Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
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Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim

by David Sedaris

2004•Biography•257 pages

Taste attributes: biographydocumentarycomedylightrealisticsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, polished biography, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like polish over grit.

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3.9 / 5

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About This Book

David Sedaris plays in the snow with his sisters. He goes on vacation with his family. He gets a job selling drinks. He attends his brother’s wedding. He mops his sister’s floor. He gives directions to a lost traveler. He eats a hamburger. He has his blood sugar tested.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyDocumentaryComedyComplex relationshipUnlikely connections

Subjects

Section 8EssaysAmerican Humorous storiesHumorous stories, AmericanLiterary CriticismNonfictionHumorFamily

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Author
David Sedaris
Published
2004
Pages
257
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