At a Glance: Holidays on Ice

Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris
(Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris)

Another excellent collection by David Sedaris!  Holidays on Ice is the oldest collection of Sedaris’s I have picked up thus far.  Unlike Calypso and The Best of Me, this book’s humor is extra snappy and significantly darker.  In the collection’s opening story, Sedaris relates his time working as a Santa elf at 33 years old and taking stock of his life.  He reflects on fellow costume-wearing workers:  “I tend to avoid leaflets but it breaks my heart to see a grown man dressed as a taco. So, if there is a costume involved, I tend not only to accept the leaflet, but to accept it graciously, saying, “Thank you so much,” and thinking, you poor, pathetic son of a bitch. I don’t know what you have but I hope I never catch it.”



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