Well, that happens to me a lot, especially with authors. A while back I discovered David Sedaris, you may remember him from one of my past blog posts. This man writes very unique novels: each new chapter in the book is a different short story, or essay (I bet when you read that word you groaned, but trust me, it's not like that). Over the holiday season I was at the book store and was feeling very festive, so I picked up Holidays on Ice by Sedaris, a collection of stories all about the holidays, just to see what it was about. And let me tell you, it was a hoot. No author has EVER made me laugh until I cried, so Mr. Sedaris gets the honor of being the first with this one. Even though it's now April and nowhere near Christmas, I'm re-reading this book, enjoying it as much as my first time reading it. He appeals to many different senses of humor in his book, so if one of the short stories doesn't appeal to you (even though they're all amazing in my opinion), you can just skip it and go to the next! How neat is that?! I highly recommend picking up some of his works when you're in the mood for a good laugh.Since I read this book, I've picked up 3 other of his collections of essays, and am loving each one. Do you see what I mean about obsessing over a certain author?
I will now end this post with one of my favorite quotes from Holidays on Ice.
"If I could believe in myself, why not give other improbabilities the benefit of the doubt?"
Great blog! I have never read any of his books before, but they sound very interesting. They seem very cool, and I think I will trying reading one sometime!
ReplyDeleteHi Yana! This author sounds really interesting and funny, I might read one of his books sometime soon. Overall nice post!
ReplyDeleteI could totally relate to your starting introduction. Great job engaging your audience. Overall, I really love this blog! I'll definitely be looking into this author more.
ReplyDeleteHi Yana! I would absolutely love to read a book that made me laugh until I cried, something which hasn't happened in a while. This sounds really funny! Maybe I'll have to pick it up around Christmas time! Thanks for the recommendation! Great blog!
ReplyDeleteI love your blog Yana! This post was really interesting and relatable to me. You have a really good writing voice that kept me intrigued throughout the post. I will definitely have to check out this author!!
ReplyDeleteLove the enthusiasm! I'm inspired to read some of his books- are all of them about the holidays? Even if they were, I really love Christmas so I don't think I'd mind. I also love your choice of diction and the voice in this piece- great job!
ReplyDeleteAfter hearing about this author it makes me actually want to see who the books written by before i buy it! haha I'll make sure i'm on the lookout for him!
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