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Sedaris is King	Customer Rating:
I can't get enough of David Sedaris. His writing is incredibly funny, witty, and thoughtful. His stories make the reader reflect on his/her own life, but in a way in that makes it possible for him/her to laugh about it. I honestly could not stop laughing aloud!

Good, solid entertainment.

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David Sedaris is back with more witty and entertaining stories of his life, his family and his thoughts on the world. He continues to make astute observations of the world and its quirks and writes about them in a way that keeps the pages turning. Stories of his childhood and adult life as well as tales of his family never cease to amuse. His writing style is brilliant and he is a true talent. Unfortunately, his storytelling has aged like a good wine and has softened around the edges. In some ways this is good because it makes for a solid whole, but it is not laugh out loud funny like some of his earlier works - specifically Me Talk Pretty One Day. I smiled a lot and chuckled a few times, but gone are the days of aching bellies and tears streaming down the face so heavily that you can't read. The writing has taken on a darker and more mellow edge over the years. However, I continue to be a fan and always hold out hope that one of these stories will bring me to laughter and tears.

David Sedaris is always funny

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and this book is no exception. I enjoyed "When you are Engulfed in Flames" as much as "Me Talk Pretty One Day" and "Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim." Sedaris is a master of the fish out of water story, with most of engulfed taking place in Japan. The book flows well except for one or two chapters that are unrelated short stories. I'm not a fan of Sedaris' writing when he strays from his own life stories. The only minor issue I had with the book is that I received the large print version. I was on the list for first available copies so maybe the large print version came out first?

Waaay to funny	Customer Rating:
David Sedaris has the knack for turning something typical into something hysterical. I read a little bit of this on a flight and I am sure the other people on the plane thought I was crazy laughing out loud!

Not his best work

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I was hoping for more. After reading his great work in "Dress Your Family...", "Naked", and "Holidays on Ice," I was expecting great things from this new book. I was sorely disappointed. Not only are the stories not funny, they are just plain nonsensically bad. I understand that there is a theme of death because part of the book is to be about how Sedaris battled quitting smoking, unfortunately, Sedaris doesn't make death funny. Many of the stories, while they have a possible funny side to them, seem like they are all half-stories and he's put two stories together so that he has enough pages for 1 short story. And, unlike his previous work, none of the stories are memorable. Again, I was hoping for more and was really disappointed. For his better work that I highly recommend, try anything else he's written.