A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries
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- Author：David Sedaris
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Reviews
Davina
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David Sedaris's writing and worldview bring me so much joy。 Of course I loved this collection as much as I knew I would。 David Sedaris's writing and worldview bring me so much joy。 Of course I loved this collection as much as I knew I would。 。。。more
Katrina
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"Oh Offensive Jokes， when if ever， will your time come 'round again？"These diary entries are so wrong， yet so right。 "Oh Offensive Jokes， when if ever， will your time come 'round again？"These diary entries are so wrong， yet so right。 。。。more
Liz
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Strange， strange， strange… This book is a collection of Sedaris’ diary entries from 2003-2020。 While it was an interesting reminder to see what was happening in some of the earlier years， and there were some wild stories， there were also chunks that just didn’t work for me。 At over 500 pages， there's a lot of material here and it’s very uneven。 A tighter editing job was needed。 I did learn a new phrase。 Who knew vaginal tenacity was the female equivalent of “balls”？I do recommend the book for th Strange， strange， strange… This book is a collection of Sedaris’ diary entries from 2003-2020。 While it was an interesting reminder to see what was happening in some of the earlier years， and there were some wild stories， there were also chunks that just didn’t work for me。 At over 500 pages， there's a lot of material here and it’s very uneven。 A tighter editing job was needed。 I did learn a new phrase。 Who knew vaginal tenacity was the female equivalent of “balls”？I do recommend the book for those that love to see the weirdness in humans。 If you like looking at pictures of Walmartians， you’ll probably enjoy this book。 If you cringe at poor grammar， you’ll recognize yourself in Sedaris。 If you love horrible jokes， you’ll have fun。 I didn’t so much laugh at the stories as shake my head。 If political incorrectness offends you， stay far， far away from this book。 In summary， as you would expect from Sedaris， it’s a weird book。 If you’ve not read Sedaris before， I would recommend starting with one of his books of essays instead of this。 My thanks to Netgalley and Little， Brown for an advance copy of this book。 。。。more
Dana
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Oh， David Sedaris， how I would love to spend 5 minutes in your mind！ A Carnival of Snackery gives us yet another glimpse of the world through his eyes and as always it's equally hilarious， poignant and curious。 In the style of journal entries we follow David's life 2003 to 2020， we get anecdotes about his family， his relationship， life in the country， travel and his thoughts about the political twists and turns of the last decade。 Interspersed throughout are jokes and snarky comments from people Oh， David Sedaris， how I would love to spend 5 minutes in your mind！ A Carnival of Snackery gives us yet another glimpse of the world through his eyes and as always it's equally hilarious， poignant and curious。 In the style of journal entries we follow David's life 2003 to 2020， we get anecdotes about his family， his relationship， life in the country， travel and his thoughts about the political twists and turns of the last decade。 Interspersed throughout are jokes and snarky comments from people aiming to shock him。If you know and love David Sedaris you will enjoy this book as much as any others。 If you don't know David Sedaris， I wouldn't recommend starting here but rather a snappier essay collection and working your way to this。I got approved for this one on Netgalley but in the end I ended up listening to it as an ALC on Libro。fm。 With a book like this， I find it more entertaining hearing it in the author's voice。 The inflection， tone and pacing always add so much depth。 This audiobook had Tracy Ullman cameos throughout where she would read some entries。 I love her but I didn't need this because I enjoy David's narrative so much。Thanks to both Netgalley and Libro。fm for access。 All opinions above are my own。 。。。more
Candy
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Sedaris and Tracy Ullman team up to read these diaries。 They're pretty raunchy but also very funny。 I especially loved his take on the Trump election。 Sedaris and Tracy Ullman team up to read these diaries。 They're pretty raunchy but also very funny。 I especially loved his take on the Trump election。 。。。more
Cookie
