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"David Sedaris continues the saga of his life and relationships with his family in this collection of personal memoirs that range from recollections of his childhood to his more recent contacts. He talks of growing up in North Carolina, his embarrassment over his parents–his father's loud aggressiveness, his mother's benign neglect, and his feelings of being an outsider because of his homosexuality.
The book is filled with anecdotes about his family: the resort wedding of his brother, Paul, which was conducted by a psychic, a visit to his junk collecting sister, Tiffany; and his father's attempt to get the family of a boy who hit David in the mouth with a rock to pay for the dental work.
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Jack Goodstein, Resident Scholar
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Plot
job/profession:
- writer
Job/profession/poverty story
Yes
Taboo Sex Story?
Yes
Kind of sex:
- gay guy
Period of greatest activity?
- 1950+
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- writer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Biography of famous person?
Yes
Ethnicity
- White
Nationality
- American (!)
How sensitive is this person?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other people
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 3 (some)
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southeast
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
Century:
- 1980's-Present
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Book makes you feel?
- very happy
Is book humorous?
Yes
If humorous, kind of humor
- eccentric personalities
- satire
Unusual Style:
- a lot of flashback and forwards
Writer's slant towards subject:
- neutral
If this is a kid's book:
- Age 16-Adult
Autobiography?
Yes
Pictures/Illustrations?
- None
How much dialogue in bio?
- significantly more descript than dialog
A LOT of info about personal vices?
Yes
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?
- 0-25% of book
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