Me Talk Pretty One Day

“I remember picking up this book, and I then started buying all his books because it is amazing how funny he makes these short stories about himself. He’s not a stand-up comedian or anything like that, but his stories are hilarious. One story that comes to mind is when he took a job one Christmas at Macy’s where he was a Christmas elf for Santa Claus. The way he tells the story is truly hilarious – I can’t do it justice, you just have to read it! A bigger lesson to take from this book and Sedaris’s writing is how he sees the comedy in every situation.” Read more...

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Maz Jobrani, Comedians & Humorist

“I remember picking up this book, and I then started buying all his books because it is amazing how funny he makes these short stories about himself”—comedian Maz Jobrani on David Sedaris’s Me Talk Pretty One Day. The audiobook is a wonderfully funny listen which includes live recordings.

Narrator: David Sedaris

Length: 5 hours and 51 minutes (abridged)

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