by David Sedaris
275 pgs
So, I finished my first David Sedaris book and immediately
started another one. I don’t usually allow myself to read back to back books by
the same author, but I decided this time I’d disregard my self-imposed dogma
and just go crazy. Frankly the decision might have come as a direct result of
the insight his last book gave me into the life and mind of someone as rigid
and compulsive as he is. It made me a little nervous about any quirks I might
have, albeit minor as they may be. So, it’s two Sedaris books in a row.
With Let’s Explore
Diabetes with Owls Sedaris compiles a series of his essays that serve as part
travelogue and part an insight into his family—and what an insight it is. Many
of the essays have liberal political or social undertones, but I doubt those
who associate themselves with the far right are going to be reading his books.
But that’s their loss. They’re missing out on his masterful telling of his
first colonoscopy and his father’s fixation on Donny Osmond.
★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆
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