Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
August 4, 2020
This book was much more reflective, mature, and realistic than the
books I normally read. Reading it made me realize why it is a good
idea to stick to the books I normally read…
I’m really impressed by how strikingly real this book felt. Of all
the books I’ve read in the past, none of them were as self-aware
or as accurate at describing simple relationships many take for
granted.
I also can’t imagine the bravery it took for David Sedaris to
write and publish this. Family is personal—a closed sphere—and to
write about the intricacies of his own flawed family out for the
world to judge couldn’t have been easy.
I did think the book was depressing a lot of the time—which is why
I said I might prefer to stick to the books I normally read. Don’t
get me wrong thought—I still thought it was interesting and
finished it pretty quickly. Maybe the reason I prefer YA novels
over this one is because reality is much more depressing than
fiction can ever hope to be.