Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls
Ratings112
Average rating3.7
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Ratings112
Average rating3.7
From the unique perspective of David Sedaris comes a new book of essays taking his listeners on a bizarre and stimulating world tour. From the perils of French dentistry to the eating habits of the Australian kookaburra, from the squat-style toilets of Beijing to the particular wilderness of a North Carolina Costco, we learn about the absurdity and delight of a curious traveler's experiences. Whether railing against the habits of litterers in the English countryside or marveling over a disembodied human arm in a taxidermist's shop, Sedaris takes us on side-splitting adventures that are not to be forgotten.
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I very much enjoyed listening to Sedaris tell me the stories himself, but he lost my interest with the forensics stories at the end. After the first story, the rest felt like filler.
I loved everything that was about his real life, and hated everything that was fiction. It's easy enough to skip the fiction, and doing so made this a solid 4 star book for me.
Sometimes I just wish the BBC would ask him to reprise Alistair Cooke's “Letter from America”. Maybe a bit too Ssnarky but he does have the ability to make the driest topic entertaining.
This one is on and off for me. I liked some of the stories, and I didn't quite get others.
All in all, is a good collection of essays and sketches if you like David Sedaris. I recommend Me Talk Pretty One Day higher than this one.
