What I Learned
-David Sedaris
The
great thing about David Sedaris as a writer is that while reading
anything he writes, I always feel what he has written is very real,
and honest from his heart. This feeling of connection coupled with
not knowing what he is talking about make for quite the enjoyable
read. “What I Learned”, is just another example of this, and a
great one at that. What I mean by not knowing
what Sedaris is talking about is he spends a lot of time using gross
exaggerations to describe his life while attending Princeton. At
times, it seems as though he is completely nuts. Then again, he
writes in such a way that leaves me laughing to myself thinking “I
know exactly what you are talking about.” This short story,
although told through complex measures, is ultimately Sedaris
reminding his readers that life simply happens.
A plan is a plan is a plan, and at the end of the day that really
means nothing at all. There is something in the way that Sedaris
writes that has always made me feel like he is a person first, a
writer second. Sedaris doesn't spend time trying to wow the reader
with what he can do as a writer, he has something to say and he says
it, with his personality showing right through the whole time.
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