Ted Pavlic
Columbus
A story about this — 3 years ago
I’ve been listing through the Audiobook version of this when I can. I’ve been really pleased with it.
If you are new to David Sedaris, I really recommend catching an audio version of him. The way he reads his stories really adds something to them. Additionally, I recommend your first experiences with Sedaris be live ones. Hearing the audience respond will help you really get into his stuff.
That is, he has a very dry humor, and if you don’t hear other people laughing, you might be afraid to laugh and end up not enjoying the whole experience.
Check out his live at Carnegie Hall. That’s pretty decent. Then graduate to something like this (which includes live and studio versions of his stuff).
And then eventually I guess you can move onto print work. I’m not there yet, but I have to imagine that in the right mood his work in print would be just as funny as his work read aloud.
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Gertie
Glasgow
This was actually the first book that I read by David Sedaris, and I laughed out loud a LOT. I’ve read everything else since, and then last year my sister handed me the Carnegie Hall recording—and I found that his stuff is even funnier when he reads it.
There is just nothing quite like his Billie Holiday impersonation.
Earlier this year I downloaded the Me Talk Pretty audiobook. Only downside is you DO laugh out loud, much to the chagrin of fellow subway passengers.