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4.17 AVERAGE
4.17 AVERAGE
Probably more like a 3.75. I'm going to be honest, I don't care for his fiction stories. They're fine, but they're not what I'm here for. I'd happily listen to whacky stories about his family and personal life on repeat, than fictional stories about horrible people that I hate. Luckily this book is still mostly non-fiction, but the fiction stories annoyed me enough that I didn't enjoy this as much as I usually enjoy a Sedaris book.
I am a big fan of essays and personal memoir and I've enjoyed Sedaris on NPR over the years, but try as I might I just can't fall wholly in love with him the way so many people have. He's absolutely an exceptionally talented writer who knows how to tell a story, my problem is that....I rarely like his stories. I thought for sure I'd have a better experience with a "best of" collection (this is the second or third Sedaris book I've sampled,) especially since I went with the audio version. But I found most of them to be exceptional in terms of craft but not particularly interesting in terms of content.
Normally in a case like this I'd say, "I am just not the target audience for this," but I'm pretty sure I am absolutely in the target range and I'm just a contrarian.
Spring 2022
FFE Trucking
Libby / Nashville
Audio
Normally in a case like this I'd say, "I am just not the target audience for this," but I'm pretty sure I am absolutely in the target range and I'm just a contrarian.
Spring 2022
FFE Trucking
Libby / Nashville
Audio
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Truly a best of collection - I've read most of his work - this is a wonderful selection.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
dark
funny
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-paced
When I have a bad day, week or month, I can always count on David Sedaris (often) ridiculous airplane stories to cheer me up.
Since this was a compilation from his other books, I got to re-read a few from Calypso.
Since this was a compilation from his other books, I got to re-read a few from Calypso.