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I am a big David Sedaris fan so I was excited to see that he had a new book coming out。 I haven't read one of his books in a while and I really need to get back to his backlist！This book is a collection of his diary entries from 2003 - 2020。 It covers a gamut of topics， including his family。 I find Sedaris' family relationships and dynamics fascinating and heartbreaking。 He includes thoughts and feelings on his late sister Tiffany， his mother， and his conservative father。 Interestingly， Sedaris I am a big David Sedaris fan so I was excited to see that he had a new book coming out。 I haven't read one of his books in a while and I really need to get back to his backlist！This book is a collection of his diary entries from 2003 - 2020。 It covers a gamut of topics， including his family。 I find Sedaris' family relationships and dynamics fascinating and heartbreaking。 He includes thoughts and feelings on his late sister Tiffany， his mother， and his conservative father。 Interestingly， Sedaris also includes his personal perspective and experiences on COVID and how it affected him and his family。As always， Sedaris provides some laugh out loud moments with his crazy thoughts and jokes。 There is also a poignant side of this book that I appreciated。The audiobook is narrated by Sedaris himself and Tracy Ullman。 Ullman narrates the entries that Sedaris wrote in the UK， to add fun accents to the mix。 I don't think this format is for me because it is a little scattered， but overall and enjoyable audiobook。⚠️: homophobia， racism， death of a loved oneThank you to Hachette Audio and libro。fm for a free ALC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Richard Propes
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I'm almost embarrassed to admit that "A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries 2003-2020" is my introduction to the world of David Sedaris whom， I'm not embarrassed to admit， I honestly first heard of thanks to my love for his sibling Amy Sedaris。 Sedaris is a beloved humorist， comedian， author， and radio contributor with three Grammy nominations to his name and a legion of fans who've embraced his often self-deprecating and nearly always autobiographical humor that often explores his North Carolina upbr I'm almost embarrassed to admit that "A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries 2003-2020" is my introduction to the world of David Sedaris whom， I'm not embarrassed to admit， I honestly first heard of thanks to my love for his sibling Amy Sedaris。 Sedaris is a beloved humorist， comedian， author， and radio contributor with three Grammy nominations to his name and a legion of fans who've embraced his often self-deprecating and nearly always autobiographical humor that often explores his North Carolina upbringing and his current European life along with such subjects as his homosexuality （and partner Hugh Hamrick）， education， drug use， travels， and everyday life。 For the most part， "A Carnival of Snackery" falls not so neatly within the "everyday life" expression of Sedaris's writing。 However， since a good majority of diary entries are written from different locales， it could also be said that "A Carnival of Snackery" follows Sedaris as he snarks his way across the globe。 While this is the first book of Sedaris's that I've read， I have become at least somewhat familiar with Sedaris through his radio appearances and published essays including his breakthrough work "SantaLand Diaries" from 1992。 For a reason I can't begin to explain， I've simply never committed myself to Sedaris's literary efforts。 It's not for a lack of love for snark。 That's for sure。 It took me only a few minutes into "A Carnival of Snackery" to realize that this is one chap I'd enjoy hanging out with for a bit。 Truthfully， I think much of it has to do with the fact that despite seemingly being everywhere and doing everything Sedaris is， in fact， surprisingly low-key in marketing of himself and his humor。 Beloved by the NPR crowd， Sedaris isn't really a household name despite having sold over 10 million books， received three Grammy nominations， having written a half-dozen plays with sister Amy， and having had his writings translated into 25 languages。 I'd dare say Sedaris is more one of those "I've heard of him！" types of celebs， beloved by those who know his work and remembered by those who have trouble remembering such things。 "A Carnival of Snackery" is Sedaris's second collection of diary entries after 2017's "David Sedaris Diaries: A Visual Compendium，" a collection I've committed myself to reading next after I've taken a valium and gotten some sleep after finishing up this 560-page collection。 "A Carnival of Snackery" is a snapshot of a very funny life， diary entries pointing toward the fact that the Sedaris we hear on the radio and see on-stage is， in fact， pretty darn close to the real David Sedaris。 And we love him for that。 "A Carnival of Snackery" is nearly always funny， yet there's a surprising amount of emotional resonance in the book。 