{"product_id":"a-carnival-of-snackery-9780349141909","title":"A Carnival of Snackery","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThere''s no right way to keep a diary, but if there''s an entertaining way, David Sedaris seems to have mastered it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf it''s navel-gazing you''re after, you''ve come to the wrong place; ditto treacly self-examination. Rather, his observations turn outward: a fight between two men on a bus, a fight between two men on the street; collecting Romanian insults, or being taken round a Japanese parasite museum. There''s a dirty joke shared at a book signing, then a dirtier one told at a dinner party-lots of jokes here. Plenty of laughs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese diaries remind you that you once really hated George W. Bush, and that not too long ago, Donald Trump was a harmless laughingstock, at least on French TV. Time marches on, and Sedaris, at his desk or on planes, in fine hotel dining rooms and Serbian motels, records it. The entries here reflect an ever-changing background-new administrations, new restrictions on speech and conduct. What you \u003ci\u003ecan \u003c\/i\u003esay at the start of the book,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrumpy, bitchy, sympathetic, sad and welcoming all at once * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eA rich trove for hardcore Sedaris fans * Kirkus *\u003cbr\u003eThe humorist's eye for the peculiar is as sharp as ever * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eSedaris' evolution will be fascinating to longtime fans; they'll love these insights into his life. * Washington Independent Review of Books *\u003cbr\u003eThe second volume of the American humorist's diaries is full of his trademark wit * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eSedaris is a singularly talented humorist who lands acerbic zingers with the calculating precision of a kamikaze pilot... Throughout the colorful, caustic yarns that fill his best-selling essay and story collections, he's maintained league-of-his-own status by staying light on his feet: Just when you're expecting a wry jab, he clocks you with a poignant gut punch. * Washington Post *\u003cbr\u003eLike Sedaris's exquisitely crafted personal essays, his diary entries explore odd hairstyles, blandly aggressive post office interactions, airport bureaucracy and the non sequiturs of small talk: micro-topics he elevates to their own pedestals of meaning and humor. * New York Times Editors' Choice *\u003cbr\u003eUproarious... a must for Sedaris fans. * CNN *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48884015923543,"sku":"9780349141909","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780349141909.jpg?v=1722530049","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-carnival-of-snackery-9780349141909","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}