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The arch and bemused essayist David Sedaris returns with another collection of humorous pieces that delight in the inanity of contemporary life. Topics for consideration include his family's horror at his depictions of them in his books, a randy tow-trucker driver, and his misadventures and misunderstandings in Paris, London, and Japan as he travels around with his lover Hugh. Though his tone is acidic to the point of cruelty, Sedaris' essays are at their finest when elements of desperate pathos and surprising sentimentality break through the witty veneer.
 
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Life and Death by David Sedaris

Date of Review:  May 26, 2009
The Bottom Line: Cheers to David Sedaris for making me laugh.
Review: After the unexpected controversy raised by my last book review, I thought I'd tackle something a little more lighthearted. I've recently become a fan of David Sedaris, a writer, comedian, radio personality, and author of half a dozen hilarious...
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  5.0

by: knotheadusc
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Very funny essays.
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May offend some readers. Some essays...
 

Anyone Have a Bucket of Water?

Date of Review:  Jun 19, 2008
The Bottom Line: Sedaris' latest collection of essays is punctuated by guffaws and belly laughs - but only punctuated, as opposed to liberally sprinkled...
Review: I m a grump. That means that there aren t many things in this world that will make me laugh out loud. Off the top of my head, I can only think of a couple: the story-within-a-story in Stephen King s The Body, the one called The Revenge of Lardass...
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by: scmrak
Recommended to buy: Yes

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David Sedaris is one funnneeeeee!! man
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But he's been funnier.
 

"When You Are Engulfed In Flames:" Mildly Amusing Memoirs From A Man Sitting Still.

Date of Review:  Mar 16, 2009
The Bottom Line: My first experience with the works of David Sedaris, "When Your Are Engulfed In Flames" is a quick, entertaining, but unmemorable, read.
Review: I suspect that there is some sadist in my fiance. While my mother annoyingly criticizes my driving and clings to the door for her very life, my fiance picked up books to read aloud to me as I drove us on our first long distance trip. This, in...
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Well-written, Some amusing essays
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Collection is hit-or-miss, No theme...
 
 
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Authors David Sedaris
Nonfiction Category Humor
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  Kirkus: "Older, wiser, smarter and meaner, Sedaris...defies the odds once again by delivering an intelligent take on the banalities of an absurd life....Just when Sedaris seems to have disappeared down the rabbit hole of ironic introspection, he delivers a cracking blow of insight that leaves you reeling." (starred review)

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  Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Little Brown & Co (June 03, 2008)
Measurements: 8.5"(h) x 5.75"(w) x 1"(d), 0.95 lbs.
ISBN: 9780316143479
 
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