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Barrel Fever and Other Stories

By David Sedaris, Amy Sedaris (Reader), David Sedaris (Reader)

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| Audio Cassette | 9781570426339

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From the bestselling author of "Barrel Fever, Naked" and "Holiday on Ice" comes this combination of previously unpublished material and stories from the original book that turned Sedaris into a bestselling author. Here, listeners will laugh out loud as a do-it-yourself suburban dad saves money by peContinue

From the bestselling author of "Barrel Fever, Naked" and "Holiday on Ice" comes this combination of previously unpublished material and stories from the original book that turned Sedaris into a bestselling author. Here, listeners will laugh out loud as a do-it-yourself suburban dad saves money by performing home surgery, a man who is loved too much flees the heavyweight champion of the world, and a teenage suicide attempts to incite a lynch mob at her own funeral.

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    Barrel Fever

    I quite enjoyed this book, and found myself chuckling out loud on several occasions. The book is a collection of stories and essays by American humorist David Sedaris.

    The title story, "Barrel Fever," is a rather dismal story about an alcoholic, but most of the book is either laugh out loud fu ... (continue)

    I quite enjoyed this book, and found myself chuckling out loud on several occasions. The book is a collection of stories and essays by American humorist David Sedaris.

    The title story, "Barrel Fever," is a rather dismal story about an alcoholic, but most of the book is either laugh out loud funny or quite amusing. I'll be reading more of the work of David Sedaris.

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    Ukdawg said on Aug 19, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • Not nearly as good as some of his later books. Most of the stories weren't that funny and seemed a lot more gay than his other books. I'm not really interested in reading about someone's experience with rectal bleeding, no matter how funny the story is. I like David Sedaris but this book was forg ... (continue)

    Not nearly as good as some of his later books. Most of the stories weren't that funny and seemed a lot more gay than his other books. I'm not really interested in reading about someone's experience with rectal bleeding, no matter how funny the story is. I like David Sedaris but this book was forgettable.

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    Stcin10 said on Nov 17, 2010 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  • English Books
  • Audio Cassette
  • ISBN-10: 1570426333
  • ISBN-13: 9781570426339
  • Publisher: Hachette Audio
  • Pub date: Sep 01, 1998
  • Dimensions: 174 mm x 107 mm x 22 mm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: Paperback, Hardcover, Others and eBook
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