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Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
Modern · Humor, Nonfiction, Memoir

Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim

by David Sedaris
2004 · 257 pages · Nonfiction
50 Modern ★ 4.12 on Goodreads · 293K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 6 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day

Is it worth reading?

#1 New York Times bestseller (2 weeks at #1). 4.12★ from 293K Goodreads ratings.

By the numbers

50Must-Read Score
  • Readers67 out of 100 · counts 40%+30
  • Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
  • Bestseller55 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+20
  • Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0

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Where it ranks

Bestseller

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True story, Funny, Thought-provoking

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