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Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls (Unabridged) [Audio Download]

by David Sedaris (Author, Narrator)
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  • Listening Length: 6 hours and 25 minutes
  • Program Type: Audiobook
  • Version: Unabridged
  • Publisher: Hachette Audio
  • Audible.co.uk Release Date: 23 April 2013
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B00CHGP9AQ
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)

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A guy walks into a bar.

From here, the story could take many turns. A guy walks into a bar and meets the love of his life. A guy walks into a bar and finds no one else is there. When this guy is David Sedaris, the possibilities are endless, but the result is always the same: he will both delight you with twists of humour and intelligence and leave you deeply moved.

In Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls, Sedaris remembers his father's dinnertime attire (shirtsleeves and underpants), his first colonoscopy (remarkably pleasant), and the time he considered buying the skeleton of a murdered Pygmy. The common thread? Sedaris masterfully turns each episode into a love story: how it feels to be in a relationship where one loves and is loved over many years, what it means to be part of a family, and how it's possible, through all of life's absurdities, to accept oneself.

©2013 David Sedaris; (P)2013 Hachette Audio

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Mr Sedaris Hits it Out of the Park !! 22 April 2013
By George Kinsky
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Sock Rockingly Good. Mr Sedaris may not view himself as a sportsman but he hits it out of the park with his latest book.

There is something about a Sedaris which has one getting comfy in ones chair and settling down to finish it in one sitting. Cups of tea grow cold as one just enjoys.

There is always an element of the grotesque to Sedaris stories. However, in this latest book the lens which Sedaris turns on humanity is in rather softer focus. This is not to say that Sedaris has lost his edge but rather that he has gained an appreciation of charm.

A must buy.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful Entertainment 24 May 2013
By ACB (swansea) TOP 50 REVIEWER
Format:Paperback
David Sedaris is a best-selling humorist, essayist and story teller. This collection of 26 pieces include 6 that are fictional and are less successful than the hilarity contained in his observational accounts. The absurdities of life on his travels features planes, trains and cabs. Experiences with dentists, taxidermists, litter, a visit to a zoo, drunkenness, a drug accompanied colonoscopy are amusing examples of his subject matter given the Sedaris treatment with touches of rudeness and exaggeration.

Everyday common events are viewed with his personal self-deprecating approach that inevitably provokes laughter. His autobiographical perspectives on his childhood in North Carolina are not shirked nor are less than affectionate references to his family;father in particular is targetted in almost vengeful terms. These are often appropriate, comical and poignant.

This is a book full of stories that can raise a laugh and chuckle on repeat readings as well as aspects of his humour missed on first encounter. Very funny and recommended.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars sheer exscellence! 10 May 2013
By Peter Clark
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I first heard David Sedaris on BBC Radio 4 about 2 years back. I have yet to hear, in this millennium, anyone funnier. I love his work. This book is pure genius, as are his earlier publications. More please!!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars An amusing insight into Sedaris' bizarre life 5 Jan 2014
By S. Shamma
Format:Paperback
I must confess, I have never heard of David Sedaris before this. In fact, when I saw this book at the store, I was mostly attracted to the cover and the title - even though it made no sense to me - and once I read the synopsis, it sounded entertaining enough for me to purchase.

Reading the introduction, where David Sedaris talks about "pieces in which I am a woman, a father, and a sixteen-year-old girl with a fake British accent" I thought wow, this sounds highly intriguing. However, once I started the book, I was a little confused to tell you the truth. It seemed more of an autobiography, or a diary of sorts.

The book basically compiles a variety of events that occurred in David's life - not always connected and not always making sense - with several (six to be exact) randomly written essays in between. I was not a fan of those essays as they seemed filled with contempt and hatred and sarcasm and condescension, but the rest of it - his diary entries so to speak - were thoroughly entertaining.

I am not sure if his recounting of events are factual or exaggerated, maybe even made up at times, but I would personally like to think that they are all accurate and have occurred in his lifetime.

Some of my favourite was his description of Hawaii vs his description of China. David Sedaris travels a lot, and you will find yourself transported to all the places he has traveled to through his visually stimulating and accurately depicted descriptions of them. These entries stand out for me, and honestly, they also influence my probability of visiting these places! Read more ›
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Insights into Modern Life 20 Sep 2013
By Gary Walker
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
I suspect that these books are better read after you have listened to Sedaris first (as I have) as you don't so much read the essays as hear him speaking them to you
His use of personal anecdote to provide pin point insight into modern lifestyle and values is brilliant and as a bonus is incredibly funny!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Brillant! 21 May 2013
By Steph
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I love David Sedaris' writing. I find myself re-reading his books and ending up liking bits that I wasn't particularly keen on to start with. I absolutely love 'When you are engulfed in flames', but when I first read it I didn't think it was as good as his other work. Now it is my favourite by far. I think the same will happen with this collection of stories. To my mind there is just no one above him! His outlook is just amazing!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars love love this book 12 May 2013
By annerees
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
love the author- laugh out loud funny- my only regret is how quickly I read it and ignored my family the entire time- hated to reach the end
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent collection of short stories 23 Mar 2014
By Notmuchtimetoread
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Quirky, clever, funny and observant, I completely adored this book. The stories are so diverse but all are witty and you wish you were the author's friend!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars Not really about owls or diabetes either, but funny nevertheless.
This guy is big in the US, really big. The US Amazon reviews for this book alone total over 1000, all four or five star. He seems to almost have a cult following. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Kiwiflora
3.0 out of 5 stars Patchy but enjoyable
"Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls" is David Sedaris's latest collection of short humorous essays. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Eleanor
1.0 out of 5 stars So shockingly self-indulgent
Really disappointed in this - I got about 100 pages in and had to abandon it. It's like being stuck next to the most boring, self-loving person at a dinner party, who tells... Read more
Published 2 months ago by mentmorian
3.0 out of 5 stars repeats!
I fear I have now either read the majority of these in other books or heard David Sedaris relate the stories on radio 4. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Chiz Chiz
3.0 out of 5 stars funny
80% of this book is hilarious. I laughed out loud, I shook laughing. A collection of short stories which are just the right side of risqué.
Published 2 months ago by lauren
5.0 out of 5 stars You really need to ask?
This is a book written by David Sedaris. It's very very funny - and strangely poignant. Get it as soon as you can, read it. Laugh. Think. .
Published 2 months ago by J. E. Jones
2.0 out of 5 stars Dissapointing
Not as good as his previous and more well known essays such as "Me Talk Pretty One Day" and "Naked." Some charming parts but overall a little disappointing.
Published 2 months ago by Jessica Root
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!
I just love his books - in particular his audiobooks. I've always prefered hearing my own voice whilst reading, but after encountering David Sedaris' audiobooks, I'd just as soon... Read more
Published 3 months ago by ELISABETH JESSEN
5.0 out of 5 stars Genius
The only way to enjoy David Sedaris more than reading his books is to listen to him. Funniest story-teller ever!
Published 3 months ago by Mr. Donald A. Mackenzie
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
If you don't know David Sedaris, as soon as you start reading any article, you'll feel you do. All his books and pieces published in the New Yorker are to be recommended.
Published 3 months ago by Denise Cornyn
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