LET'S EXPLORE DIABETES WITH OWLS

David is awesome as expected with this one too...

This is the first David Sedaris book I've read and considering I'm not really a fan of non-fiction, biography, memoir type books, I'm so glad I read this one. Each chapter is written in the form of a short essay, each one a little insight into different aspects of his life - his relationship with his father, his writing, his travels. There are skits in the midst of his musings about his own life written from the point of view of completely random characters - an American teenager who talks like a Brit, a very racist middle aged woman, and a father. While this book drips with sarcasm and cynicism and has lots of solid laugh out loud moments, there is a much darker undertone to it, one that talks about the lack of his father's attention, dead baby turtles, his drug riddled years and his time as a "starving artist". I did find myself cringe at a few parts - the horrors of Chinese food and the description of the Indian call center worker (this felt kind of racist and very stereotypical) - but all in all I quite enjoyed this book and I'm definitely going to get my hands on some of his other, better rated work.

Hilarious - makes for a fun read

This was my third book by David Sedaris. I like the way he writes, his style, and his deadpan humor. This book was good, but not great. "Me talk pretty one day" was notches above this one in delivering humor.

It's a pleasant read with some chapters being hilarious and others a little dull.

Weird. Occasional gems but overall disappointed.

I’ve laughed out loud many times reading this book! The stories are short so I can read one a night before bed. I am trying to make the book last because I just love his writing style so much, I don’t want it to end.

David Sedaris es increíble. Este libro lo leí después de Calypso, su más reciente título, y ambos funcionan como una continuación uno del otro, leas como los leas, sus cuentos cortos están muy bien estructurados y, claro, muy graciosos.

David Sedaris schreibt einfach die besten Kurzgeschichten. Wenn ich das Wohnzimmer verlassen muß, weil ich meiner Familie "zu laut" lese, dann würde ich sagen, das Buch ist ein Volltreffer. Bücher sind natürlich immer Geschmackssache, aber meinen Geschmack hat es voll getroffen. Eine wirkliche kleine Perle für zwischendurch

I've always enjoyed listening to 'Meet David Sedaris' on Radio 4, so it was about time I purchased one of his books. 'Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls' contains some stories that regular listeners may be familiar with and a number that I hadn't heard before. Each one is written in his usual hilariously observant manner and you can almost hear him reading them in your head. With each story being quite short and relatively standalone, it's a good book if you only have the time to dip in and out, but still want the satisfaction of reading a complete story.Having been lucky enough to get tickets to one of his recordings, I managed to get my copy signed, which makes it even better!

This very amusing collection of 'life' stories, which everyone can relate to on some level, had me laughing out loud whilst waiting for the bus. Such a good book, I finished reading it in just one day!