Holidays on Ice

An Escape from Aunt Diane's Haletosis

David Sedaris once again brilliantly entertains us with his fabulously witty insights and edgy musings on a different view of the holidays in this collection of short stories and embellished essays. A great escape for any memeber of the family during the trying times of the holidays, or for any person who can relate to the complicated nature families seem to exist in when they get together.

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Hilarious Hijinks!

Holidays on ice is absolutely one of the funniest books I've ever had the sheer pleasure of reading. The 'Macy's Elf' essay is side-splittingly funny.

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A GREAT read!!

Holidays on Ice - It's hard to write a review through the tears of laughter. A very funny book. Remember the school Christmas plays? Suppose a theater critic was there and wrote a review. It happens in Holidays on Ice. Santaland Diaries is a classic that everyone who ever waited in line to sit on Santa's lap will appreciate. And there's the Christmas letter from hell. Don't wait until December to read this book. Read it now!

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Most entertaining !

David Sedaris did it again ! I love his books he makes me lmao each time i read them . Great holiday read ! A++

Another great Sedaris read!

The first half of the book was soooo funny. However, I felt that the last half of the book was kind of blah. I love David Sedaris and would recommend any of his books if you like crude-ish humor.

Funny!

Love this collection of fun holiday stories. I feel like it's not Christmas until I've read The Santaland Diaries.

very disappointed

I specifically wanted to take the time to write a review on this book. Before I did that I wanted to read what others thought about it and at first thought there must be something very wrong with my "sense of humor." After continuing on I realized that I too have the same feelings about this as many others did. The first story was entertaining so I kept thinking that it would get better. I am so glad I decided not to waste my time finishing it. I can't remember ever doing that before with a book. Thankfully I missed a story that was mentioned in a review. Although I did purchase this it isn't even worth passing on to anyone, even someone I don't know. I hope I never waste my money on another book like this. I will certainly never buy anything written by David Sedaris.

Tricked by the sample

The first story is hilarious, the rest are boring and unfunny.

Wonderful dry, biting humor

Santaland Diaries is an entertaining look at the Christmas industry. The other stories will leave you wondering about a number of things. The whole book is filled with David Sedaris' somewhat twisted and highly entertaining view of the world and the season.

It took a while to get going...

The first story was long and tedious (in my opinion). I had read other books so I decided to keep plugging along. The more I read, the better they became. I recommend this book to anyone looking for a good laugh.

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Sadly Disappointing

The first book I read by David Sedaris was "When You Are Engulfed in Flames" and absolutely fell in love with the book.

I thought I would have the same sentiment with this book but I was sadly disappointed. There are couple stories within the book that are entertaining, but the majority of the book is sad and/or horrifying - there are definitely some shockers in this book. Plus, there are only a handful of stories that are related to the holidays, but in a twisted and sadistic way. If you are easily offended and/or do not want your holidays to be stained with stories from this book, do NOT buy this book.

Offensive and unfunny

The first story about working as Santa's elf was humorous, but the rest were offensive, xenophobic and a big waste of my time and money.

Disturbing, loses the connection to Xmas insanities we can all relate to

His previous books were laugh-out-loud funny; I once had to stop my car because I was laughing too hard when listening to one of his books on tape. But this one was sad and disturbing. I struggled to keep reading after the woman killed her grandbaby in a clothes dryer, in an attempt to frame her husband's newly discovered adult illegitimate Vietnamese daughter (yes, that classic Xmas story we can all relate to). There were funny moments in the department store elf piece, although even that just sounded angry by the end.

Gifted humorists make us laugh at our own shortcomings, but they do this from our side of the line. It feels like Sedaris has crossed the line, really rather hates most people, and believes he can only top previous writing by developing more outrageous and darker plots -- ones that I can't relate to at all. It's a shame because there's a wealth of information to mine from day to day 'normal' human interactions around the holiday season.

Not even humourous.

Thankfully I skimmed through this book before I gave it as a Christmas gift. I found the attempts at humour to be derisive and vulgar and wish I'd never bought it.

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A great book for anyone wanting to be entertained

This book is a great read for anyone looking for something fun and spirited. Easily a page-turner. Each short story tops the next. David Sedaris' writing appeals to readers getting away from haughty books. Take a break and spend the day with this exciting book!

Dark Comedy Pudding

This is a holiday classic. It makes the perfect gift for someone you know will appreciate these perverse and often baffling tales. As always, Sedaris will have you in stitches while simultaneously tugging at your heartstrings.

Aweseome

I love all things David Sedaris. I think if he were a designer, I'd wear his designs (if he designed for the middle aged, completely inglamourous mommy-paunched set). He's one of the few authors I've read who makes me laugh out loud--something everyone needs in abundance. He describes outwardly mundane events in his life that most readers can easily relate to, but he does it with such an understated, humorous hand that it makes you see things in a very different--sometimes poignant, sometimes tragic--light. This collection of stories about the holidays gave me--in my self-induced stay-at-home-mom role--some well needed food for thought.