The tone does seem fitting, though, for the essays slide in and out of fleeting sadness, even as they mock and self-deprecate and aim for irony. Listeners accustomed to Sedaris's stories on Public Radio International's 'This American Life' will find these readings, about his family, his early adult life, living in France and attempting to learn the language, a little less exuberant, a little more thoughtful, suffering only, perhaps, from the absence of producer Ira Glass's masterful editorial hand. But their easy responses, sometimes as automatic as a television sitcom's laugh track, are often more distracting than encouraging. Most of the readings were recorded in a Paris studio, although some live performances are interspersed, complete with an appreciative live audience.

Articles Features about the SYNC titles and usersĭavid Sedaris's deadpan delivery is the perfect foil to the bizarre in his latest collection of essays, and it's hard to imagine another reader recounting these unlikely anecdotes.

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