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1: Dark stuff
Try to imagine David sitting next to you, bathed in the twinkling glow of the tree, telling these stories to get the full effect.
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2: Casual Brilliance at it's best
Must read - brilliant!
For everyone who has felt weird or knows weird people - these are the voices and stories.
We've all been there or been near it.
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3: David Sedaris is brilliant. A must own!
Holidays On Ice is a terrific compilation and should be given as a gift to anyone who is less than enthused when December rolls around. David and his sister Amy are two of the funniest people on earth it seems. While there are a couple of stories in here that are less enjoyable than others, it is still superb comic writing and had me in hysterics while reading some parts of this collection. SantaLand Diaries is pitch perfect and ends on a hilarious note that sums up much of the ridiculous nature of the Christmas season. Front Row Center With Thaddeus Bristol is a brilliant idea executed to perfection as various children's pageants are picked apart without pity. My favorite in this collection is perhaps Season's Greetings to Our Friends and Family!!! which is written in such a similar nature to so many Christmas letters I've read over the years except for some of the more theatrical elements of course. The tone he writes with in that piece is dead on. An absolutely wonderful present to give yourself or anyone who deserves a treat at any time of year. I'm fairly irritated to see that it is being released again this coming holiday season with new stories included which seems like a ploy to make more money, similar to the Christmas shopping season exploits depicted in this book.
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4: Good, but not as good.
While I enjoyed this book (especially the final story), I did not find it as outright hilarious as his other books. Which is not to say it isn't funny. It just did not meet the very high bar the other books set.
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5: HOLIDAYS ON ICE:STORIES
I am very pleased with the book. The condition was perfect. It arrived on time. I would purchase from dealer again.
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