A Carnival of Snackeries: Diaries: Volume Two
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- Author：David Sedaris
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T
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I seemed to find the older stuff kind of trying， something I didn't expect at all。 The newer Covid time writing was much more interesting。 I seemed to find the older stuff kind of trying， something I didn't expect at all。 The newer Covid time writing was much more interesting。 。。。more
Dana
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Lacks the momentum of the first book of diaries and felt way too long。 On the other hand， I laughed out loud， as always， and marveled at how he crafts these little snippets into the polished stories。 Many lovely moments too。
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Barb
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Not my favorite Sedaris。
CC
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Probably only for die-hard Sedaris fans。 This， the second part of his diaries， doesn't have the thrill of his ascension into literary fame nor the personal arc of meeting Hugh to hold the passages， and because of that a lot of it feels piecemeal。 The people -- neighbors， friends， strangers met on his book tours -- are often introduced and leave without context so it's hard to find a leaping off point in terms of where you are in his life。 For instance， his sisters are mentioned here and there， b Probably only for die-hard Sedaris fans。 This， the second part of his diaries， doesn't have the thrill of his ascension into literary fame nor the personal arc of meeting Hugh to hold the passages， and because of that a lot of it feels piecemeal。 The people -- neighbors， friends， strangers met on his book tours -- are often introduced and leave without context so it's hard to find a leaping off point in terms of where you are in his life。 For instance， his sisters are mentioned here and there， but I only caught that because I vaguely remember their names from previous works， not because there's any indication that they're a sibling。 Because of that， the read itself has a lurching quality -- the heft of recognition in one passage followed by confusion in the next， as you attempt to ply meaning into each vignette in case it turns out to be important in later years。 Regardless， I do like his voice。 For nostalgia， I'll give it four stars。 。。。more
Gladys
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always funny - a little to raunchy for me in spots but the family stuff always hits me as just right and I always feel like David is my friend， the way he explains things and doesn't try to portrait himself as a saint - I really appreciate it。 always funny - a little to raunchy for me in spots but the family stuff always hits me as just right and I always feel like David is my friend， the way he explains things and doesn't try to portrait himself as a saint - I really appreciate it。 。。。more
Robin
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Reading someone else's diary is the best form of voyeurism。 When it's David Sedaris' diary， well， you just wish you were there actually experiencing everything that he documents。 Reading someone else's diary is the best form of voyeurism。 When it's David Sedaris' diary， well， you just wish you were there actually experiencing everything that he documents。 。。。more
Jon Higgins
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Never， ever disappoints！！
Arienna
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David Sedaris touches on this in his last chapter but I think he's aging out of this game。 He doesn't understand the modern world well enough to make witty observations about it and his life is so privileged just observing his own world has gotten a bit uninteresting。 I still bought the book and moderately enjoyed it but it dragged on， much like catching up with an old friend who's gotten really into a lot of things you have no interest in。 David Sedaris touches on this in his last chapter but I think he's aging out of this game。 He doesn't understand the modern world well enough to make witty observations about it and his life is so privileged just observing his own world has gotten a bit uninteresting。 I still bought the book and moderately enjoyed it but it dragged on， much like catching up with an old friend who's gotten really into a lot of things you have no interest in。 。。。more
Rennie
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I’ve liked reading his diary volumes more than I’ve liked his last couple of essay collections。 I loved Theft By Finding so much that I was checking publishers’ catalogs every year to see if it would finally be the year for this second volume。 It’s just mesmerizingly entertaining to get this peek into how his wonderfully weird brain works。 It’s maybe a little voyeuristic but I find his diary entries strangely reassuring too — other people get upset by and ruminate on dumb bad encounters with str I’ve liked reading his diary volumes more than I’ve liked his last couple of essay collections。 I loved Theft By Finding so much that I was checking publishers’ catalogs every year to see if it would finally be the year for this second volume。 It’s just mesmerizingly entertaining to get this peek into how his wonderfully weird brain works。 It’s maybe a little voyeuristic but I find his diary entries strangely reassuring too — other people get upset by and ruminate on dumb bad encounters with strangers for way too long too， or have thoughts that even shock you， the thinker of them。 Even the way he writes about sad or sentimental moments is just so lovely。