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Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary - Community Reviews back

by David Sedaris, Ian Falconer
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Book Sand Worm
Book Sand Worm rated it 10 years ago
The BasicsA series of human situations as lived by animals.My ThoughtsI really don’t know who this was for. It’s written like a series of fables in a minimalist, almost young style, as if for children. The illustrations are whimsical with a dark twist. The stories are adult in nature, but they aren’...
Blondie and Read
Blondie and Read rated it 10 years ago
So... I'm pretty sure I don't like this book... review to come when I figure it out.
MelissaJJ
MelissaJJ rated it 10 years ago
It seems more than a few reviewers found this book to be sick and twisted, and I can see where they're coming from. But I thought it was cute.
Anfenwick
Anfenwick rated it 11 years ago
These animal fables are hilarious but in the way that makes you go 'Ouch!' Nasty, close to the bone - or, in one relatively touching(!!!??) instance - closer to a hippo's asshole than I would personally care to get. These are not, on the whole, nice animals. Some of them are as unpleasant as the unp...
lanewillson
lanewillson rated it 12 years ago
The story of The Crow and the Lamb was an incredible story, but the remainder of the book was dull at best. The only thing that surpassed my surprise was my disappointment. While it's possible that the other Sedaris works which I thought were wonderful and hilarious caused me to set the bar too high...
Boston Bibliophile
Boston Bibliophile rated it 12 years ago
Very funny and biting and somewhat sick (in a good way) collection of short stories. His trademark use of narcissistic, clueless protagonists in his fiction works better in this animal-themed collection than it does when his protagonists are human, in the opinion of this longtime fan and reader of h...
Boston Bibliophile
Boston Bibliophile rated it 12 years ago
http://www.bostonbibliophile.com/2010/12/review-squirrel-seeks-chipmunk-by-david.html
anadvornik
anadvornik rated it 12 years ago
Eh. I think this may be a case of "right book, wrong time". Maybe I will pick it up again sometime.I do think that Magic Mouse Pockets would be a good name for a band.
phyllis149
phyllis149 rated it 12 years ago
I usually love Sedaris' books, but this one just wasn't my cup of tea.
sitiwajihah
sitiwajihah rated it 12 years ago
A re-read. Short stories about animals if they could talk. Incredibly funny, some sad. I loved The Grieving Owl the best.
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