Barrel Fever

by David Sedaris | Biographies & Memoirs |
ISBN: 0316779423 Global Overview for this book
Registered by leeayres of Fort Collins, Colorado USA on 3/26/2004
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Journal Entry 1 by leeayres from Fort Collins, Colorado USA on Friday, March 26, 2004
From the back cover...

In David Sedaris's world, no one is safe and no cow is sacred. A manic cross between Mark Leyner, Fran Lebowitz, and the National Enquirer, Sedaris's collection of essays is a rollicking tour through the national Zeitgeist: 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; a teenage suicide tries to incite a lynch mob at her funeral; a bitter Santa abuses the elves.

David Sedaris made his debut on NPR's Morning Edition with "SantaLand Diaries," recounting his strange-but-true experiences as an elf at Macy's, and soon became one of the show's most popular commentators. With a perfect eye and a voice infused with as much empathy as wit, Sedaris writes stories and essays that target the soulful ridiculousness of our behavior. Barrel Fever is like a blind date with modern life, and anything can happen.

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Hysterical. This was my introduction to him. Since, I have sought him out on NPR and especialy This American Life.

Journal Entry 2 by SasquatchBR from São Paulo, São Paulo Brazil on Saturday, April 24, 2004
I recently read "Me Talk Pretty Some Day" from the same author and I really wanted to read more from him. I contacted leeayres who kindly enough sent it to me, along with "Naked". I'm quite happy with both of them. I'll read them and probably set a bookring afterwards.

chivers has already signed in for the bookring. she wishes not to be the first one, having other Brazilians signed in.

Doris, from Canada, also wants to join and will ship internationally.

Journal Entry 3 by SasquatchBR from São Paulo, São Paulo Brazil on Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Sedaris is going to attend to a great literary event here in Brazil. I thought that was a wonderful opportunity to pass this book on. My wife "released" it to some friends of hers from work. I hope they register in bookcrossing too :-)

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