When You Are Engulfed in Flames
by: David Sedaris
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"David Sedaris's ability to transform the mortification of everyday life into wildly entertaining art," (The Christian Science Monitor) is elevated to wilder and more entertaining heights than ever in this remarkable new book.
Trying to make coffee when the water is shut off, David considers using the water in a vase of flowers and his chain of associations takes him from the French countryside to a hilariously uncomfortable memory of buying drugs in a mobile home in ruralNorth Carolina Tokyo
Praise for When You Are Engulfed in Flames:
"Older, wiser, smarter and meaner, Sedaris...defies the odds once again by delivering an intelligent take on the banalities of an absurd life." --Kirkus Reviews
This latest collection proves that not only does Sedaris still have it, but he's also getting better....Sedaris's best stuff will still--after all this time--move, surprise, and entertain."--Booklist
Table of Contents:
It's Catching
Keeping Up
The Understudy
This Old House
Buddy, Can You Spare a Tie?
Road Trips
What I Learned
That's Amore
The Monster Mash
In the Waiting Room
Solutions to Saturday's Puzzle
Adult Figures Charging Toward a Concrete Toadstool
Memento Mori
All the Beauty You Will Ever Need
Town and Country
Aerial
The Man in the Hut
Of Mice and Men
April inParis
Crybaby
Old Faithful
The Smoking Section
"David Sedaris's ability to transform the mortification of everyday life into wildly entertaining art," (The Christian Science Monitor) is elevated to wilder and more entertaining heights than ever in this remarkable new book.
Trying to make coffee when the water is shut off, David considers using the water in a vase of flowers and his chain of associations takes him from the French countryside to a hilariously uncomfortable memory of buying drugs in a mobile home in rural
Praise for When You Are Engulfed in Flames:
"Older, wiser, smarter and meaner, Sedaris...defies the odds once again by delivering an intelligent take on the banalities of an absurd life." --Kirkus Reviews
This latest collection proves that not only does Sedaris still have it, but he's also getting better....Sedaris's best stuff will still--after all this time--move, surprise, and entertain."--Booklist
Table of Contents:
It's Catching
Keeping Up
The Understudy
This Old House
Buddy, Can You Spare a Tie?
Road Trips
What I Learned
That's Amore
The Monster Mash
In the Waiting Room
Solutions to Saturday's Puzzle
Adult Figures Charging Toward a Concrete Toadstool
Memento Mori
All the Beauty You Will Ever Need
Town and Country
Aerial
The Man in the Hut
Of Mice and Men
April in
Crybaby
The Smoking Section
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- Original and Funny
I must have woken up a few neighbors to loud sounds of laughter as I read this book. The story of a cursing couple on the airplane is among my favourites, but every story is definitely funny. 5 stars for this book for giving me many, many laughs.
Rating: - Best Yet
I have enjoyed Sedaris' stories for years, in books, on NPR, and on long road trips when I favor his books on tape over all others.I find him ridiculous (in a hilarious way) and poignant as an author.This book is my very favorite yet.
I have to say that not every story in this book made me crack up laughing aloud.Many did, of course, but not every one.There was a great depth of emotion in this particular collection, and I found my heart aching for some characters and the author ... Read More
Rating: - So very funny and fun to read!
David Sedaris is so wonderfully funny and delightful to read that you will put down whatever book you are currently reading to give his book When You Are Engulfed In Flames a fast fun read! My dear friend suggested wearing depends while reading because one might wet their pants from giggling and laughing so much, I have to agree with her. Caution do not drink beverages while reading this book because they are sure to shoot out your nose while you turn the pages! Got it? Read it and have one of the best ... Read More
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- Book about nothing
This was my first encounter with David Sedaris.Sorry to say it was also my last."Seinfeld" was a show about nothing - so too, was this book.The difference is the TV sitcom was funny, entertaining, even poignant.This book is just nothing.I don't appreciate his gayness being force-fed and am not impressed by what seems to be an independently wealthy, obnoxious, never-satisfied, pointless life gadding about the globe doing - nothing.
I set it down many times and found it more difficult to pick ... Read More
Rating: - Vintage Sedaris
Sedaris could describe rice and make me laugh. Seriously, I don't think there's any other writer who makes me laugh out loud so often. Here, he gives more of the same, which, in my opinion, is just what I want him to do. Quirky memoirs, mostly about his family, oftentimes lewd, but always hilarious. He describes his neighbors, people in the seats around him on public transportation, and his attempts to learn Japanese and quit smoking, among other things. And there's nobody more suited to read a Sedaris book ... Read More
- Original and FunnyI must have woken up a few neighbors to loud sounds of laughter as I read this book. The story of a cursing couple on the airplane is among my favourites, but every story is definitely funny. 5 stars for this book for giving me many, many laughs.
- Best YetI have enjoyed Sedaris' stories for years, in books, on NPR, and on long road trips when I favor his books on tape over all others.I find him ridiculous (in a hilarious way) and poignant as an author.This book is my very favorite yet.
I have to say that not every story in this book made me crack up laughing aloud.Many did, of course, but not every one.There was a great depth of emotion in this particular collection, and I found my heart aching for some characters and the author ... Read More
- So very funny and fun to read!David Sedaris is so wonderfully funny and delightful to read that you will put down whatever book you are currently reading to give his book When You Are Engulfed In Flames a fast fun read! My dear friend suggested wearing depends while reading because one might wet their pants from giggling and laughing so much, I have to agree with her. Caution do not drink beverages while reading this book because they are sure to shoot out your nose while you turn the pages! Got it? Read it and have one of the best ... Read More
- Book about nothingThis was my first encounter with David Sedaris.Sorry to say it was also my last."Seinfeld" was a show about nothing - so too, was this book.The difference is the TV sitcom was funny, entertaining, even poignant.This book is just nothing.I don't appreciate his gayness being force-fed and am not impressed by what seems to be an independently wealthy, obnoxious, never-satisfied, pointless life gadding about the globe doing - nothing.
I set it down many times and found it more difficult to pick ... Read More
- Vintage SedarisSedaris could describe rice and make me laugh. Seriously, I don't think there's any other writer who makes me laugh out loud so often. Here, he gives more of the same, which, in my opinion, is just what I want him to do. Quirky memoirs, mostly about his family, oftentimes lewd, but always hilarious. He describes his neighbors, people in the seats around him on public transportation, and his attempts to learn Japanese and quit smoking, among other things. And there's nobody more suited to read a Sedaris book ... Read More
