When You Are Engulfed in Flames
"David Sedaris's ability to transform the mortification of everyday life into wildly entertaining art," (The Christian Science Monitor) is elevated to wilder and more entertaining heights than ever in this remarkable new book. Trying to make coffee when the water is shut off, David considers using the water in a vase of flowers and his chain of ass...show more
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Read it back when it first came out, now listening to Sedaris narrate the audiobook... damn he's funny. I'll be listening to him narrate ALL his books in the future.
I love this man.
I've listened to his interviews about this book on NPR and The Daily Show and just love this man. I would have rather listened to this book as read by him but that wasn't feasible at the beach. So I took the new hardback (sans dust jacket) every day to the beach and laughed hysterically while people glanced at me in apparent fear.
I'm still shaking sand from the pages.
Sedaris tells us the stories of Hugh, the worm growing out of hi...read more
I've listened to his interviews about this book on NPR and The Daily Show and just love this man. I would have rather listened to this book as read by him but that wasn't feasible at the beach. So I took the new hardback (sans dust jacket) every day to the beach and laughed hysterically while people glanced at me in apparent fear.
I'm still shaking sand from the pages.
Sedaris tells us the stories of Hugh, the worm growing out of hi...read more
I enjoyed this latest book, but I have to say it's a lot if re-read for those that have read most/any of his books. How many stories can you get from one life. Needs to quit while he's ahead. Still laughed at the stories. If you love him you'll still love this book, alas, I'm sure you'd agree.
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