Holidays on Ice

Featuring Six New Stories

De: David Sedaris

Narrado por: David Sedaris

Duración: 4 h y 19 m

Resumen del Editor

David Sedaris's beloved holiday collection is new again with six more pieces, including a never before published story. Along with such favorites as the diaries of a Macy's elf and the annals of two very competitive families, are Sedaris's tales of tardy trick-or-treaters ("Us and Them"); the difficulties of explaining the Easter Bunny to the French ("Jesus Shaves"); what to do when you've been locked out in a snowstorm ("Let It Snow"); the puzzling Christmas traditions of other nations ("Six to Eight Black Men"); what Halloween at the medical examiner's looks like ("The Monster Mash"); and a barnyard secret Santa scheme gone awry ("Cow and Turkey").

No matter what your favorite holiday, you won't want to miss celebrating it with the author who has been called "one of the funniest writers alive" (Economist).

©2008 David Sedaris (P)2008 David Sedaris

Mostly Repackaged Christmas Tales

I bought it for "Santaland Diaries" which I had never read, and it alone is worth the price of admission. The rest, to me, is just filler; I liked best the ones I'm already familiar with ("Dinah the Christmas Whore" and "Six to Eight Black Men").

Hilarious yet Dated

Another compilation of absurdly comical stories (fiction and non) by Sedaris - this time, with a realiist holiday twist. His way of seeing the world never gets old - it's downright enchanting; though, his references to "retarded" people and unsavory depictions of people of color leave a bit of an awkward taste in one's mouth. Maybe a sign of the times?

Sedaris is my favorite!

I'm never disappointed by David Sedaris. He is brilliant again:) I highly recommend it to everyone.

Classic Sedaris wit!

Holidays on Ice provides insight into the quirky and hilarious life that David Sedaris has lived. A must-read if you want to know where his writing life started!

Disappointed

This has problematic content and social appropriateness. We listened to a few chapters on Christmas Day with our young adult kids and we all cringed. We returned it

Just what you'd expect

David never disappoints, his unique view of the world (and holidays) takes on a perspective I know I've never considered. The only reason it's not 5 stars in all the categories is the composition on David's time at the morgue. Not something I would've expected in a book referencing the holidays, no matter how dark. That aside, I really enjoyed all the stories and it's always nice to hear Amy getting involved as well. The Christmas letter sorry was disturbing but funny! Thanks David, keep up the good work!

My favorite holiday story collection

I listen to this every Christmas season, it's a tradition in our household. No matter how many times I've heard it, the Macy's elf story cracks me up.

Love this !! Sedaris flexes his writing muscles!

Reaching through words stars not yet discovered!
His stories always end at his beginnings and visa versa! Songs to my ears and my own North Carolina experiences!

It's David Sedaris, what else do you need to know?

Just go for it! David Sedaris is a fantastic writer and performer, plus Amy Sedaris and Ann Magnussen perform here as well. What's not to like?

Santaland diaries are the best part

I bought this audiobook because of the Santaland diaries which I really liked but after that he just has a lot of stories that are just made up rather than personal accounts from his history or about his family etc. which are my favorites. The extra stories on the end are already available on other audiobooks so those weren't special either. I love David Sedaris but I'm not sure if the Santaland diaries were worth $15 in an audiobook.