tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post7375150142519809682..comments2023-09-16T09:00:31.715-04:00Comments on Telecommuter Talk: The New SedarisEmily Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971084813206845680noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-22961798121605076302010-10-18T15:20:24.329-04:002010-10-18T15:20:24.329-04:00Nigel, I know. Funny you were writing about Zappa&...Nigel, I know. Funny you were writing about Zappa's cruelty while I was writing this, and when I read your post, it made me wonder even more how people can think Sedaris is cruel. I agree wholeheartedly: Sedaris punches up. Zappa punches down.<br /><br />Dorr, it IS good (but do you really trust that judgment coming from this Sedaris freak? :-)! You'll have to read it and see for yourself).Emily Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13971084813206845680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-41589303117445266702010-10-16T20:47:21.514-04:002010-10-16T20:47:21.514-04:00I've never thought of Sedaris as cruel, either...I've never thought of Sedaris as cruel, either. Just ... realistic, which is why he's so funny. I kind of like the idea of a book of his with a sharper edge to it. It sounds good.Rebecca H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10825532162727473112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-11983260702390873502010-10-15T19:47:54.864-04:002010-10-15T19:47:54.864-04:00I think he needs to let memoir cool down after six...I think he needs to let memoir cool down after six of them. (If you count The Santaland Diaries section of Holidays On Ice)<br /><br />I've never thought he was particularly cruel and I've just been criticizing Frank Zappa (who's dead and can't retaliate) for cruelty. <br />For me I think the difference is that David Sedaris is unpresupposing. He punches <i>up</i>. Zappa punched down. (Which is why John Denver was a much more compelling witness in the PMRC hearings)Watson Woodworth https://www.blogger.com/profile/18056045044039701907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-13074594894865395832010-10-15T16:24:16.187-04:002010-10-15T16:24:16.187-04:00Litlove, ooo, can't wait to hear your take on ...Litlove, ooo, can't wait to hear your take on it!<br /><br />Danny, yes, they just might be confusing healthy cynicism with cruelty. I'm sure you'll love this little collection once you read it.<br /><br />ZM, like pizza, no? Even when he's not at his very best, he's still good.<br /><br />Stef, it's very short. Even I, the world's slowest reader, managed to finish it in a day, so maybe you'll get it sooner than you think.<br /><br />Verbivore, you won't be disappointed.Emily Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13971084813206845680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-29509127535786728122010-10-15T10:17:25.957-04:002010-10-15T10:17:25.957-04:00I also didn't realize he had a new book out, I...I also didn't realize he had a new book out, I'm going to have to get it right away. Love his humor and can't wait to see how he manages the animal stories.verbivorehttp://incurablelogophilia.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-48295385242786869592010-10-14T20:33:39.888-04:002010-10-14T20:33:39.888-04:00I've been wondering about this one and should ...I've been wondering about this one and should have known you'd be reading it as soon as it hit the bookstores. It's probably going to take forever to get it from the library but I am glad to know the wait will be worth it!Stefaniehttp://somanybooksblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-9782212443751597602010-10-14T13:23:08.028-04:002010-10-14T13:23:08.028-04:00I was wondering if you'd read this yet! I am ...I was wondering if you'd read this yet! I am looking forward to it myself although I am not as big a fan of his "crueler" works in Me Talk Pretty One Day. I particularly liked "When You Are Engulfed in Flames" because he spent more time making fun of himself than in other works. But ultimately, any David Sedaris, is good David Sedaris!ZoesMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13279493011192565601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-28287792860085651152010-10-14T11:56:47.094-04:002010-10-14T11:56:47.094-04:00Cruel? I've never for a second thought that Se...Cruel? I've never for a second thought that Sedaris wrote in any kind of cruel way, I just don't understand that criticism. Are those people confusing healthy cynicism with cruelty? <br /><br />Haven't read this one yet but I heard him read one of the stories on "This American Life" and loved it.Dannyhttp://dannymiller.typepad.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-16668130754715685812010-10-14T03:25:24.193-04:002010-10-14T03:25:24.193-04:00David Sedaris can do no wrong for me! I didn't...David Sedaris can do no wrong for me! I didn't realise he had a new book out - amazon here I come....litlovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952927245186474480noreply@blogger.com