This is my first foray into Sedaris's work, outside of "The Santaland Diaries," which might affect my judgment, but I found it to be a humorous and entertaining read. He's rarely laugh out loud funny, but more in a mildly amusing, thoroughly entertaining way. A few of his essays fell flat for me, but for the most part I enjoyed this book and his voice. I can't compare to his other work, but I read this based off some recommendations from friends and I'm planning to read Naked soon. Not sure this warrants a reread, at least not anytime soon, but I'm glad I made it through once. Definitely worth the time.