| Title | : | A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries: Volume Two (Language Acts and Worldmaking) |
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| ISBN | : | 0349141908 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 0349141908 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition, £0.00 , Hardcover, Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 576 pages |
| Publication | : | Abacus (2 Jun. 2022) |
There's no right way to keep a diary, but if there's an entertaining way, David Sedaris seems to have mastered it.If it's navel gazing you're after, you've come to the wrong place; ditto treacly self examination. Rather, his observations turn outward: a fight between two men on a bus, a fight between two men on the street; collecting Romanian insults, or being taken round a Japanese parasite museum. There's a dirty joke shared at a book signing, then a dirtier one told at a dinner party lots of jokes here. Plenty of laughs.These diaries remind you that you once really hated George W. Bush, and that not too long ago, Donald Trump was a harmless laughingstock, at least on French TV. Time marches on, and Sedaris, at his desk or on planes, in fine hotel dining rooms and Serbian motels, records it. The entries here reflect an ever changing background new administrations, new restrictions on speech and conduct. What you can say at the start of the book, you can't by the end.Sedaris has been compared to Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams, Lewis Carroll and a 'sexy Alan Bennett'. A Carnival of Snackery illustrates that he is very much his own, singular self.
A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries: Volume Two (Language Acts and Worldmaking) Reviews
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The diaries chronological order is a nice change from some of his books and gives you a better feel for the course of his life. He has such a refreshing honesty and sense of humour, it is a joy to go along for the ride with him!
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An entertaining book. David Sedaris always leaves you something to think about, and it is like a conversation with a friend. Loved this book!
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This book is simply brilliant. Funny, poignant and addictive, leaving you wanting . So, I guess I’ll go get some….
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I just love David Sedaris’ dark humour. Maybe not for everyone, but I have loved almost everything he has done. I was completely absorbed by these tales of his life and experiences, he makes the everyday seem surreal and vice versa.
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Bought this as Christmas present. My wife enjoyed it very much she is a big fan of David Sedalia. I too have enjoyed it, not quite as much as his stories but there are still many laugh out loud gems within this book.
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Disappointing. These diaries are largely flat and lifeless. Now much of his observations, by his own admission in the intro, are drawn from his life as a celebrity; travelling first class, what readers say about his books, the endless foreign travel. It’s so unrelatabe
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David Sedaris is one of the funniest men around, I have listened to him on Radio and read his books.Never fails to make me laugh.
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always enjoy his work laugh out loud every time
