Naked is David Sedaris’s 2001 take on his life at the time… reminiscing about teachers, camp, his sexuality, family life you name it David probably has covered it.
I started listening to David Sedaris last year with his Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls. His matter of fact humor left me wanting more and I have followed up with a couple more of his books on audio (he narrates them himself which makes them even more fun).
Naked is a short three-hour listen and while it has its moments,
“We were not a hugging people. In terms of emotional comfort it was our belief that no amount of physical contact could match the healing powers of a well made cocktail.”
While I did enjoy David, the addition of his sister in this audio I found to be a harsh contrast as she handled the voices of teachers and I think at times herself to David’s steady rhythmic tone. I have found I enjoy his narration alone much better.
Still… looking for a fun quick laugh…. give it a try. 🙂
I’ve only ever read Sedaris, but I think his work would benefit as an audio book. He has such a distinctive reading voice, I must give it a try.
I think his newer books are better – this one was good, but I started with Diabetes with Owls and fell in love with his dry matter of fact humor 🙂
This sounds like a fun one.
I love Sedaris and didn’t realize his sister helped narrate this audio. I think I have this one in print.
I have enjoyed all of his audio 🙂
The only book of his I’ve read is Owls and I loved certain essays and hated others. I’d like to try Me Talk Pretty One Day, since that seemed to be his most popular. I do think he’d be good on audio.
I always want to listen to his books on audio, they are great.
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