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Naked

By: David Sedaris
Narrated by: David Sedaris, Amy Sedaris
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 Welcome to the hilarious, strange, elegiac, outrageous world of David Sedaris. In Naked, Sedaris turns the current mania for the memoir on its proverbial ear, mining the exceedingly rich terrain of his life, his family, and his unique worldview, a sensibility at once take-no-prisoners sharp and deeply charitable. A tart-tongued mother does dead-on imitations of her young son's nervous tics, to the great amusement of his teachers; a stint of Kerouackian wandering is undertaken (of course!) with a quadriplegic companion. Through it all is Sedaris' unmistakable voice, without a doubt one of the freshest in American writing.©1997 David Sedaris (P)1998, 2001 Time Warner AudioBooks Entertainment & Celebrities Celebrity Funny Comedy Witty Heartfelt Feel-Good

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Critic reviews

"Sidesplitting." ( The New York Times Book Review)
"Genuinely funny, at times hilarious....Makes for a smashing use of audio as a unique entertainment medium....Highly likable and spirited throughout...makes a case for audio as its own special form." ( Publishers Weekly)
"Sedaris is a gifted satirist with an uncanny knack for re-creating dialogue and revealing fantasies....Brutally honest and brilliantly eloquent, Sedaris is positively tonic." ( Booklist)
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The start of many a good listen David Sedaris is acerbic hysterical and a bit of a fibber lol

Many a tall tale is truths

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This book grew on me massively as I progressed through it. Initially it seems like the diary of an autistic person. As David gets older his neurosis seem more neurotypical but become atypical with hilarious and sometimes poignant vignettes of a person who is fully at ease with the oddities of everyday life and family life. It is laugh out loud funny and highly recommended.

Laugh at loud

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Candid, delightful and timeless. I’ve listened to this many times and enjoy it just as much if not more each time.

Classic

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I downloaded Naked after listening to David Sedaris on BBC Radio 4. This is an exellent audio book and made what is normally a monotonous commute to work highly enjoyable. I caught myself chuckling away on the bus many times.

Listening pleasure

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Lots of laugh out loud moments, especially the infamous poop towel and all the impressions by Amy. Vintage Sedaris.

So funny

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I had read 'Holidays on Ice' and 'Dress your family...' and thought them tremendously funny and clever. However, hearing the author (and his sister) adds a whole new dimension to his writing. In fact, I think I'll be getting the audio versions the books I've already read. Sad, funny, mordant and completely unique.

Even better in audio

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After recently reading Calypso, I decided to revisit some of my favourite Sedaris essays and stories. Audio books are ideal for this task and I find his voice peculiarly soothing. Naked, to me, is in equal parts hilarious and melancholy and I adored revisiting this book whilst walking and tidying and going about my day. On to the next one.

So good I need to listen to his entire back catalogue now.

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If you have read David Sedaris before, then you will enjoy the witty sense of humour and out of the ordinary subject matter - his take on the world is always entertaining. If you have listened to his live recordings on e.g. Radio 4 - his reading style on these audiobooks is not as lively, but still amusing.

Would recommend.

Wickedly Witty

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I just cannot recommend David Sedaris enough - he is incisive, witty in the extreme, sensitive and so downright funny you just can’t get enough of him. I only wish I knew him and could spend time with him as I know we would become friends for life!

Absolutely hilarious and so addictive!

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Having never heard of DS until recently I decided to get one of his audiobooks to try out. I began with "naked" and wasn't disappointed. In fact, I couldn't put it down. It's a very entertaining reading from him and his talented actress sister Amy. I recommend this for entertainment and a cheer up. I am off to download another of his books now!

Very dry, witty and made me laugh out loud

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