David Sedaris’s The Best of Me is available on Audible as a 13 hrs 8 mins unabridged audiobook, narrated by David Sedaris.
Publisher’s Summary
“Genius … It is miraculous to read these pieces … You must read The Best of Me.” —Andrew Sean Greer, New York Times Book Review
For more than twenty-five years, David Sedaris has been carving out a unique literary space. A Sedaris story may seem confessional, but is also highly attuned to the world outside. It opens our eyes to what is at absurd and moving about our daily existence. And it is almost impossible to read without laughing.
Now, for the first time collected in one volume, the author brings us his funniest and most memorable work. In these stories, Sedaris shops for rare taxidermy, hitchhikes with a lady quadriplegic, and spits a lozenge into a fellow traveler’s lap. He drowns a mouse in a bucket, struggles to say “give it to me” in five languages, and hand-feeds a carnivorous bird.
But if all you expect to find in Sedaris’s work is the deft and sharply observed comedy for which he became renowned, you may be surprised to discover that his words bring more warmth than mockery. Nowhere is this clearer than in his writing about his loved ones. Here, Sedaris explores falling in love and staying together, recognizing his own aging not in the mirror but in the faces of his siblings, losing one parent and coming to terms—at long last—with the other.
Full of joy, generosity, and the incisive humor that led Time Out New York to call David Sedaris “the funniest man alive”, The Best of Me spans a career spent watching and learning and laughing—quite often at himself—and invites readers deep into the world of one of the most brilliant and original writers of our time.
“If you’re looking for some comic relief, look no further than David Sedaris.” ―NPR
A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice
A CNN and Christian Science Monitor Best Book of the Month
Audiobook Details
- Narrated by: David Sedaris
- Length: 13 hrs 8 mins
- Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
- Release year: 2020
- Audible category: Literature & Fiction / Essays / Relationships, Parenting & Personal Development
Listener Ratings
The Best of Me holds an average listener rating of 4.7/5 from 2803 Audible ratings.
On Audible, ratings for this title break down into narration performance and story separately:
- Performance (narration): 4.9/5
- Story: 4.7/5
- 5-star ratings: 81% of all ratings
What Audible Listeners Are Saying
5/5 stars — “truly the best”
a great way to hear some of his best essays. it’s sort of a highlight reel and really highlights his most enjoyable writings.— krysten Kruger, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “Took me forever “
I love walking and listening to David Sedaris. Sometimes I walk slower just to listen longer.— cbs, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “The Best of Me”
Honnêtement drôle. Il parle des trucs on ne pense que! Tout le monde a des problèmes, mais Sedaris les adresses ouvertement. C’est rafraîchissant.
Superbe….Merci— Ana, Audible listener
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