Chapter One Hundred Six: Holidays on Ice

I didn't enjoy Holidays on Ice as much as I thought I would.  This little book is comprised of maybe two non-fiction essays of the type its author, David Sedaris, is famous for, and several short fictional pieces that he's written about bitter people exploiting or suffering through the holiday season.  The two pieces that seemed to be non-fiction were by far my favorites in the collection; I enjoyed them immensely.  The fictional stories, however, were a bit too vicious for my taste.  Their characters were mostly overblown stereotypes who were meant to be humorous but were just sort of tired, and the plots were not that surprising or intriguing.  The essays about Sedaris's own life are hilarious and interesting because you can never guess what's going to happen, while his fiction is much more predictable and therefore less interesting.  If you want to read something by Sedaris, I'd recommend some of his other collections of essays (When You Are Engulfed in Flame, Let's Discuss Diabetes with Owls, or Naked).