Naked

Hi people.

Do me a favor. NAKED! what comes to mind?
To many they may think of someone in their birthday suit streaking. Others may think of the naked molerat (Gary). But i want you to think of something deeper, like under the surface, like the center of an onion. Do you follow? In other words, the bare truth.

This week's novel is a memoir. Naked by David Sedaris. This book doesn't really have a story line I can explain, its more of a series of mini stories. The basic background is David's childhood and the many quarky memories that fall there. He is born into a wealthy family. His mother is an extremely aggressive woman with a lot to say. She is not a typical mother, she is blunt and educates her six children to smart and never fall into the hands of miming or another low paying job. His father is a golf-obsessed man that is on a mission to covert his children. David's siblings are well, weird.

David is not your average cookie. David would lick anything his mind told him to. He would could all three hundred twenty seven steps home, and if he missed a step, he'd go back to school and start again. On his way home, he'd sniff the neighbor's newspaper, lick someone's land nome or hug a tree. It was his ritual. At home, David would lick ALL the light switches angle everything on his desk perfectly, color coordinate all his clothing, and scream loudly within his throat (he though no one could hear him).

One of my favorite stories, in the Sedaris' household was, there was a period in time in which somone would wipe their butts with the bathroom towels. It wasn't until everyone took a shower and wrapped their heads around the towl did they notice that it was sioled and stinky. The never did find who it was.

An odd hobby that was put to a halt was his rocking. Sedaris would rock in his bed to achieve a sense of relaxation. He started it when he was young and stopped until he was about in college, when his roomate mistakened the rocking for masterbation. ("knock it off romeo!")

This book is filled with weird happenings. I REALLY recommend it. Its a fun book that can make you burst into laughter and just forget about everything else. I would say that by far, this is the best humor book that i have ever came across. Read it poeple! i have a a copy if you would like to borrow it.

bye byes!

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