This is probably the only David Sedaris book thus far that I haven't been a big fan of. I gave 3 stars just to be nice because he is one of my favorite authors, really it's more like two stars. I LOVED the first short story 'Santaland Diaries', but it was all down hill from there. I didn't like the stories that weren't from him life, but instead a fictional person telling a "story" or strange narrative of sorts. I also didn't like the baby deaths and child abuse that occurred in this book. I understand David Sedaris is 'edgy' and it's just fiction, but I wasn't really thrilled and whether fact or fiction I don't find children dying or being abused humorous at all... call me a prude if you like, but that's how I feel.