Comments on: David Sedaris lies!!

By: Warren

Warren — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 06:02:32 +0000

It’s one thing to lie about a woman you’ve fallen madly in love with and who you credit with at least helping to pull you out of a lifelong stupor AND THEN who kills herself (Frey) and entirely another to lie about an old woman biting your arm.

Like every credible writer of creative non-fiction, I assume Sedaris gives us the basic truth with flowery, if occasionaly fabricated, details.

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By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 12:33:54 +0000

“Disingenuous” might be the nicest thing to say about it. I’ll have to stop by the library and see if I can get the article.

By: Gary Glass

Gary Glass — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 03:18:51 +0000

Once upon a time people who could tell a tall tale well were admired. We called them entertainers. Now I guess we just call them liars.

By: imani

imani — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 03:06:12 +0000

Somehow I knew before ever opening a Sedaris book that the events he recorded were not entirely true. And after reading one the impression was clear: did people honestly think that his life was so filled with hijinks, just ripening for several humorous books?

By: Kempis

Kempis — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 02:52:17 +0000

Any outrage they’re trying to cause is disingenuous.

They’re purposely confusing:

Memoir – n. A record of events written by a person having intimate knowledge of them and based on personal observation.

with

Autobiography –n. A history of a person’s life written or told by that person.

Biography – n. A written account of another person’s life.

The first is entirely subjective while the latter two are supposed to be more “objective.”

“Naked” is advertised as a “Memoir.”

Really, if the author is writing the story and it’s about them, one should expect the author to be at least a little self serving with the tale. I certainly would be.

Mr. Heard needs to get over himself.