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When You Are Engulfed in Flames

By: David Sedaris
Narrated by: David Sedaris
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 David Sedaris' remarkable ability to uncover the hilarious absurdity teeming just below the surface of everyday life is elevated to wilder and more entertaining heights than ever in this new book of stories.

Sedaris proceeds from bizarre conundrums of daily life - the etiquette of having a lozenge fall from your mouth into the lap of a fellow passenger or how to soundproof your windows with LP covers against neurotic songbirds - to the most deeply resonant human truths.

Taking in the parasitic worm that once lived in his mother-in-law's leg, an encounter with a dingo and the purchase of a human skeleton, and culminating in a brilliant account of his attempt to quit smoking - in Tokyo - David Sedaris' sixth story collection is a fresh masterpiece of comic writing.

©2008 David Sedaris (P)2008 Hachette Audio Essays Funny Witty Nonfiction Feel-Good Thought-Provoking

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This is my first expedition into the world of David Sedaris, and it was a very enjoyable, funny one! Great book. I'll definitely be getting some some more from this author.

What an odd man...

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Gently humorous anecdotes with some truly laugh out loud moments. As a bonus, the authors voice was perfect for helping me drift off to sleep at night - hurrah for sleep timers!

recommended

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If you could sum up When You Are Engulfed in Flames in three words, what would they be?

laughing out loud

What did you like best about this story?

The narration was excellent and each chapter was unique.

Which scene did you most enjoy?

Helen, the rude neighbour

Any additional comments?

Just excellent.

Just brilliant

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Ten out of ten will recommend to a friend. Please see title for further information.

Another diamond.

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I have loved David Sedaris for years, his writing and narration are fabulously weird, surprisingly touching and hilariously hilarious.

love

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I love David Sedaris. He's hilarious. would really recommend this book and all of his others.

Brilliant!

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DS manages to be both incredibly profound and witty at the same time. Without any faux sentimentality (some achievement for an american) he comments about life, love and existence.

meet david sedaris you're in for a treat

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Love David Sedaris' style of writing about the mundane little bits of everyday life - with such acid observation - it is written with love and is delightful. His family is the ever-giving source of his material and I feel I would be able to recognise each one in a crowd from his descripions. Brilliant!

What a delight!

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Some audio books will let you quietly get on with things whilst listening - not always possible with this one I found. The delivery is so deadpan, the anecdotes so funny that I could do nothing but surrender to it: settle down and relish the outrageous misfortunes of one of America's greatest mild misanthropes!

when you are engulfed in giggles

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funny, insightful and a little dark. Loved it. By the author reading you get an added dimension that otherwise might be missed.

Great Author and well read

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