Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls
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Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls
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Narrated by:
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David Sedaris
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By:
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David Sedaris
About this listen
A guy walks into a bar.
From here, the story could take many turns. A guy walks into a bar and meets the love of his life. A guy walks into a bar and finds no one else is there. When this guy is David Sedaris, the possibilities are endless, but the result is always the same: he will both delight you with twists of humour and intelligence and leave you deeply moved.
In Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls, Sedaris remembers his father's dinnertime attire (shirtsleeves and underpants), his first colonoscopy (remarkably pleasant), and the time he considered buying the skeleton of a murdered Pygmy. The common thread? Sedaris masterfully turns each episode into a love story: how it feels to be in a relationship where one loves and is loved over many years, what it means to be part of a family, and how it's possible, through all of life's absurdities, to accept oneself.
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Critic reviews
If you could sum up Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls in three words, what would they be?
The title drew my attention. I thought what the heck and I'm glad I did. David Sedaris writes with alacrity and wit. Aside form baring his soul authentically, his use of mind grabbing metaphors and turns of phrase make his writing engaging and compelling.A collection of mostly autobiographical stories about his experiences in a rather macabre taxidemists, diabetes or battling his demons with his father, Sedaris keeps you fully engaged form start to finish.
Which character – as performed by David Sedaris – was your favourite?
London taxidermist!funny and often disturbing
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endearing and hilarious!
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David great as always. Who is playing the music between essays
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Tears.
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If you could sum up Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls in three words, what would they be?
Sarcasm, acquired tasteWhat did you like best about this story?
The cover...!What does David Sedaris bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
He portrays the jokes better than you'd read them.If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
The humorous titleAny additional comments?
My first book of this nature, I thought I'd try my hand at some american comedy but it wasn't for me!Very American Humour
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This was one of the best books I listened to this year, and it's nice that they're short stories so you can dip in and out
Some really great stories
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As usual his dad doesn't come out well in this collection and his poor family! but you can tell that despite the cutting comments about them there is genuine love between them all.
Being read by the author himself is the main selling point of this- I have read some of his books but it is hearing them in his voice that makes them so much better.
If you have never read/heard any David Sedaris before jump in here and I guarantee you will download more!
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A great listen
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Excellent, excellent laugh
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