When You Are Engulfed In Flames

David Sedaris

June 2008

323 pages

My goal for today was to finish this book, which I did, thank goodness, because I gave it away to bethany over 2 weeks ago.  Then I forgot to take it on vacation with me, then I read Breaking Dawn, so I was feeling like quite the flake.  This is actually a quick read, which is a good thing, because I sat down with it this afternoon and then fell asleep.  For two hours. Despite the interruption, I managed to finish.

I’ve read other Sedaris books…Me Talk Pretty One Day and Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim.  I still find him sarcastically funny, but the attraction has waned.  I laughed out loud at Me Talk Pretty One Day.  I think I chuckled a few times during DYFICandD.  This time, I took a nap.  My favorite essay was the longer contribution that ended the book…
Smoking Section.  I enjoyed Sedaris’ quips about smoking, and life in Japan.  But I’ve discovered I’m really not a die-hard fan of humorous essays.  In fact, I’m stumped for things to write about, so this write-up is over.