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Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Books David Sedaris Reads 50 Shades of Grey

Posted by on Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 5:38 PM

The amazing thing about this is that Sedaris, who is one of the best readers I've ever seen, manages to make 50 Shades of Grey sound kind of interesting.

(Via The WoW Report.)

 

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emma's bee 1
I laughed when he stumbled over "clitoris". (*waving at Dan on the Lovecast*)
Posted by emma's bee on January 9, 2013 at 6:00 PM
Reverse Polarity 2
Sedaris is wonderful, of course, but you really , really MUST see George Takei reading from 50 Shades of Grey.

http://youtu.be/7WahBH9sANg

Oh My!!
Posted by Reverse Polarity on January 9, 2013 at 7:36 PM
bugwitch 3
I agree. George Takei reading it was wonderful. As was Gilbert Gottfried's version.
Posted by bugwitch on January 9, 2013 at 8:15 PM
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The content of this book and his tone of voice reminded me of the bedtime stories and rhymes my mother would tell me. She would say things like:
Jack Sprat could eat no fat
His wife could eat no lean.
But when they went to bed at night
There still was room between.

or this:
Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard
to get her daughter a dress.
When she got there the cupboard was bare
and so was her daughter, I guess.
Posted by Juan Alfredo on January 9, 2013 at 9:31 PM

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