adequate defence. What does David Sedaris do? Ummmm, I think he writes books about being David Sedaris.

But, to be fair and accurate he writes pretty funny books about being David Sedaris so if you think that comedy trumps vanity then come on in and join the David Sedaris club. On the whole I suspect that David Sedaris spends a lot of time wandering around inside his own skull. Think of it like a quite roomy house with lots of nooks and crannies containing artefacts which can be poked at and moved around. However, years of imbibing Crystal Meth, paint thinner, white-out, Speed and alcohol have left behind a thick veneer which is sealing the main points of entry and exit into Mr Sedaris' skull and this means that the poor man is effectively trapped in there. Anyway since I am still unable to offer any further salient points on the life of David Sedaris, I'll leave him to explain a few things in his own words:

David Sedaris on Oceanography:
"We enjoyed swimming until the mystery of tides was explained in such a way that the ocean seemed to be nothing more than an enormous salt-water toilet, flushing itself on a sad and predictable basis".

David Sedaris on conceptual art and crystal meth:
"Either one of these things is dangerous but in combination they have the power to destroy entire civilisations".

David Sedaris on performance art:
"I just heated up a skillet of plastic soldiers, poured a milkshake over my head and called it a night."

David Sedaris on relations with the french:
"I horrify the French every time I open my mouth."

David Sedaris on home remedies:
"I thought I could cure diabetes by spreading suntan lotion on sticks of chewing gum".

David Sedaris on his IQ:
"By the time I reached my thirties, my brain had been strip mined by a combination of drugs, alcohol and the chemical solvents used at the refinishing company where I worked."

David Sedaris on interior design:
"I'm thinking of making a little jacket for my clock radio."

If you agree with any of the above statements by David Sedaris or have ever contemplated creating clothing for time pieces then you will probably enjoy this book.

Given to Petchmo to read and release at his leisure xx

Shovelmonkey release to me...many thanks, however remembered I had read this several years ago. I do remember now enjoying this book and that the author's name actually now rings bell because I had read the book and not because he had a hand in writing episodes of Star Trek....ahem, anyway, good book worth a read.

Released in Uni of Derby Keddleston road.