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Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls
- Narrated by: David Sedaris
- Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins
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Summary
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.
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- Marcus
- 17-07-13
funny and often disturbing
If you could sum up Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls in three words, what would they be?
The title drew my attention. I thought what the heck and I'm glad I did. David Sedaris writes with alacrity and wit. Aside form baring his soul authentically, his use of mind grabbing metaphors and turns of phrase make his writing engaging and compelling.
A collection of mostly autobiographical stories about his experiences in a rather macabre taxidemists, diabetes or battling his demons with his father, Sedaris keeps you fully engaged form start to finish.
Which character – as performed by David Sedaris – was your favourite?
London taxidermist!
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- Aoife C.
- 24-07-19
endearing and hilarious!
Take a trip into this authors mind and enjoy some wonderfully funny and downright hilarious observations on life.
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- daniel holloway
- 16-06-23
David great as always. Who is playing the music between essays
Can anyone help identify the musicians playing between the chapters. There’s a great price of music, violin and bass after the colonoscopy chapter. Can’t find who it is.
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- Eve Louise Storey
- 17-05-15
Tears.
I have listened to this so many times. absolutely fantastic. I've found myself crying with laughter on many occasion.
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- Kelly
- 11-06-16
Very American Humour
If you could sum up Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls in three words, what would they be?
Sarcasm, acquired taste
What did you like best about this story?
The cover...!
What does David Sedaris bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
He portrays the jokes better than you'd read them.
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
The humorous title
Any additional comments?
My first book of this nature, I thought I'd try my hand at some american comedy but it wasn't for me!
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- Alicia Weston
- 21-02-19
Some really great stories
When it was great it was really great. There were some disappointing stories, particularly the ones right at the end, which was a bit of a shame, and part of the reason I think was because they didn't really belong in the book like the others which were auto biographical. it was fun that they were read by the author since they were about things that happened to him, so felt really personal.
This was one of the best books I listened to this year, and it's nice that they're short stories so you can dip in and out
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-07-13
Good Stuff From Sedaris
This is the latest collection of stories from David Sedaris, some of which appeared on the Radio 4 series "Meet David Sedaris" and as usual they are funny, charming and sometimes moving in places.
As usual his dad doesn't come out well in this collection and his poor family! but you can tell that despite the cutting comments about them there is genuine love between them all.
Being read by the author himself is the main selling point of this- I have read some of his books but it is hearing them in his voice that makes them so much better.
If you have never read/heard any David Sedaris before jump in here and I guarantee you will download more!
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- Phil
- 02-12-13
A great listen
Having David Sedaris himself narrating in his witty tone is a real bonus. It's perfect for long car journeys or travelling with headphones. Chapters are self contained stories so perfect to dip in and out of while keeping a vague overall theme. I find myself going back to the stories I enjoyed most and registering to their perfectly formed prose and pinpoint delivery.
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- Huib Slings
- 02-08-21
Excellent, excellent laugh
I love these essays, each one of them either gives me a good laugh or gives me a new angle. Really, really love it.
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- Sue McW
- 11-07-13
Wonderfully entertaining
As always, David Sedaris is wonderfully entertaining and reads his work so effectively.
Some of the short essays have appeared in other anthologies of his work but it is well worth revisiting them.
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