And also — not to have read his diaries and decided the most important element was me — but his style of reflection and the way he observes and interacts with people makes me look at the world around me differently too。 We overlook so much even in seemingly mundane moments or simple interactions and he’s so good at finding meaning or humor or connection or just amusement in them。 He makes me a little more able to do that too， and bless his gruesome， grotesque little heart for that。He’s not everyone’s cup of tea so if you were even lukewarm about the previous diaries or are sensitive about language or shocked at sudden mentions of dicks or worse don’t even bother。 If you loved the other book and don’t mind his particular brand of boundary testing you’ll be equally devastated when you get to the end of this volume。 I’m just disappointed that this is really the end of it now and only if he lives another 20 years will we get another volume。 I mean I really hope he does live that long， but I don’t want to wait。 。。。more
Fatima
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The only thing I dislikes were the chapters narrated by the other narrator 。。。 It should only be him！ that's the whole point。 The only thing I dislikes were the chapters narrated by the other narrator 。。。 It should only be him！ that's the whole point。 。。。more
Whitney Borup
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I think I might be able to read all of David Sedaris’s diary entries even without them being curated。
Tracy Hollen
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Listened to the audiobook， which is always the best way to experience David Sedaris。 At times I thought Yikes， that’s offensive， but at other times I was chuckling and couldn’t believe how well he managed to express my very same thoughts。 And then， towards the end， we’re the stories of his dad， moving into a seniors’ residence and somehow finally becoming kind， and making David sad。 Sigh。 I was lucky enough to meet David just before Covid。 He signed my book， drew a little picture of me， and we h Listened to the audiobook， which is always the best way to experience David Sedaris。 At times I thought Yikes， that’s offensive， but at other times I was chuckling and couldn’t believe how well he managed to express my very same thoughts。 And then， towards the end， we’re the stories of his dad， moving into a seniors’ residence and somehow finally becoming kind， and making David sad。 Sigh。 I was lucky enough to meet David just before Covid。 He signed my book， drew a little picture of me， and we had a weird and very Sedaris misunderstanding。 Ever since then I feel closer to him somehow。 。。。more
Trey Hall
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"When will David Sedaris grow up？" I thought as I read this second installment of his diary entries。 His humor， at times joyous or poignant， is so consistently puerile。 All these years later， at 64， he's still the kid sniggering at the front of the bus。 And yet there I am， laughing， too – often out loud on the subway as I voraciously consume his stories。I'll give this to him， for sure: he makes me pay attention。 I'm not sure it's the right kind of attention， though you probably can't separate it "When will David Sedaris grow up？" I thought as I read this second installment of his diary entries。 His humor， at times joyous or poignant， is so consistently puerile。 All these years later， at 64， he's still the kid sniggering at the front of the bus。 And yet there I am， laughing， too – often out loud on the subway as I voraciously consume his stories。I'll give this to him， for sure: he makes me pay attention。 I'm not sure it's the right kind of attention， though you probably can't separate it out: but after I close the book and climb the subway steps to the street， for a little while I see people and myself in a different way。 All of us hapless wanderers occasionally finding a seam of pure gold。 。。。more
Hannah Ariff
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[audiobook] A feast for my ears。 I was initially dubious about Tracy Ullman as I love David Sedaris’ narration so much but I was quickly proven wrong。 As usual I laughed hard throughout this entire book and there were moments that gave me pause。 Can’t wait for the book tour and for the next set of essays。
Courtney
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Dear God， thank you for David Sedaris。 “A Carnival of Snackery” hits the spot with bushels of humor， humanity， and idiosyncratic observation。 Sedaris invites us along on his latest life’s journey， encouraging us to widen our perspective on the absurd and enjoy the oddities and irregularities of life。
Sydney
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4。5 stars。I always listen to David Sedaris' books on audio because the way that he reads things is just hilarious。 Only with his books do I find myself dying laughing completely alone。 There were a couple of parts that dragged on a little bit and I would have enjoyed hearing his opinion on Trump and Covid quite a bit more but otherwise， this book was fantastic as always。 4。5 stars。I always listen to David Sedaris' books on audio because the way that he reads things is just hilarious。 Only with his books do I find myself dying laughing completely alone。 There were a couple of parts that dragged on a little bit and I would have enjoyed hearing his opinion on Trump and Covid quite a bit more but otherwise， this book was fantastic as always。 。。。more
Wendy Stepro
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so funny it hurtsThis is hands-down the author at his absolute best。 Absolutely laugh out loud funny。The author is a national treasure。
