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sometimes the audiobook is better
WHEN YOU ARE ENGULFED IN FLAMES by David Sedaris will be out in June. I’m listening to the audiobook version recorded by Sedaris and I have to admit that in this case the audio version is superior to the book.
It is all about his voice. He is so whiney. So wimpy. So hilarious. I can’t talk about it because the book isn’t out yet but I can say that it is hysterically funny.
Put it on your list. June 3 is the pub. date.
Vick Mickunas
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By max delaney
May 15, 2008 1:48 PM | Link to this
I agree, Vick, Sedaris works much better in audiobook form than in the written form. And it’s exactly in the way you describe. It’s a nebbish touch that makes him sound like William S. Burroughs speaking through Woody Allen’s voice.