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mothmantha 's review for:
Barrel Fever
by David Sedaris
I placed this book on hold at our local library over a year ago and heard nothing. When I asked about it, the librarian looked perplexed and said, "Huh, would you look at that? I have no idea where it is. Check back some other time." I eventually had to convince them to get the book from another library's system for me. My library doesn't actually offer inter-library loans so this was a bit like convincing a stranger to lend me money, but I did it! I got my hands on this book! And considering the hoops I had to jump through, I really hoped this book was worth it.
I consider David Sedaris to be one of my favorite writers. In fact, I'm kind of in awe of the whole Sedaris family because how does something that amazing even exist? Sadly, I just didn't really connect with this book in the way I hoped I would. Did it make me laugh? Sure, I laughed at several points. Did I enjoy reading it? Definitely! Was it everything I hoped for? No.
Sedaris really shines with his essays, and that's really noticeable with this one. The short stories are just kind of amusing - not enough to laugh, but maybe enough to go, "Hmmm, cute." If you read one essay from this book, it should be Santaland Diaries but I won't hold it against you if you skip the first half of this one to get to the good stuff.
I consider David Sedaris to be one of my favorite writers. In fact, I'm kind of in awe of the whole Sedaris family because how does something that amazing even exist? Sadly, I just didn't really connect with this book in the way I hoped I would. Did it make me laugh? Sure, I laughed at several points. Did I enjoy reading it? Definitely! Was it everything I hoped for? No.
Sedaris really shines with his essays, and that's really noticeable with this one. The short stories are just kind of amusing - not enough to laugh, but maybe enough to go, "Hmmm, cute." If you read one essay from this book, it should be Santaland Diaries but I won't hold it against you if you skip the first half of this one to get to the good stuff.