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Putting the fun in dysfunctional

Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris

October 1, 2022 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

Cbr14bingo Holiday/bingo Holidays on Ice is a collection of David Sedaris essays, some previously published and some new, all related to holidays. Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving and Halloween are all represented through autobiographical reflections as well as imaginative fictional stories. If you are unfamiliar with Sedaris, you should know that his writing is both hilarious and often shocking. He has a talent for making very inappropriate and unsettling statements but often in such a funny way that you laugh anyway. Like many people I became familiar […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: cbr14, cbr14bingo, David Sedaris, ElCicco, Fiction, holidays, holidays on ice, humor, non fiction

ElCicco's CBR14 Review No:47 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: cbr14, cbr14bingo, David Sedaris, ElCicco, Fiction, holidays, holidays on ice, humor, non fiction ·
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I am trying to look on the bright side.

Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris

Squirrel Seeks Chipmunks by David Sedaris

November 4, 2019 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

Holidays on Ice I feel like I could write a whole essay on things I’ve been told how much I would like and then the actual experience of reading or experiencing those things and how it’s not always let down, but something. I think that’s true about most of my experience with David Sedaris. I like a lot of his stuff, but haven’t read a single thing. What I mean by this is that I don’t think I could imagine sitting down and reading anything […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor Tagged With: David Sedaris, holidays on ice, squirrel seeks chipmunks

vel veeter's CBR11 Review No:613 · Genres: Comedy/Humor · Tags: David Sedaris, holidays on ice, squirrel seeks chipmunks ·
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