This is especially evident nearly every single time Sedaris's father enters the picture。 There's so much evidence of a conflicted relationship there yet， as well， there's something in the way that Sedaris writes about it all that makes you feel Sedaris's longing for something different and a resignation that it was never realized。 As is true of nearly any diary， some entries are a few lines while others a few pages。 Some entries are pointed and precise。 Others may have you wondering why they even made the cut。 These diary entries are reminders of the world in 2003 and the world now。 Sedaris is relentless when it comes to his politics and unsparing when it comes to his social observations。 He's quietly compassionate， almost despite himself， and he's as self-deprecating toward himself as he is critical of the world around him。 No one is spared the wrath of David Sedaris。 Yet， there's also a surprising amount of affection in "A Carnival of Snackery" and， I'd dare say， a relatability that constantly comes across despite the fact that I have nary a Grammy nomination to my name and I've never done a book-signing in Moldova。 Okay， true confession。 I have no idea where Moldova is。 There was one thing that bothered me about "A Carnival of Snackery" and it occurred more than once in the book's 560 pages。 While Sedaris certainly writes with a lot of snark toward nearly everyone， it seemed like nearly every reference to a person with a disability in the book was judgmental or negative。 By the third or fourth time， it began to bother me。 And， yes， I'm a paraplegic/double amputee worthy of ample amounts of snark。 However， this had a tone that just didn't click for me at all。 I'm fairly sure this wasn't intentional as there are moments in the book when it's apparent that Sedaris has a compassion and willingness to serve that would be at direct conflict， though I can't deny that when I hit these moments they adversely impacted my ability to enjoy the book。 However， it must be noted that for the most part "A Carnival of Snackery" left me wondering why it took me so long to surrender myself to the world of David Sedaris。 Sedaris writes with a wondrous weaving together of heart and humor， snark and sincerity and he creates such a marvelous world that you can't help but want to become part of it。 If "A Carnival of Snackery" is typical of Sedaris， I truly can't wait to begin journeying back to read his other writings。 。。。more
Denise Grant
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I was lucky enough to snag a pre-release of this book; I believe it's coming out in October 2021。 Absolutely LOVED it。 Hilarious， naughty， shocking， fascinating and impossible to put down。 I found it slow going at first until I got into the rhythm of reading short daily entries---he's included several crude-but-so-funny Romanian and Turkish curses and lots of lovely rude jokes。 The perfect gift for anyone except your 90 year old grandmother。 I will re-read it one day。 I was lucky enough to snag a pre-release of this book; I believe it's coming out in October 2021。 Absolutely LOVED it。 Hilarious， naughty， shocking， fascinating and impossible to put down。 I found it slow going at first until I got into the rhythm of reading short daily entries---he's included several crude-but-so-funny Romanian and Turkish curses and lots of lovely rude jokes。 The perfect gift for anyone except your 90 year old grandmother。 I will re-read it one day。 。。。more
Lisa Konet
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This is the follow up to Sedaris' first essays "Theft by Finding，" which got me hooked on reading anything by him。 The book is everything you would hope for when reading his personal accounts; honest， hilarious， embarrassing and humble。 If Sedaris wrote a phone book， I would read it that is how good of a writer he is。Highly recommended and a must read for anyone who loves this author。Thanks to Netgalley， David Sedaris and Little Brown and Company for an ARC in exchange for an honest review。Avail This is the follow up to Sedaris' first essays "Theft by Finding，" which got me hooked on reading anything by him。 The book is everything you would hope for when reading his personal accounts; honest， hilarious， embarrassing and humble。 If Sedaris wrote a phone book， I would read it that is how good of a writer he is。Highly recommended and a must read for anyone who loves this author。Thanks to Netgalley， David Sedaris and Little Brown and Company for an ARC in exchange for an honest review。Available: 10/5/21 。。。more
Margaret Heller
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Reviewed for Library Journal。
Toni
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Note: Part 2 of David’s Diaries- 2003 - 2020Review to follow。
Jinjer
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