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Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris
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Holidays on Ice

by David Sedaris

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Typical Sedaris -- zany and demented. Some of the stories in this short volume fall flat, but all are good for a chuckle. ( )
  JackieCraven | Apr 29, 2013 |
The first essay, SantaLand Diaries was particularly funny, and I was pleased as it indicated this was going to be as good as Me Talk Pretty One Day. But, as I carried on, the stories petered out a bit for me from there on. Season's Greetings to our Friends and Family!!! started out amusing, but there at the end when you find out the actual point to the letter, it was a bit horrific to say the least. I am hoping that Naked will be a little more the Sedaris I have come to love...

I borrowed it from Birdie, Thanks Ang! I loaned your dad Me Talk Pretty One Day. ( )
  Ameliapei | Apr 18, 2013 |
Some funny moments in the book, and an interesting if strange story Sedaris' sister told. Don't like that almost half of it had the same stories as was in his other books. ( )
  Chancelet | Apr 18, 2013 |
a must-read. ( )
  julierh | Apr 7, 2013 |
while i've really enjoyed some of sedaris' other books, this one didn't do much for me. it definitely had its funny moments, but overall, i felt like i was just reading it to finish it and kinda hoped for more.
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  mawls | Apr 4, 2013 |
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I was in a coffee shop looking through the want ads when I read, "Macy's Herald Square, the largest store in the world, has big opportunities for outgoing, fun-loving people of all shapes and sizes who want more than just a holiday job! Working as an elf in Macy's SantaLand means being at the center of the excitement...."
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"Every gathering has its moment. As an adult, I distract myself by trying to identify it, dreading the inevitable downswing that is sure to follow. The guests will repeat themselves one too many times, or you'll run out of dope or liquor and realize that it was all you ever had in common."
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Holidays on Ice is a collection of three previously published stories matched with three newer ones, all, of course, on a Christmas theme. David Sedaris's darkly playful humor is another common thread through the book, worming its way through "Seasons Greetings to Our Friends and Family!!!" a chipper suburban Christmas letter that spirals dizzily out of control, and "Front Row Center with Thaddeus Bristol," a vicious theatrical review of children's Christmas pageants. As always, Sedaris's best work is his sharply observed nonfiction, notably in "Dinah, the Christmas Whore," the tale of a memorable Christmas during which the young Sedaris learns to see his family in a new light. Worth the price of the book alone is the hilarious "SantaLand Diaries," Sedaris's chronicle of his time working as an elf at Macy's, covering everything from the preliminary group lectures ("You are not a dancer. If you were a real dancer you wouldn't be here. You're an elf and you're going to wear panties like an elf.") to the perils of inter-elf flirtation. Along the way, he paints a funny and sad portrait of the way the countless parents who pass through SantaLand are too busy creating an Experience to really pay attention to their children. In a sly way, it carries a holiday message all its own. Read it aloud to the adults after the kids have gone to bed. --Ali Davis

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A collection of Christmas stories. The story Dinah, the Christmas Whore, describes the reaction of a family when a daughter brings home a prostitute, while SantaLand Diaries is on a department store elf.

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