David Sedaris is brilliant. A must own!

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	• Holidays on Ice Hachette Audio, 1997 average customer review:based on 162 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Great first story

I've heard David Sedaris on NPR, reading his own stories aloud. This is my first purchase of one of his books, and my reaction was mixed. The first story about being an elf in a department store was hilarious, especially when read aloud. The other stories, so far (I'm almost through it) have been less successful but still well-written. I'm happy enough with it to purchase other of his books (I see three of them are on one of the top ten fiction lists now) and see if his writing style is one that I truly enjoy.

Love it

David and Tom Elsa are my favorite comedy writers and there books make me laugh hysterically! I cant wait for engulfed!

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David Sedaris is brilliant. A must own!

Holidays On Ice is a terrific compilation and should be given as a gift to anyone who is less than enthused when December rolls around. David and his sister Amy are two of the funniest people on earth it seems. While there are a couple of stories in here that are less enjoyable than others, it is still superb comic writing and had me in hysterics while reading some parts of this collection. SantaLand Diaries is pitch perfect and ends on a hilarious note that sums up much of the ridiculous nature of the Christmas season. Front Row Center With Thaddeus Bristol is a brilliant idea executed to perfection as various children's pageants are picked apart without pity. My favorite in this collection is perhaps Season's Greetings to Our Friends and Family!!! which is written in such a similar nature to so many Christmas letters I've read over the years except for some of the more theatrical elements of course. The tone he writes with in that piece is dead on. An absolutely wonderful present to give yourself or anyone who deserves a treat at any time of year. I'm fairly irritated to see that it is being released again this coming holiday season with new stories included which seems like a ploy to make more money, similar to the Christmas shopping season exploits depicted in this book.

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I am very pleased with the book. The condition was perfect. It arrived on time. I would purchase from dealer again.

Good, but not as good.

While I enjoyed this book (especially the final story), I did not find it as outright hilarious as his other books. Which is not to say it isn't funny. It just did not meet the very high bar the other books set.

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David Sedaris has always has a special affinity for Christmas. His celebrated National Public Radio debut, "The Santaland Diaries", later appeared as a story in his critically-acclaimed "Barrel Fever", and became a popular play in 1996. This audiobook includes "The Santaland Diaries", as well as two additional Sedaris classics, plus a hilarious new, never-before-published essay.

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