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A review by tintinintibet
Sleepwalk With Me and Other Painfully True Stories by Mike Birbiglia
2.0
Birbiglia's delivery is so critical to his stories that it is near impossible to replicate it in book form. Because, well, I'm not him and the voice in my head, funny as it is, isn't as funny as Birbiglia's telling his stories.
For example, If you happen to listen to 'fear of sleep' on your This American Life app, then compare the sleepwalk story with the one on The Moth podcast, you can play them simultaneously and find that the timing is uncanny. (yes, this is a normal thing to do.) Except for a phrase added/removed/refined, the timing is within tenths of seconds. THAT is the timing that is missing/hard to recreate here. Alas. I'll have to catch a live show.
For example, If you happen to listen to 'fear of sleep' on your This American Life app, then compare the sleepwalk story with the one on The Moth podcast, you can play them simultaneously and find that the timing is uncanny. (yes, this is a normal thing to do.) Except for a phrase added/removed/refined, the timing is within tenths of seconds. THAT is the timing that is missing/hard to recreate here. Alas. I'll have to catch a live show.