When You Are Engulfed in Flames
 | Little, Brown and Company, 2008, Hardcover Customer Rating: 211 reviews Recommend |
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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 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
Title: When You Are Engulfed in Flames
Sales Rank: 65 in Books
Author: David Sedaris
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company, 2008-06-03, Hardcover, 336 pages, ISBN: 0316143472
Package Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.7 x 1.2 inches, 0.95 pounds
- I love David Sedaris...
- As with all of his books, this book is filled with hilarious stories. Totally amusing. I love his work.… More reviews
- When You Are Engulfed in Flames
- This book is just all right. It seems to be a repeat of everything else he has written.... decoratively funny, but not thought provoking. More reviews
- Hilarious
- While I have read many amusing books in the past, my response is usually an inward smile and a mental note to myself of how clever and succinct the description chosen by the author. This book however causes one to laugh out loud. A true gem! More reviews
- 5 Because I Am not an Universalist
- If you don't care for this book (like one star rater swine afterbirth below) then a hand will appear on your wall and write: "Mene Mene Tekhal Upharsin Sedaris!!" {OK I know biblically its a finger but I can't conceive of Diety giving anyone the finger over a book that isn't the Book of Life etc.) and least not… More reviews
- Like a letter from a friend
- This book was so enjoyable! Reading it was like receiving a letter from a friend. The style is so laid back and "everyday" that you really feel like you're in a conversation with Sedaris and I actually felt disappointed when it was over. The book is also one of those rare items that you can pick up, read any chapter, and thoroughly… More reviews
