Me Talk Pretty One Day is one-third amusing, one-third funny and one third absolutely laugh out loud hilarious. Whether retelling a story about his cussing brother, his experience with a speech therapist or a class of non-native speakers of French trying to explain Easter to a classmate, David Sedaris knows exactly what to focus on to hit a person right in the funny bone. Although two of his previous novels, Barrel Fever and Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, contain stories with similar themes, they are not nearly as funny, maybe due to their tendency toward more restricted/adult themes. Those who plan to give David Sedaris' humor a try should choose this one.