Themes and Variations is an audiobook by David Sedaris, narrated by David Sedaris. The unabridged Audible edition runs 0 hrs 30 mins.
Publisher’s Summary
2020 SOVAS Award Winner for Audiobook Narration—Author Performance—Best Voiceover
An Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestseller.
In this surprising essay, international bestselling humor writer David Sedaris shares the rewards of a book tour and his devoted readers’ worst-kept secrets.
Dismissed by a bored author at a book signing, a betrayed young man named David Sedaris made a vow. Someday, when it was his turn at the table, he’d connect with his readers. The experience has been even more revealing than he’d hoped.
In this hilarious and perceptive essay, the celebrated humorist reflects on the unusual patterns of forced socialization between author and audience, and the obligations and sometimes surprising returns of not-so-chance encounters with strangers: jokes, secrets, insights, and even charity.
Audiobook Details
- Narrated by: David Sedaris
- Length: 0 hrs 30 mins
- Publisher: Amazon Original Stories
- Release year: 2020
- Audible category: Literature & Fiction / Essays / Comedy & Humor
Listener Ratings
Themes and Variations holds an average listener rating of 4.6/5 from 1879 Audible ratings.
On Audible, ratings for this title break down into narration performance and story separately:
- Performance (narration): 4.8/5
- Story: 4.6/5
- 5-star ratings: 77% of all ratings
What Audible Listeners Are Saying
5/5 stars — “David Sedaris, what else is there to say?”
As always, I laughed out loud – I really shouldn’t listen to him while at work.— Theresa Owens, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “Sedaris is a writing hero”
3 totally random topics blended together with spot on awareness, humble pie and humor for the last sentence. Great writing.— Molly Lachapelle, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “Funny stuff”
I just love the humor of this author. His jokes are delivered with a dry sense of humor. This was a super quick read and my only complaint is that I wanted it to be longer.— Silva, Audible listener
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