Sedaris, David. Me talk pretty one day. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 2000. ISBN 0-316-77696-3.

Summary: The author's colorful reminiscences, closely observed and phrased with unique wit and perspective. About half concern his boyhood and his relationships with other members of his family; the other half deal with his experiences as an American residing in France.

Unleashed by their insults, I was now free to criticize Martin's clothing: the pleated denim shorts, the baseball cap, the T-shirt advertising a San Diego pizza restaurant. Sunglasses hung from his neck on a fluorescent cable, and the couple's bright new his-and-her sneakers suggested that they might be headed somewhere dressy for dinner. Comfort has its place, but it seems rude to visit another country dressed as if you've come to mow its lawns.