What are you reading? Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris

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Me Talk Pretty One Day

I would like to tell you about a book I have read recently: Me Talk Pretty One Day, by American writer David Sedaris. If I had to describe the book in one single word, without any doubt I'd say "CRAZY". Although it is not technically a biography, the author talks about his life, starting when he was a teenager until the present. He narrates episodes of his life, some of them incredibly crazy. Sometimes you wonder whether he's making the whole thing up. The book is terribly funny and one cannot help laughing out loud on many occasions. Its pages are full of American slang words, which may be both annoying and an interesting way to learn. All in all, a different read which will not leave you unmoved. 

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"El Ancho Mundo" by Pierre Lamaitre

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Another book I have read recently is El Ancho Mundo, by Pierre Lemaitre. I have read it in Spanish as my French is too limited to read it in the language it was written in. It's the most entertaining book I have read in a long, long time. The author masters the art of storytelling. The plot is full of adventure, love, family secrets, envy, revenge, corruption. It is the sweeping saga of a French family. A very interesting historical novel set in post-war Paris, Beirut and Saigon. Highly recommendable. 

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