Barrel Fever
by:
David Sedaris (author)
Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9781405500302 (1405500301)
Publish date: August 5th 2004
Publisher: Time Warner AudioBooks
Edition language: English
I always find plenty to enjoy in David Sedaris books. Particularly if they're performed by him. And even more if his sister Amy is involved. I don't find every story incredibly funny but even those that I don't like a whole lot gives me something to chuckle about.
I listened to this book right after I finished An Ember in the Ashes because I needed a lighthearted funny read and David Sedaris is always good for that. Barrel Fever has some real life essays but is mainly fictional. It was a little weird to read because this is his first book, and it's very diffe...
I actually stopped reading this which is something I usually hate to do, but in this instance I just didn't see the stories improving as I went on. This was my first introduction to Sedaris and I'm really disappointed. I suppose that his sense of humour just isn't my cup of tea and that surprised ...
Let's look at pros and cons. Pro: Read by David and Amy Sedaris. Con: Not the best work of David Sedaris. Con: Highly abridged. Result: 2 stars.The audio book container is marked "Barrel Fever:Stories and Essays" and also "Barrel Fever and Other Stories". It is also marked "Complete and Unabridged",...
Sedaris is one of the few authors belonging to my "can't read in public" category because I simply can't read anything he writes while in public without laughing so hard that I fall over and end up rolling on the floor. Comedians and their essay collections come and go, but Barrel Fever will always ...
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