Debbie
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3。5Absurdist king of the universe！I’m a fairly new Sedaris groupie。 I went cuckoo over Calypso and When You Are Engulfed in Flames， and I have his other books on my short list。 Sedaris is hysterical and cynical （in a laugh-y kind of way）， and he sees the absurd in everything。 He’s a really talented looker。 I mean， I look and look， and so much of the time I miss the funny; I need new glasses so I can see it better。 Meanwhile， he gets me going and makes me go down my own memory lanes of the absurd 3。5Absurdist king of the universe！I’m a fairly new Sedaris groupie。 I went cuckoo over Calypso and When You Are Engulfed in Flames， and I have his other books on my short list。 Sedaris is hysterical and cynical （in a laugh-y kind of way）， and he sees the absurd in everything。 He’s a really talented looker。 I mean， I look and look， and so much of the time I miss the funny; I need new glasses so I can see it better。 Meanwhile， he gets me going and makes me go down my own memory lanes of the absurd—and make lists， lol （my favorite occupation！） and for that I’m grateful。 It’s a good book when it can make you remember funny stuff。This book is a collection of journal entries from 2003 to 2020。 It’s chock full of goodies—jokes， bumper stickers， T-shirts， and bizarre conversations， especially on planes and at book signings。 And there are puns galore; he’s one clever guy。 As he mentions in the Preface， his entries have a lot to do with mice， litter， and travels。 Who isn’t all ears when you hear THAT list？ One very cool thing he does is incessantly collect litter， which he says has become a habit。 He does this where he lives part-time in England。 The town has even named a garbage truck after him！And his travel！ I had no idea he went to so many book readings—and all over the world！ There are millions！ （He had numerous readings in Asia， which surprised me for some reason。） He prefaced each entry with the location， which made it look like he was on the road nonstop， switching from one far-away city to the next without a break。 In fact， he just didn’t include a lot of entries in-between his trips。 Makes sense—his travel provided a lot of copy; when he was home there was less excitement， less people to talk to。Occasionally， there’s an entry that he already used in his books of essays， but it wasn’t annoying because I liked hearing about the scenes again。 A couple of times we got to hear about where his weird book titles came from。 For example， his book Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim came as a direct quote from his partner， Hugh’s， dream！ Really fun！In the Preface， he says this:“Given a choice between writing about the Arab Spring uprisings and a beggar calling out—as one recently did to a woman walking ahead of me—'Hey， you got a hole in your ass’—I’ll go with the latter。”This sums up his take on reality perfectly， and it’s a world where I want to live， too。But despite my groupie-ness， I have two big complaints:-This book is LONG。 576 pages long。 I kid you not。 Had I known the page count， I wouldn’t have requested a review copy。 It’s not fun to read short entries for such a long time。 At least with a novel， you have something that flows， happenings that go together。 Here， there are snippets of fun and wisdom， but they don’t relate to each other。 There are some less funny moments that could have been edited out。 Actually， he could have made more money by keeping all the content but making it two books instead of one。 Readers would have bought both， I know it。 But let’s be clear—despite its zillion pages， I was never bored。 It was just choppy is all。-He crosses the line once， and it’s really not okay。 Part of Sedaris’ charm is that he’s outrageous。 He has “snarky” down pat， and it’s hard not to crack up。 And occasionally he tells you something just for the shock value （e。g。， a dog with his eye falling out， ewww！）。 Well， once， he went too far。 It was a joke about pedophilia。 I can barely write this， it made me feel so sick。 The fact that he could say something so twisted， let alone think it， messes with my head。 I love him， but how can I love someone who says THAT？ He says another thing that crossed the line， but it’s not as egregious。 This one showed contempt for his audience （he wrote an obscene and mean autograph）， and I just hate it when a celebrity disses their innocent and loyal fans like that。 I can handle crude （which these things are）， but here he goes from crude to disgusting and immoral。 The first comment I spoke of made me want to puke; the other one just left a really bad taste in my mouth。I struggled with how to rate this one。 The hugundous page count and the severe Line Crossing both detracted from my enjoyment of the book， so instead of giving it 4 stars， which was my original plan， I’m settling on a 3。5， rounded down。 The unfortunate thing for me is that my love for Sedaris will forever be tainted because of that one horrible joke he made。 That sucks。 I still want to read all his books， but I’m not as excited about it as I used to be。Thanks to NetGalley for the advance copy。 。。。more
Susan Stoepel
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Sedaris never disappointsI love reading his books。 They make me laugh， especially when he makes some of his more bizarre comments。 His diaries have been particularly interesting because I hear about his family。
Allison
