Holidays on Ice (Hardcover)

from annhepburn

I listen to this audiobook at least once every holiday season. While I adore several of the stories, a few others have become skipable in my listening. I just really prefer Sedaris's essays to his fiction. But worth it for "Six to Eight Black Men" as well as his classic essay about working as an ...

from jeffome

This is a mixed bag.....SantaLand Diaries, which i have heard multiple times on NPR, believe it or not, actually made me laugh out loud when reading, which i did not expect. The Awkward Christmas card piece, while uncomfortable was fairly funny. A few of the 6 pieces were just lacking in my opini...

from catsigh

Holidays on Ice started strong with The Santaland Diaries. My other favorite was Six to Eight Black Men. Some of the others I wasn't crazy about or I didn't appreciate until later. Christmas Means Giving was the best example of one I didn't like when I read it but in the following days it kept co...

from lahochstetler

This collection of short stories and essays remind the reader of the complete and utter absurdity of the holidays. The best of the selections is undeniably Sedaris's memoir of working as an elf in the Santa display at Macy's in Manhattan. Tales from the Santa line are just as absurd as one might ...

from tapestry100

Oh, David Sedaris, I know I'm supposed to like your writing. In fact, every single person I know who loves your writing points out that by all accounts, it's exactly the sort of thing that I'd find funny. And I do. Vaguely. Let me explain. This is the second time that I've read Holidays on Ice. I...