"Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris is a collection of essays about his adolescent years and the challenges he faced growing up, one of them being his speech impediment. Sedaris is known for writing about these issues with lots of humor and sarcasm. Throughout his life, Sedaris often found himself stuck in situations he badly wanted to get out of or doing odd jobs just for the sake of doing them. Although he initially did not want to be a writer, he had been discovered by radio host Ira Glass while reading a diary he had written in as a young adult. Sedaris's ability to use humor throughout his experiences clearly makes him popular among those who enjoy comedy.
I chose this book because it is a collection of essays and it is unlike any other book I read independently. I was also interested in it because I had heard about it before and read many positive reviews. Sedaris's use of comedy additionally makes this book intriguing because he manages to look at things like his childhood speech impediment and his love for crystal meth in a very lighthearted way. By reading this book, I hope to gain knowledge about the use of humor as an emotional appeal and how it can be employed to evoke a response from an audience.
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