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What can I say about David Sedaris that hasn’t already been said？ Either you love him or， for a small minority， he is not your cup of tea。 I am definitely in the Sedaris Fan Club， eagerly snapping up what ever he puts down。 This is another collection of diary entries， starting in 2003 and extending to 2020。 Once again he is on the road， taking his book reading and signing tour throughout the United States， Australia， Japan， China and the countries of both Western and Eastern Europe。 I have the f What can I say about David Sedaris that hasn’t already been said？ Either you love him or， for a small minority， he is not your cup of tea。 I am definitely in the Sedaris Fan Club， eagerly snapping up what ever he puts down。 This is another collection of diary entries， starting in 2003 and extending to 2020。 Once again he is on the road， taking his book reading and signing tour throughout the United States， Australia， Japan， China and the countries of both Western and Eastern Europe。 I have the feeling that， like the character in the old vaudeville joke， Sedaris would show up and do ten minutes in front of an open refrigerator。 What makes these recollections so refreshing is the enthusiasm and curiosity he brings to the places and people he meets on all his stops。 He faithfully reports the anecdotes he gets from fans he meets at his book signings， or the local drivers who pick him up at the airport or the clerks at the many stores he patronizes wherever he goes。 He scatters the pages with the most outrageous jokes I have ever read and does so with his usual bland delivery。The entries are not daily， and it is wise to keep track of where and when each takes place。 In between his tours， he can be found in homes he has in New York City， the British countryside， Paris and Emerald Isle， NC。 He is usually accompanied by his partner of 30 years， Hugh， and perhaps his equally irreverent sister Amy and publishing associates whom he refers to by first name only。 In fact， you definitely feel like you are snooping in a personal journal where people come and go with no particular explanation for the reader。 Stories about Hugh are especially welcome because he is such a private person so Sedaris is the only source for info about his longtime love。 Another poignant thread is following the prickly relationship he had with his father into the final months of his life。 Although his father’s death came in 2021 at the age of 98， David and his siblings have many frank conversations about end-of-life decisions。 The reader feels like they are intimately following this journey。Along with the usual Sedaris quirks of trash collecting， shopping and strong political opinions， we do get to see how the pandemic affected his life and livelihood。 In fact I would say his musings on this aspect of his world， coming as it does at the end of the volume， is the most introspective the author is about what drives him。 This is another outrageous piece to be added to the Sedaris oeuvre， not necessarily breaking new ground， but for Sedaris fans， eagerly anticipated and enjoyed。 。。。more
Thomas Tyrer
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I love the complete David Sedaris essays， given the combination of his unique insights and fluidity of the prose。 But these diary entries are well worth the visit because they are less polished and show the one of a kind vision Sedaris possesses， often for the absurd， or grotesque， or un-politically correct。 I give this five stars simply for the fact that it excels — at least for me。
Kelly
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As with every Sedaris book， my expectation are always met with his hilarious brash of snarky banter。 With the looming of the pandemic still in our midst， Sedaris transports you for a time away from real life and into his strange world。 While I would say that Tracey Ulman was okay， I got used to her voice after awhile。 She did a good job， but the main reason I listen to his books instead of read them is for his voice。 But that did not deter me from giving it full marks！ I am gonna queue up more S As with every Sedaris book， my expectation are always met with his hilarious brash of snarky banter。 With the looming of the pandemic still in our midst， Sedaris transports you for a time away from real life and into his strange world。 While I would say that Tracey Ulman was okay， I got used to her voice after awhile。 She did a good job， but the main reason I listen to his books instead of read them is for his voice。 But that did not deter me from giving it full marks！ I am gonna queue up more Sedaris soon。 。 。 。 again。 Because honestly， who doesn't need a little dry laugh every now and then。 。。。more
Nicki Lee
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Always fabulousEnjoyable and relatable even at his most outrageous。 He writes what we'd all think if we were more clever and observant。 Always fabulousEnjoyable and relatable even at his most outrageous。 He writes what we'd all think if we were more clever and observant。 。。。more
Ted Curtis
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Mostly moderately entertaining。
Rebecca Treiman
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Not as good as Theft by Finding， his volume of earlier diaries。 Here， lots of entries about plane flights and book signings。 But some good and perceptive parts too， especially about the Trump years， his father， and getting old。
Susan
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As usual Mr。 Sedaris hits the ball out of the park。 I wanted Carnival to continue into 2021 but knew that wasn’t possible。 My only question-when is the next installment？
Karen
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A weird man who sometimes overshares。
Rae
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Another amazing Sedaris install。 RTC。
Stephanie
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