(66)Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris

Tuesday, October 2, 2018


What is a road trip with my husband without listening to David Sedaris. This trip we got to listen to the "fan favorite" Me Talk Pretty One Day.

As is customary with David Sedaris, we were lucky to encounter a collection of witty and entertaining essays about his life, his family, and his quirky interests.  The first essay starts out with him talking about the "agent" who came for him one day.  It turns out he was in grade school and the "agent" was a speech therapist trying to help him with his lisp.  Right off the bat, we were belly-laughing.

Of course, Sedaris goes on to regale us with tales of his romance with Hugh, their trip to Europe and their renovations on their French home.  There was also David's efforts at learning French, but nothing had us laughing so hard as he described his father's food hoarding tendencies. When he went to visit David and Hugh in Paris he eats his hat.  He literally took a bite of his hat.   My David and I just laughed and laughed.

Bottom Line - There isn't much that I can say about Me Talk Pretty One Day that hasn't already been said.  It - he - David Sedaris is simply brilliant and should be treated as a national treasure. End of story.

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