12. naked
i think i read david sedaris the way old, sad ladies read nora roberts & danielle steel. he's a good fix when i don't know what else to read. he's a really neat guy; he used to clean houses in suspenders before he learned to write for money. he has fantasies of what i have fantasies of too. of being a member of a regal family with especially regal names, who among their many assets are blessed with especially regal skin that glows. in his fantasy of glowing skins, he fantasizes about going to bed with a sock tied around his eyes in order to fall asleep. FANTASIES. naked is like most everything he writes; it's a compilation of funny anecdotes from his childhood til present. it's really special.
after i read any david sedaris i like to torment myself with visions of inadequacy. could i ever make my life seem so interesting on paper, with interjections of cute & clever all over the pages? no, of course not. he is a small literary miracle i guess. however, as all the stories that comprise his memoirs are basically grim & dismal that kind of dress up in Witty, i think publication is an exercise in weird masochism on his part. that's special too.
now im reading pride & prejudice. fantasy.
after i read any david sedaris i like to torment myself with visions of inadequacy. could i ever make my life seem so interesting on paper, with interjections of cute & clever all over the pages? no, of course not. he is a small literary miracle i guess. however, as all the stories that comprise his memoirs are basically grim & dismal that kind of dress up in Witty, i think publication is an exercise in weird masochism on his part. that's special too.
now im reading pride & prejudice. fantasy.