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When You Are Engulfed in Flames
 

When You Are Engulfed in Flames

by David Sedaris

"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... (read more)

Top tags: humor,  memoir,  nonfiction,  essays,  short stories (all tags)

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Sassy Librarian
  • Rated 4 stars

“On the flyleaf to When You Are Engulfed in Flames, essayist David Sedaris is described as “master of nothing.” Nothing, that is, except entertaining me in book after book. While the 22 pieces in When You Are Engulfed in Flames may not be as gasp-inducing, laugh-out-loud funny as those in Barrel Fever, they employ the same distinctive voice that makes Sedaris so addictive -- brutally honest, pretty darn petty, and alternately self-loathing and misanthropic.

The...”

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Christina J
  • Rated 2 stars

“funny, but probably my least favorite David Sedaris book...maybe i'm getting tired of his writing”

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  • Rated 4.085954 stars
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Newest Comments

  • Kristina G

    kristina g said:

    “LOVE IT! Hilarious, as always! David Sedaris never ceases to make me laugh!”

    posted Friday, July 11 2008
  • Karin W

    karin w said:

    “David Sedaris is ALWAYS worth a read, if you ask me. He's consistently hilarious and more and more he's becoming insightful and introspective, which definitely appeals to me. Funny is one thing, but smart funny blows my skirt up.”

    posted Saturday, July 5 2008
  • Will P

    will p said:

    “Hilarious reading... I'll be reading his other books!”

    posted Saturday, June 28 2008
  • Anna Balasi

    anna balasi said:

    “Signed copy. It says: Dear Anna, Poor you. David Sedaris.”

    posted Friday, June 13 2008 ( | view 2 replies )
  • Kiki68

    kiki68 said:

    “Worth it. You'll laugh. Quick reading.”

    posted Friday, June 6 2008
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