Holidays on Ice |  | Author: David Sedaris
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
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Rating:  33 reviews
Sales Rank: 4705
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 176
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Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 0316035904
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780316035903
ASIN: 0316035904
Publication Date: October 8, 2008
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Product Description
David Sedaris's beloved holiday collection is new again with six more pieces, including a never before published story. Along with such favoritesas the diaries of a Macy's elf and the annals of two very competitive families, are Sedaris's tales of tardy trick-or-treaters ("Us and Them"); the difficulties of explaining the Easter Bunny to the French ("Jesus Shaves"); what to do when you've been locked out in a snowstorm ("Let It Snow"); the puzzling Christmas traditions of other nations ("Six to Eight Black Men"); what Halloween at the medical examiner's looks like ("The Monster Mash"); and a barnyard secret Santa scheme gone awry ("Cow and Turkey").
No matter what your favorite holiday, you won't want to miss celebrating it with the author who has been called "one of the funniest writers alive" (Economist).
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Mostly Reprinted Stories, And Some New Fiction November 21, 2009
Kevin Barrack (San Mateo, CA USA)
Seven out of the twelve stories in this book have appeared in other books by Sedaris and are reprinted here. The reprinted stories are all his typical non-fiction, commentaries on his life. The other five stories are fiction, and while they are creatively written I don't find them as interesting as Sedaris' true accounts of his own life. The fiction stories are over-the-top ridiculous. They're not bad, just not what I'm used to and not what I expected.
Here are the stories:
"SantaLand Diaries" (from Barrel Fever)
"Season's Greetings to Our Friends and Family!!!" (fiction)
"Front Row Center with Thaddeus Bristol" (fiction)
"Based Upon a True Story" (fiction)
"Christmas Means Giving" (fiction)
"Dinah, the Christmas Whore" (from Naked)
"Jesus Shaves" (from Me Talk Pretty One Day)
"Us and Them" (from Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim)
"Let It Snow" (from Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim)
"Six to Eight Black Men" (from Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim)
"The Monster Mash" (from When You Are Engulfed in Flames)
"The Cow and The Turkey" (fiction, new story for this edition)
If you want to read something really unusual from Sedaris, namely fiction, then check out this book. The non-fiction stories reprinted in this book are also very good with a couple of them being some of my favorites by Sedaris.
This is a new edition of this book. The original edition, which is a few bucks cheaper, only contains the first six stories, while this one has twelve.
 Truly entertaining! November 2, 2009
Katie (Orange Park, Florida United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This was the first David Sedaris book that I had ever run across. I didn't know anything about it, or him, when I picked it up - it just looked like an interesting, light read. I couldn't have enjoyed it more! What great stories and his delivery and writing style is unmatched! Since that fateful day I have read every Sedaris book I can find! I recommend them to everyone! This book is still my favorite. I re-read it every year for the holidays and I recommend that you do too!
Holidays on Ice - A must read October 23, 2009
Wouldn't Kid Ya (Cumming, GA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Holidays on Ice is a timely book and would be a great Christmas gift to someone who is in need of a good chuckle. The author, David Sedaris, pokes fun at his dysfunctional family and the way he has resolved this issue by stumbling through is own life, finding humor at every turn. I hope you can find time to read this most enjoyable novel.
Holiday Commentary August 3, 2009
R. J. Rogers (Lutry, Switzerland)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Very good collection of David Sedaris works around a holiday theme. Enjoyable commentary on modern holiday life but very sad that much of it is all too true. If you like Sedaris this is a good holiday read to make you appreciate what you have.
funny, funny, funny July 20, 2009
keeks62 (Chicago)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I own all of david sedaris' books. This is absolutely one of my favorites. I even bought the audio book to accompany it because when he tells it, it is even better! Highly reccomended.
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