The BasicsA series of human situations as lived by animals.My ThoughtsI really don’t know who this was for. It’s written like a series of fables in a minimalist, almost young style, as if for children. The illustrations are whimsical with a dark twist. The stories are adult in nature, but they aren’...
These animal fables are hilarious but in the way that makes you go 'Ouch!' Nasty, close to the bone - or, in one relatively touching(!!!??) instance - closer to a hippo's asshole than I would personally care to get. These are not, on the whole, nice animals. Some of them are as unpleasant as the unp...
The story of The Crow and the Lamb was an incredible story, but the remainder of the book was dull at best. The only thing that surpassed my surprise was my disappointment. While it's possible that the other Sedaris works which I thought were wonderful and hilarious caused me to set the bar too high...
Very funny and biting and somewhat sick (in a good way) collection of short stories. His trademark use of narcissistic, clueless protagonists in his fiction works better in this animal-themed collection than it does when his protagonists are human, in the opinion of this longtime fan and reader of h...
Eh. I think this may be a case of "right book, wrong time". Maybe I will pick it up again sometime.I do think that Magic Mouse Pockets would be a good name for a band.
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