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When You Are Engulfed in Flames
- Narrated by: David Sedaris
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
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Summary
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.
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- Lynn Stevenson
- 25-01-10
What an odd man...
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.
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- elizabeth lidbury
- 11-01-21
recommended
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!
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- william breitholtz
- 08-04-14
Just brilliant
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.
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- Ciara Smyth
- 22-04-20
Another diamond.
Ten out of ten will recommend to a friend. Please see title for further information.
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- R.B.
- 03-07-19
love
I have loved David Sedaris for years, his writing and narration are fabulously weird, surprisingly touching and hilariously hilarious.
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- Barbara Murray
- 15-02-16
Brilliant!
I love David Sedaris. He's hilarious. would really recommend this book and all of his others.
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- chris
- 13-04-13
meet david sedaris you're in for a treat
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.
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- Amazon Customer
- 17-11-20
What a delight!
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!
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- steve
- 07-04-13
when you are engulfed in giggles
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!
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- Conor
- 21-12-12
Great Author and well read
funny, insightful and a little dark. Loved it. By the author reading you get an added dimension that otherwise might be missed.
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