dress your family in corduroy and denim review

Sedaris's characteristic self-deprecation comes so quickly as to be unnoticeable until you've moved to the next sentence. They were fine with Hugh as well, until he saw that damned movie and was reminded that he has other options. We can't profess love without talking through hand puppets, and we'd never consciously sit down to discuss our relationship. Neither of us would publicly display affection we're just not that type. Otherwise, I really don't give our problems much thought. On our worst days, I figure things will work themselves out. I reread one passage in particular a few times, about Sedaris and his partner Hugh:Ĭall me unimaginative, but I still can't think of anyone else I'd rather be with.

I found myself able to relate to most of his essays about family dysfunction and interpersonal relationships. Sedaris's style doesn't quit - he is always either funny or philosophical, and often he's both. Even as a youth, Sedaris characterizes himself to be a curious observer of the human condition as he expounds on the pleasures his childhood neighbors miss without a television - and he characterizes himself as a victim of the human condition too, a young man without direction, kicked out of his parents' house because he's gay.ĭress Your Family is wonderful because it's funny and heart-wrenching all at once. In each essay, Sedaris explores a different part of his childhood, adolescence and early adulthood. Sedaris grew up during the sixties in a family of eight: his two mismatched parents, his four sisters (including the hilarious Amy Sedaris), and a completely unexpected younger brother. This book has 22 essays, each averaging 8 to 10 pages in length, some longer, some shorter, making this a great, quick summer read - it's an especially good pick for students on summer break because of its length, its themes, as well as Sedaris's style. David Sedaris is a funny man who has a funny family and had a funny childhood - all of this is apparent in his most recent collection of essays, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim.

Dress your family in corduroy and denim review