Helpful Score: 2
If you have young children in the house, use caution where you leave this book. The illustrations are by Ian Falconer - the same illustrator of the Olivia books - and they are done in the same engaging style - but many are gory. There are many more illustrations in it than in the average "grown-up" book, which fascinated my five year old daughter when she got hold of the book before I had looked through it all the way. Luckily I noticed and got it away from her before she had flipped through it all - some of the images *I* will never get out of my head!
As for the writing, I enjoyed this far less than Sedaris' other books. If you are fan of Sedaris' autobiographical essays, that by no means guarantees that you will find satisfaction in this book. That said, the title story was haunting - a standout.
As for the writing, I enjoyed this far less than Sedaris' other books. If you are fan of Sedaris' autobiographical essays, that by no means guarantees that you will find satisfaction in this book. That said, the title story was haunting - a standout.
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