Girls in White Dresses Review and New Book-of-the-Month

The book I chose for February was Girls in White Dresses by Jennifer Close. I read about half straight through and skimmed the rest. There are at least a dozen f-words scattered throughout the book, and call me a prude, but I really didn't think it contributed to the story. This book lacked emotion and feeling—of any kind. It had absolutely no plot.

You know how some books just compel you to read? Well, for me this was the complete opposite. I kept waiting for the story to pick up...and I'm still waiting. I thought I would be able to relate to the characters, but their stories are told in a way that just didn't interest me. There was no what happens next? sort of feeling at all. Sorry if you attempted to read this one. I give it a big thumbs-down.

 Anyways. On to new and exciting things. The Book-of-the-Month for March is

 Me Talk Pretty One Day 
 by David Sedaris

For those of you not familiar with him, David Sedaris is a humorist, author, comedian, and radio contributor. His book, Me Talk Pretty One Day, won him the 2001 Thurber Prize for American Humor and the title of "Humorist of the Year" by Time magazine.

From the inside flap: "David Sedaris's new collection tells a most unconventional life story. It begins with a North Carolina childhood filled with speech therapy classes and unwanted guitar lessons taught by a midget. From budding performance artist to writing teacher in Chicago, his career leads him to New York and eventually, of all places, France. Arriving a 'spooky man-child' capable of communicating only through nouns, he undertakes language instruction that leads him ever deeper into cultural confusion. Whether describing the Easter bunny to puzzled classmates or watching a group of men play soccer with a cow, Sedaris brings a view and voice like no other—'Original, acid, and wild,' said the L.A. Times—to every unforgettable encounter."

I chose this book because a friend of mine mentioned it to me a few months ago. She and I have similar taste in humor, so her recommendation seems worthy. I love a good laugh, so Me Talk Pretty One Day it is. Here's to an adventure in reading.