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By: David Sedaris
Narrated by: David Sedaris
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Summary

 No one renders the pathos, chaos, and impossible variety of daily encounters like David Sedaris. On every subject, he is bruisingly painful and tenderly affectionate. Sedaris is unique in American writing, and these readings of his own work are highly skilled performances. This new collection will be eagerly anticipated by his ever-growing crowd of devoted fans.©2004 David Sedaris Entertainment & Celebrities Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Celebrity Funny Feel-Good Witty Thought-Provoking Nonfiction
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Sardonic, funny, and wry, but at the same time there is a new strain of introspection that makes for a book with more emotional resonance... A Chekhovian brand of comedy (Michiko Kakutani)
Like an updated Thurber: domestic, laconic, slightly warped but never bitter, and extremely funny
So often Sedaris's phrasing is beautiful in its piquancy and minimalism... His life is extraordinary in so many ways - the drug addiction, the eccentric family, the crazy jobs, the fame, the globetrotting - but one of the more unlikely achievements here is in making it all seem quite ordinary. Ultimately, his masterstroke is in acting as a bystander in his own story
He makes me laugh so much. In an era when US satire is outpacing our own he's a sharp, humane and hilarious voice that never fails to make you smile - and sometimes weep. Apparently effortless humour is difficult, and precious. He's the real thing
A deadpan, darkly comical portrait of the American underbelly . . . Sedaris shares something of [Alan] Bennett's detached curiosity, and they both have a thirst for amusement
David Sedaris spins both banalities (children playing in snow) and bizarreries (an erotic vacuuming service) into perfectly tuned comic essays
He has taken out some walls in his head, rearranged his mental furniture, and thrown open the property to the public as the house of mirth... Did I also say that it's roll-on-the-floor funny?
Sedaris is a man of many surprises, with an unusual and inspiring store cupboard of stories and anecdotes that range from his childhood misdemeanours to his job as a cleaner. This latest book is a masterpiece . . . Not only does he possess a cracking sense of humour and literary style, but he excels as the butt of his own jokes. This is a man who could capture your heart and lift your spirits while reading out the ingredients of a rice cake
A charming, humorous book . . . These are scenes of family life at its best, written with clarity but also with great affection, through which the character of the author emerges, watchful, self-mocking and full of understanding
If you haven't come across David Sedaris, get in quick before over-exposure sucks him dry
Some of the most uproariously acerbic self-analyses you will ever read . . . as funny as ever, but there's also a new note, a touching, even moving element, which takes it beyond comedy into a wry and revealing personal history. It's his best, funniest, most satisfying book . . . he describes his relationship with Hugh with a beauty that takes your breath away. But most of it you'll read because it's very, very funny
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I had never read anything by David Sedaris before this and imagined he would be a sort of angry young man railing against modern life etc. Instead I found his stories of his large and characterful family much more of a gentle and dare I say heart-warming experience. Certainly he doesn't shirk from portraying people as they really are. For example the tragedy of a sister who struggles with mental illness and who is openly hostile when her brother pays a visit, a neglected child who is also a miniature demon and a mother whose drinking habits make her behaviour erratic and a danger to her children, but overall there is warmth, humour and understanding in his writing. The section about his brother's wedding is comic heaven (including the 'thing' his brother trains his Great Dane to do) and by marrying into this family, his sister-in-law must be one of the most tolerant women on earth. I thoroughly enjoyed the author’s reading of this wonderful collection of snippets from his family life and will most definitely be listening to more.

Outstandingly sad, funny and bitchy family life

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I had forgotten the story of chapter 14 about the Dutch traditions of Christmas, and it reminded me of my Great Aunt who worked in Brussels throughout the 1st world war. She could tell some very good stories about life under the Germans, but the one that I remembered was the on David Sedaris told about Dutch Christmas traditions, and apart from the funny expressions and story given I then as now cannot believe the way Dutch people have such a bizarre set of Christmas events, only to be verified by my long gone Aunt Berths who spoke both Belgian dialects and told me the same story. Whatever anyone listening to this audio does, so not miss Chapter 14. I was in stitches with the whole story and presentation.

Excellent narration and life stories of David

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It's always a treat when the author reads their own book. David Sedaris was recommended and didn't disappoint!

Hilarious memoir

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Wonderful, as ever. Highly recommended. Excellent performance and even better writing. Well worth your credit.

Excellent

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Some recorded in a studio and some recorded live, very funny, very entertaining. Easy to listen to 👌🏼

Another fantastic one by Sedaris

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