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A Carnival of Snackery

Diaries (2003-2020)

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A Carnival of Snackery

Auteur(s): David Sedaris
Narrateur(s): David Sedaris, Tracey Ullman
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A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice
Finalist for the Audie Award in Humor

There’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.
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Ce que les critiques en disent

Praise for A Carnival of Snackery:

“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.”—Rachel Rosenblit, Washington Post
“Deeply satisfying… the diaries are as clear, direct and funny as his essays… [Sedaris] has such a gift for illuminating small things.”—Liana Finck, New York Times Book Review
“Uproarious… a must for Sedaris fans.”—Lesley Kennedy, CNN
“Mesmerizing and jolting… Sedaris’ shrewdly sketched world travelogue, hilarious anecdotes, and frank reflections on loved ones, and life's myriad absurdities and cruelties major and minor, make for a delectably sardonic, rueful, and provocative chronicle… fans don't want to miss a word.”—Donna Seaman, Booklist
“A rich trove for hardcore Sedaris fans.”—Kirkus Reviews
Praise for Theft by Finding:

“Sedaris is no ordinary diarist. He’s more like a private detective, sneaking around and capturing his subjects in moments when they think no one is looking.”—Fiona Maazel, O, The Oprah Magazine
“Finding meaning and humor in life’s interstices… is Sedaris’s unique genius as a writer… What is fascinating about this book is that narrative coherence is not apparent from one sentence or paragraph to the next but emerges through the sequence of entries over many years.”—David Takami, Seattle Times
“Sedaris fans will thrill to this opportunity to poke around in the writer’s personal diaries, which he has faithfully kept for four decades and used as raw material for his hilarious nonfiction as well as his performances.”—Paul S. Makishima, Boston Globe
“Perhaps his most intimate book… Sedaris has become a reigning master of crystalline social commentary and blisteringly humorous self-reflection.”—Lauren Christensen, Los Angeles Times
“Randomly open to any page and you’ll find a gem… Sedaris’s gift is to make you stop and think one moment and laugh out loud the next.”—Rob Merrill, Associated Press
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For short snippets of observational humour and bold self-exposing thoughts David Sedaris delivers in this audiobook. The addition of Tracey Ullman to read some of the British entries switches up the listening pleasure without sacrificing any humour. A great listen.

Sedaris adds Ullman and has yet to disappoint

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Just finished and starting over. Having Tracy Ullman read the sections requiring accents was perfect.

hungry for more

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This could have been even longer and I would still want more. Tracey Ullman really is exceptional with her voice.

Droll brilliance.

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You know how people write LOL all the time but probably don't actually LOL? Well with this book, I actually laughed out loud on numerous occasions... I listened with a headset on so I'd startle my husband when I did. Now, for the record, this book would not be for everyone. David Sedaris is very candid and relays his thoughts honestly; thoughts that most of us would not admit to. I may not have related to his opinions in my earlier years but after spending 35 years in the workplace, managing people and often dealing with the general public, and of course friends and family, his observations towards people is definitely relatable for me. This was my first David Sedaris read (yes, obviously I've been hiding under a rock all these years) and I will be reading many more. Perhaps I'll do so on road trips with my husband who is soft and loves everybody. Ha ha He may have a different view than I.

Love the Honesty

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David Sedaris AND Tracy Ullman as readers is almost too much of a good thing. ; )

Hey, It's David Sedaris. Enough Said?

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