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Carnival of Snackery : Diaries (2003-2020) by David Sedaris (2021, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherLittle Brown & Company
ISBN-100316558796
ISBN-139780316558792
eBay Product ID (ePID)2321074108
Product Key Features
Book TitleCarnival of Snackery : Diaries (2003-2020)
Number of Pages576 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2021
TopicTopic / Men, Women & Relationships, Diaries & Journals, Literary, Lgbt, Form / Essays
GenreBiography & Autobiography, Humor, Literary Collections
AuthorDavid Sedaris
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.8 in
Item Weight26.8 Oz
Item Length9.7 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2021-937182
Dewey Edition23/eng/20210920
Reviews"The king of the humorous essay returns... Sedaris fans will find plenty of familiar delights: His misanthropic charms and wry wit are as delightful as ever, even if some of the subject matter has changed. From his new vacation home on the coast of North Carolina, he writes about the concerns of health and aging, treating us to a story about the persnickety doctor who refused to let him keep a noncancerous tumor that he'd planned to feed to a snapping turtle once removed. We can only assume that the audiobook version of Calypso will be the perfect travel companion during road trips and getaways this spring and beyond."-- Maris Kreizman, New York Magazine, "David Sedaris's new essay collection is the sharpest retort to anyone who thinks they know what our favorite curmudgeonly humorist will be up to next. His charming observational humor is still the engine, but there's nothing frivolous about it. In the wake of his sister's suicide, Sedaris grapples poignantly and satisfyingly (and yes, often hilariously) with death, the aging body, and just how far the bonds of family can stretch."-- Alex Postman, Conde Nast Traveler, "Honest, reflective, and even tender... Eloquent and silly, Sedaris's collection could probably find unshakable life even in the dust kitties under the bed... He gets you laughing even as he gently turns you toward the darkness we all must face."-- Caroline Leavitt, San Francisco Chronicle, "The beauty of David Sedaris's personality--and what keeps his readers coming back for best-selling book after best-selling book--is his unwavering dedication to a helter-skelter train of thought... Calypso is his most personal and open book yet, shedding light on his late sister's struggle with mental health, his mother's addiction, and his own experiences with the legalization of gay marriage, but it still finds plenty of room for laughs."-- Seija Rankin, Entertainment Weekly, Praise for Calypso: "This book allows us to observe not just the nimble-mouthed elf of Sedaris's previous work, but a man in his seventh decade expunging his darker secrets and contemplating mortality... The brilliance of David Sedaris's writing is that his very essence, his aura, seeps through the pages of his books like an intoxicating cloud, mesmerizing us so that his logic becomes ours... The geeks really do inherit the earth."-- Alan Cumming, New York Times Book Review, "Age and family occupy beloved humoristSedaris's latest collection of essays. His observations feel sharper and oftendarker than in previous collections, as he ponders the inevitable breakdown ofthe human body, the shame attendant with illness and age, the nature ofaddiction, and the eccentricities of his family. Though middle age may havemade his shades of gray blacker, the wit and incisiveness that make Sedarismuch-adored remain."-- Lauren Hubbard, Harper's Bazaar, "Like Sedaris's exquisitely crafted personal essays, his diary entries explore odd hairstyles, blandly aggressive post office interactions, airport bureaucracy and the non sequiturs of small talk: micro-topics he elevates to their own pedestals of meaning and humor."-- New York Times Editors' Choice, "With this tenth book, Sedaris demonstrates yet again what makes him the best American humorist writing today: a remarkable ability to combine the personal with the political, the mundane with the profane, slime with sublime, and hilarity with heart." -- Heller McAlpin, NPR
TitleLeadingA
Dewey Decimal818/.5403
SynopsisA New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice: T here'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, pedestrians being whacked over the head or gathering to watch as a man considers leaping to his death. 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 just a harmless laughingstock, at least on French TV. Time marches on, and Sedaris, at his desk or on planes, in hotel dining rooms and odd Japanese inns, 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. At its best, A Carnival of Snackery is a sort of sampler: the bitter and the sweet. Some entries are just what you wanted. Others you might want to spit discreetly into a napkin.
LC Classification NumberPS3569.E314Z46 2021
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- 06 Mar, 2025
The book jacket is pretty gross, so I wo...
The book jacket is pretty gross, so I wouldn’t say “very good” would have applied to this particular book. Otherwise, the rest of the book seems okay. Thank you.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 03 Sep, 2022
covers a lot of ground in his travels.
its a good read by SadrisVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 07 May, 2024
As expected.
As expected.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
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