R: As I've continued reading I recall you telling me that Sedaris uses an essay sort of format in writing his novels. This is another way in which the book reminds me of "A Letter to my Daughter". It's funny I guess because these books are so different but for some reason I've been reminded of that book twice already. I appreciate The essay style I suppose, because like I said when I asked for a recommendation I find myself having very little time for independent reading. Last night when I sat down to continue reading as I tried to remember exactly what I'd read the night before I realized that other than character development of the people in his life the two chapters had almost nothing to do with each other as far as the subject matter. I think that as I continue to read I'm going to appreciate this essay style format so that I wont spend the entire time I read trying to rebuild the parts I may have read at midnight the night before. Not to say the book wont have meaning for me, of course I will keep up with the characters and be able to analyze, it will just keep me from wasting a lot of time trying to remember who did what or where our heroes last left off. I'm hoping this will make the experience of reading this book very enjoyable and help it to not feel so much like homework.
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