Reading is not really true, here, and yet it is.
Like everything David Sedaris has ever written, it's best when he reads it to you! "When You Are Engulfed In Flames" is no exception. He's such a gifted story teller. Skip the hard cover, go for the 8 disk audio version.
What ultimately makes David Saderis so delightful is his non chalant, intimate accessibility. You can only fully appreciate that when if comes from his own voice, and once there, you'll never read anything that he's written without hearing the cadence and tembor of his voice in your mind. Why waste the brain power? Just buy the DVD's, you won't be disappointed!
That is so true about Sedaris reading it aloud vs. reading the printed word yourself. I haven't read this book, but his other stuff seems so much darker when you read it to yourself. His delivery makes all the difference.
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