Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim

By: David Sedaris

Narrated by: David Sedaris

Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins

Publisher's summary

In his newest collection of essays, David Sedaris lifts the corner of ordinary life, revealing the absurdity teeming below its surface. His world is alive with obscure desires and hidden motives, a world where forgiveness is automatic and an argument can be the highest form of love. Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim is another unforgettable collection from one of the wittiest and most original writers at work today.

©2004 David Sedaris (P)2004 Time Warner AudioBooks

Critic reviews

• Audie Award Winner, Humor and Short Stories/Collections, 2005

"In his latest collection, Sedaris has found his heart. This is not to suggest that the author of Me Talk Pretty One Day and other best-selling books has lost his edge. The 27 essays here include his best and funniest writing yet....What emerges is the deepest kind of humor, the human comedy." (Publishers Weekly)
"Sedaris is a careful writer, with a no-muss, no-fuss style that rarely misfires." (The New York Times Book Review)
"Sedaris' piquant essays are as meticulously honed and precisely timed as the best stand-up comic routines, which is, of course, what they are....Sedaris, openly gay, nervy as a tightrope walker, sharply hilarious, teasingly misanthropic yet genuinely compassionate, has a unique ability to supply exactly the right details to bring every funny, awkward, ludicrous, painful, horrible real-life moment into harrowingly crisp focus....He is mesmerizing." (Booklist)
"Sedaris has a satirical brazenness that holds up next to Mark Twain and Nathanael West." (The New Yorker)

Another great book from David Sedaris

David’s voice is calming and his stories as always interesting and funny. This was a good D. Sedaris book. Thumbs up.

Sedaris never fails

David Sedaris is my go to driving buddy. There’s nothing better than his hilarious and insightful recounted to company one on the drive home. Wind down, relax, and laugh your ass off.

Laugh out loud

David Sedaris at his best, never holding back, willing to go where others fear to tread.

Fabulous

I didn’t want it to end. This is my third Davis Sedaris audible and they are my favorites

Everything by David Sedaris is five stars

I think David could! make aphonebook interesting,everything flows so smoothly . David's stories and narration Will pull you in.

Laugh of loud funny!

This is a collection of short stories read by the author, mostly about his some what disfuctional family. If you liked Sedaris' last book, "Me Talk Pretty One Day", you will certainly like his new audible selection "Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim". David's narration may turn off some listeners, but I find it enhances his stories and makes them funnier. If you're new to Sedaris, check out the audio sample before your purchase. One minor complaint is that several stories (example: "six to eight black men") were taken from previous books of his. Still enjoyable none the less.

Chuckled out loud!

I found myself Iaughing out loud several times when listining to this book! The author was funny and witty with his descriptions growing up, fictional or not, we've all had disfuctional happenings, maybe not to these extremes, but that make us think back and laugh now. I started listening to the book again when I was done. Very enjoyabe!

Funny if you're the right person

Personally, I really liked this book and it was even better because it was read by the author. It made me laugh out loud, but I feel like one would need to have the right sense of humor to find it funny. The author has a dry sense of humor and it comes through in this book. I feel like most people can see themselves somewhere amongst this dysfunctional life.

Sedaris never disappoints!

Probably my favorite modern author, David Sedaris is, as always, witty, dry, and engaging. Not maybe as good as "When You Are Engulfed in Flames," which I thought was roll-on-the-floor-funny, this was still a great listen. Highly recommend.

Typical Sedaris

I finally finished listening to this audiobook last night. I've been trying to ration myself to
one essay a night to make it last longer...but I splurged last night and listened to the last
three. I think Sedaris is hilarious and poignant at the same time. While listening to
these stories, I'd find myself laughing so hard my sides hurt, and then having to wipe the
tears from my eyes a few minutes later.

I think this is a slightly kinder, gentler Sedaris than the one who wrote The SantaLand
Diaries, but he's still just as sharply observant and critical of human nature (and of himself
and his family) as he's always been. Sedaris's mother and father (Sharon and Lou), all his
sisters (Gretchen, Lisa, Tiffany and Amy) and his brother Paul make appearances. He
picks them apart unmercifully (especially poor Paul, poster child for rednecks), but still
manages to convey his love for them.

This is the first time I've "read" Sedaris as an audiobook, and I'm now convinced that that's
the *only* way to read him.