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    William United States 12-26-17
    William United States 12-26-17 Member Since 2011
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    "What in the world, save your money!"

    This is without a doubt, the worst expenditure I've made in years! Do yourself a favor and set fure to you money! The supposed humor contained within is at best morbid, at worst, criminal.

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    kgohl WORCESTER, VT, United States 12-14-15
    kgohl WORCESTER, VT, United States 12-14-15 Member Since 2010
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    "Hard to listen"

    I don't enjoy jolly ho-ho Christmas, but still I found these stories mean. And generally I like Sedaris. Eventually I just stopped listening.

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    Littlest Finch 11-29-16
    Littlest Finch 11-29-16 Member Since 2018
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    "Just what I needed!"

    To get me through part one of the 2016 holidays. It's bad enough spending time with extended family, but I'll take David Sedaris singing over my conservative family any day of the week.
    Though not his best book by any means it was 100% worth the sale price. It had some stories I'd heard and loved and a few new ones to delight. Honestly the Holiday Letter had me in tears.

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    Bruce United States 03-12-12
    Bruce United States 03-12-12 Member Since 2011
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    "Disappointing"

    Like several other reviews, I laugh myself sick with David Sedaris stories. However, this collection of stories just weren't that funny.

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    Lynn 12-29-17
    Lynn 12-29-17 Member Since 2015
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    "Self Indulgent Brew of Holiday Sneer and Cheer"

    Good-hearted satire is part of the season. This lacks heart. I also found the authors' snide narrative style as annoying as one two many supermarket hearings of have yourself a merry little Christmas.

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    Debbie Puckett 12-25-17
    Debbie Puckett 12-25-17
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    "Thanks but no thanks"

    Boring mostly. But certainly not what I wanted with holiday stories. Thanks, Audible, for thinking you were giving listeners a treat, but I’ll pass. Hope you give something a little more cheerful next year!

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    K B 12-23-17
    K B 12-23-17
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    "Just not funny. "

    Couldn’t even get through the second story. Found this tedious and just not funny. Worse, it came off homophobic and racist. And could not believe the use of the word “retarded “. Glad to be able to return it.

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    Anna L Roberts 12-13-17
    Anna L Roberts 12-13-17 Member Since 2015
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    "A perfect treat between pithy tomes in December!"

    As usual, David Sedaris had me cracking up on my way into work! Fast and inappropriately funny stories.

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    Andrea 01-10-17
    Andrea 01-10-17 Member Since 2018
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    "Very funny"

    Great read for the holidays. I really enjoyed his essay on the differences between countries in how they celebrate Christmas.

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    Krandall K. 12-27-16
    Krandall K. 12-27-16
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    "Comic Genius"

    Once again in this new edition Sedaris shows his creative ingenuity and why he is one of our favorite, best selling authors. The story comparing cultural Santas is sheer comic genius and side-splittingly hilarious. Just buy it.

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