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Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
Author: David Sedaris

Book Information
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Book Type: Paperback
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ISBN-13: 9780316010795 - ISBN-10: 0316010790
Publication Date: 5/31/2005
Pages: 272


Other Versions of this Book: Hardcover, Hardcover, Audio Cassette (Unabridged), Audio CD (Unabridged)

Book Description:
In this phenomenal #1 bestseller, David Sedaris plays in the snow with his sisters. He goes on vacation with his family. He gets a job selling drinks. He attends his brother's wedding. He mops his sister's floor. He gives directions to a lost traveler. He eats a hamburger. He has his blood sugar tested. It all sounds so normal, doesn't it?

Yet Sedaris lifts the corner of ordinary life, revealing the absurdity teeming below the surface, exposing a world alive with hidden motives and obscure desires. In DRESS YOUR FAMILY IN CORDUROY AND DENIM, one of the wittiest and most original writers at work today gives us his richest book yet.

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Top Member Book Reviews

Sue C. (sues) wrote on 8/13/2006...

4 member(s) found this review helpful.

Great, classic David Sedaris. One of the few writers that can make me laugh out loud! He is perverse, irreverent and so dead-on with his descriptions of people and situations that we all know.

Patty P. Patouie wrote on 7/1/2007...

3 member(s) found this review helpful.

Painful, laugh-out-loud stuff, Sedaris is a master of wry humor. I had a lot of "I can't believe he really said that!" moments.

Greta S. wrote on 4/26/2006...

3 member(s) found this review helpful.

Some of this is amusing, some is pretty raw. Some is a little of both! LOL

Ann Marie U. (hallelujaheart) wrote on 4/25/2006...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

I ordered this one to see what all the hubbub was about. It was a good book but didn't knock my socks off. It was a quick, easy read but not my cup of tea I guess.

Erica H. (esh712) wrote on 1/9/2009...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Funny and quirky, as to be expected with any Sedaris book. I had many moments where I was laughing out loud at inappropriate sections around other people -- when asked what was so funny, I could not share a lot of it with my acquaintances! It was a fast, easy, and enjoyable read, but by far not his best. It just ends with very little resolution. I understand that a book like this doesn't require such a stringent conclusion as another text might, but then again, after reading this, I didn't feel there was very much point, just a collection of giggles to pass the time. That being said, sometimes there's nothing wrong with that.

Mrs L R. (cyall8tr) wrote on 8/19/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

MR. SEDARIS STRIKES AGAIN
If you think you have a weird family, do yourself a favor and read this author's books. You'll never complain again. This is a genuine poster family for dysFUNctional. I've read all Mr. Sedaris' books and never fail to be amazed that his family still talks to him.

Eliz D. (eliz) wrote on 5/16/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Beatiful prose regarding all the little triumps and tragedies of smalltown life.

Sheila M. (Page5) wrote on 3/19/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

This book was okay but nothing great. A few stories were LOL funny, a few were just plain creepy, and the rest were rather ho-hum. One of the most overhyped books I've picked up in awhile.

Becky P. (Bex) wrote on 5/21/2006...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Multiple essays from David Sedaris, a man who can just LAUGH at his life. It's just hilarious...reminded me so much of my family!


Please Rate these Book Reviews

Steven C. (SteveTheDM) wrote on 7/19/2009...


Much like "Me Talk Pretty One Day", Sedaris' "Dress Your Family in Courderoy and Denim" is a collection of humorous essays. I frequently found myself laughing under my breath at the absurdity of Sedaris' life... The man has lived a bizarre life, indeed. This was an enjoyable and quick read.

Whitney D. wrote on 8/10/2007...


All of his books are good. This one is good. Not as funny as the others, but I don't think it is meant to be as funny.

Jennifer N. (Jenji) wrote on 8/7/2007...


classic sedaris... he is the best...

Paige B. (homegrownsoap) wrote on 7/27/2007...


REALLY REALLY REALLY funny, i read parts aloud to my husband it was so good.

Jeannie C. (yogagirl) wrote on 6/22/2007...


Hysterical!

Kathie F. (KatFuds56) wrote on 5/8/2007...


LOL funny! My family doesn't look quite as dysfunctional to me now.

Vani M. (vani) wrote on 4/7/2007...


always funny.

Molly B. (vintagereader) wrote on 4/6/2007...


Good reading, but not quite as convulsively funny as some of his others.

Erin B. (rubiegirl) wrote on 2/26/2007...


Such a fun book. A real look at life- no smoke no mirrors- just life

Lisa E. wrote on 2/10/2007...


Wonderfuly funny and hilarious! A much enjoyed read!


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