Barrel Fever and Other Stories
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Reader: David SedarisReader: Amy Sedaris
Edition: Music CD
Format: Abridged, Audiobook
Published: 2001-10-01
ISBN: 1586212214
Publisher: Hachette Audio
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Book Review: Well Read by Sedaris & Sister, and Very Funny
Summary: 4 Stars
The reviews of the audiobook are much more positive than the reviews of the written work, the latter of which struck readers as not as good as Sedaris' more recent work. One does get the sense from some of the stories that Sedaris was cleaning out his bottom drawer to capitalize on the success of his Santaland Diaries by pasting together a book-length work.
But Sedaris' reading, with the help of his sister who does the female or young boy parts, makes the book exceptionally funny. The "Rooster" story is just terrific. I also loved the "Homophobia Newsletter" as a wonderful bit of irony about those who embrace victim-hood a bit too easily. That and the "Rooster" made me laugh the most.
The alcoholism theme runs in a number of stories and is dealt with the most in "Barrel Fever." I found this story to be quite interesting in its use of irony, including the heresy of poking fun at the 12-steppers whose cure is sometimes almost as bad as the disease.
These stories are good and the reading even better.
Summary of Barrel Fever and Other Stories
David Sedaris' first collection of comic stories and essays.Performed by the author and his sister Amy Sedaris, this program is described by the New York Post as "a nuclear barrage of humor you could never replicate by reading this material on your own."Essays Books
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