A Carnival of Snackery

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What to expect

"The writing here is funnier, (even) sharper . . . There isn't a dull word among these pages" India Knight, Sunday Times
"So often Sedaris's phrasing is beautiful in its piquancy and minimalism...His life is extraordinary in so many ways - the drug addiction, the eccentric family, the crazy jobs, the fame, the globetrotting - but one of the more unlikely achievements here is in making it all seem quite ordinary" Book of the Day, Guardian
"Could there be a more delightful American import than the memoirist David Sedaris? Not since the peanut butter and jelly sandwich have we inherited something so sweet and comforting yet so wickedly naughty" Melissa Katsoulis, The Times
"He makes me laugh so much. In an era when US satire is outpacing our own he's a sharp, humane and hilarious voice that never fails to make you smile - and sometimes weep. Apparently effortless humour is difficult, and precious. He's the real thing" James Naughtie, Radio Times
"A deadpan, darkly comical portrait of the American underbelly . . . Sedaris shares something of [Alan] Bennett's detached curiosity, and they both have a thirst for amusement" Craig Brown, Mail on Sunday

Critics Review

  • Grumpy, bitchy, sympathetic, sad and welcoming all at once

    Guardian
  • A rich trove for hardcore Sedaris fans

    Kirkus
  • The humorist’s eye for the peculiar is as sharp as ever

    The Times
  • Sedaris’ evolution will be fascinating to longtime fans; they’ll love these insights into his life.

    Washington Independent Review of Books
  • The second volume of the American humorist’s diaries is full of his trademark wit

    Observer
  • Sedaris is a singularly talented humorist who lands acerbic zingers with the calculating precision of a kamikaze pilot… Throughout the colorful, caustic yarns that fill his best-selling essay and story collections, he’s maintained league-of-his-own status by staying light on his feet: Just when you’re expecting a wry jab, he clocks you with a poignant gut punch.

    Washington Post

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