Holidays on Ice: Stories
by David Sedaris | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0316779237 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0316779237 Global Overview for this book
2 journalers for this copy...
Picked up at The Book Thing of Baltimore. Registered in Centreville, Virginia, USA.
Since I haven't read Barrel Fever, all but one of the stories in this collection were new to me, and I really enjoyed them all. Some of them were more weird than funny, but there were enough laugh-out-loud moments to make up for the bits that fell short of awesome. I especially enjoyed the Santaland Diaries, about Sedaris's stint as a Macy's elf, and Front Row Center, which is basically what would happen if a theater critic started covering elementary school Christmas pageants. Definitely recommended, but not if you're feeling too sentimental about the holidays. Sentimental is one thing this book definitely is not.
Since I haven't read Barrel Fever, all but one of the stories in this collection were new to me, and I really enjoyed them all. Some of them were more weird than funny, but there were enough laugh-out-loud moments to make up for the bits that fell short of awesome. I especially enjoyed the Santaland Diaries, about Sedaris's stint as a Macy's elf, and Front Row Center, which is basically what would happen if a theater critic started covering elementary school Christmas pageants. Definitely recommended, but not if you're feeling too sentimental about the holidays. Sentimental is one thing this book definitely is not.
Journal Entry 2 by Melydia at La Madeleine, Old Georgetown Road in Bethesda, Maryland USA on Sunday, January 11, 2015
Released 9 yrs ago (1/11/2015 UTC) at La Madeleine, Old Georgetown Road in Bethesda, Maryland USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
Taking to today's BCinDC meetup in Bethesda. I hope it doesn't come back home with me.
Per my usual, I didn't log this book in when I got home. I'm sick and thinking a short book might be what the patient needs.