Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: My first time reading Sedaris' work

I didn't know anything about the author or the subject matter for this book when I began reading it. I liked the writing but didn't really laugh for the first third of the book. I guess that's because I identified with his family and the time period he grew up in. Although his family is not normal (whose is?) I didn't think they were outlandish. But as the book progressed I found it very funny and at the end, I was howling. I was reading in bed and was laughing so hard I couldn't even tell my husband what was so funny. I'm now looking forward to reading his other books, it is rare to find someone who can write humor in this way, it's substantial, touching, and funny.