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Barrel Fever and Other Stories [Audio Download]

by David Sedaris (Author, Narrator), Amy Sedaris (Narrator)
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  • Listening Length: 2 hours and 59 minutes
  • Program Type: Audiobook
  • Version: Abridged
  • Publisher: Hachette Audio UK
  • Audible Release Date: 9 Feb 2006
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B002SQ49LA
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

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In David Sedaris' world, no one is safe and no cow is sacred. A manic cross between Mark Leyner, Fran Lebowitz, and the National Enquirer, Sedaris' collection of essays is a rollicking tour through the national Zeitgeist: a do-it-yourself suburban dad saves money by performing home surgery; a man who is loved too much flees the heavyweight champion of the world; a teenage suicide tries to incite a lynch mob at her funeral; a bitter Santa abuses the elves.

David Sedaris made his debut on NPR's Morning Edition with "SantaLand Diaries", recounting his strange-but-true experiences as an elf at Macy's, and soon became one of the show's most popular commentators. With a perfect eye and a voice infused with as much empathy as wit, Sedaris writes stories and essays that target the soulful ridiculousness of our behaviour. Barrel Fever is like a blind date with modern life, and anything can happen.

©1994, 1996, 1997, 1998 David Sedaris; (P)1998, 2001 Time Warner AudioBooks
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Paperback
I first bought NAKED, and because I loved his writing style and dark humor I was compelled to buy BARREL FEVER. I even recommended BARREL FEVER to my friends and co-workers BEFORE I read it because I was SO sure it would be as wonderful if not more so than NAKED. But I was shocked, dismayed, taken aback by the book. It was not quite what I expected. I still love Sedaris' essays--VERY much! The struggling writing in me is terrifically jealous of his keen ability with the language and his twisted wit. But I was disappointed and a little disgusted with his fiction pieces. They are not for the timid of heart, so take heed, fellow booksmiths and bookworms.
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Format:Paperback
Although not all the stories were laugh out loud funny as I was led to believe from all the rave reviews, it was still pretty damned entertaining; especially 'SantaLand' and the 'suicide letter'. Those are the two stories that had me chuckling to myself. The others sometimes lost me. But overall a good read... great for a long commute. Definitely recommend it! I look forward to reading more of his work.
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Pretty darn funny 28 Jan 1999
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Format:Paperback
David Sedaris has a caustic painful witty sense of humor. His book is a quickie, a comic book in its attention span. This is good because to linger in the world of these bitter, self-absorbed people would be degrading if prolonged. Sedaris can evoke the paranoia and mania of teenagehood in a convincing way.
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A Mixed Bag
To be brief, the stories included in this volume are insipid, contrived and humorless. A couple of the essays are keepers, particularly the SANTALAND DIARIES. Read more
Published on 24 July 2003 by Bruce Kendall
A-mazing. This book contains some *great* performance pieces
I've read and re-read this book, and continue to be amazed by it. I've also found some amazing oral interpretation pieces from it for the high school level.
Published on 16 Nov 1998
An often misinterpreted book.
I'm not sure that most people really know what to expect when they read Sedaris' work, but it seems to me that most of them just want cheap, simple humor. Read more
Published on 11 Nov 1998
This book must be read out loud!
This book is so hilarious that it must be read out loud, and yet it's almost impossible to finish a sentence because you're laughing so hard. Read more
Published on 10 Nov 1998
bizzare! funny! witty!
i read barrel fever (1997) and can't find the best way to describe this book. too close to reality, too bitter to be a joke. great misfits. Read more
Published on 11 Oct 1998
A let-down
I brought Barrel Fever and Naked but decided to read Barrel Fever first. What a let-down. I had so many high expectations about Barrel Fever (most of the reviews on Amazon. Read more
Published on 3 Aug 1998
Funny, but inconsistent
This predecessor to 'Naked' doesn't quite deliver the goods the way Sedaris' later book does. A mix of fiction and essays, Barrel Fever swings from weird and funny to just plain... Read more
Published on 11 July 1998
Great - a near classic
I bought this book immediately after finishing Sedaris' book Naked. I found its high points to be just as good, if not better than the first, but overall the quality was uneven by... Read more
Published on 10 July 1998
Quirky, wacky, dark, and absolutely hysterical
I pass along this book to everyone I know who has a cynical screwball sense of humor. You have to be a little crazy and like life slightly twisted to love this book, but if you... Read more
Published on 2 July 1998
Nuggets of hilarity from the twisted mind of David Sedaris.
Sidesplittingly hilarious--I've bought this book for at least 10 friends just to see them try (in vain) to hold back the belly laughs.
Published on 14 Jun 1998
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