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Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls

By: David Sedaris
Narrated by: David Sedaris
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About this listen

 From the unique perspective of David Sedaris comes a new book of essays taking his readers on a bizarre and stimulating world tour. From the perils of French dentistry to the eating habits of the Australian kookaburra, from the squat-style toilets of Beijing to the particular wilderness of a North Carolina Costco, we learn about the absurdity and delight of a curious traveler's experiences.

Whether railing against the habits of litterers in the English countryside or marveling over a disembodied human arm in a taxidermist's shop, Sedaris takes us on side-splitting adventures that are not to be forgotten.©2013 David Sedaris Entertainment & Celebrities Celebrity Comedy Funny Heartfelt Witty Thought-Provoking

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There is absolutely nothing better than listening to David Sedaris. Everyone needs to buy every single one of his books.

Awesome

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You have to pay attention to get all the subtile points. Interesting and clever. Funny.

Funny

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I’ve listened to David Sedaris on Radio 4 over the years but this is the first audio book I’ve listened too. Absolutely loved it & will now have to get all the others. But if a warning though, be careful where you listen to it as evokes lots of laugh out loud moments!

Wonderful

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Laugh outloud, poignant, thought provoking, interesting, in part educational, hilariously, sad, strange, unusual, very entertaining.

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Where does Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

The funniest collection of readings I have heard, ever.

What other book might you compare Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls to, and why?

David Sedaris is unique in his quirky and wry view of life. Unlike other semi-autobiographies where you are taken through the chronological order of a noteworthy or tragic life, David Sedaris' collection of essays allows you to light like a butterfly on the fleeting moments of significance in his, sometimes poignant but more often trivial, life. Instead of observing, we share his awkward and gauche acts, secretly believing that we are imperfectly wonderful too.

Which scene did you most enjoy?

There are so many moments to enjoy. The need to clear out the junk of unwanted gift collections, "this is what happens when you tell someone you like something...nothing stems the tide of crap," is one we are all familiar with but perhaps not one with so many humorous outcomes as Sedaris' owl collection. The salacious taxidermist showing his collection of body parts is both shocking and fascinating at once and Sedaris simple dares to say what we all think - or at least hope we would on a really, really smart day.

If you think the trivia of someone's life, the minutia of their day, their thoughts and their relationships is not enough then Sedaris has even more. Writing in the voice of the mad in the way only Americans can be, the final selection of stories will have you crying with laughter. The homophobic mother whose gay son encourages her to wear a T-Shirt with initials he assures her stand for Another Savvy Senior Hopes Obama Loses Everything and the Dahl-like poem in homage to dogs will leave you desperate for more.

Luckily, there are lots more. Lots and lots more.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Laugh, think and love this life in all its infinite triviality.

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