Access Today Theft By Finding: Diaries, Volume One Fashioned By David Sedaris Accessible Through Ebook

read this in print upon publication in, but Ive been working on the interior of our house, and well, Sedaris on audio is ALWAYS a great distraction.
So, Ive been doing a bit of audio multitasking lately, I was fortunate enough to meet this delightful weirdo twice and get my book signed, Hes one of my favorites! This first volume of his diaries will likely appeal mostly to those who have read at least some of his other work.
Its quite serious in the beginning, but his dry, dark humor still permeates, Im anxious for the second volume, I don't listen to NPR, and I'm not a huge David Sedaris follower, I have readof his books after this one, and seen him live once so I do know his stuff pretty well,

Theft by Finding is classic Sedaris form, wry, witty, fully of oneliners and based on his extraordinary powers of observation, It deals with the mundane for the most part, but makes that mundane interesting with remarkable stylistic affect and a fantastic sense of voice.


Especially if you listen to this one, you will notice how Mr, Sedaris has a great talent for voices, spoken and written, His impressions are on point, whether it is southern drawl, russian spy, bronx born native, or jewish grandmother, He really does have a voice for radio, and I was astounded that he even remembered the precise tone of voice and accents in this book given that it is simply a collection of his diaries from the pastsome odd years.


As for cons, the book gets a little too mundane at points and definitely ventures into familiar Sedaris territory, If you have read his previous works you may see some repetition in content here, but delivered differently,

It's also interesting to observe his transition from feeble and downonhisluck meth head to relatively selfobsessed member of the literati, The beginning of the book as such is more interesting than the end, as I imagine the comforts afforded by his success have made juicy anecdotes harder to come by.
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It took a while, but we finished!! My husband and I listened to sitelinkTheft by Finding: Diaries by sitelinkDavid Sedaris on audio together and we both really enjoyed it.


In Theft by Finding Sedaris literally went through his diary entries fromtoand put the best ones into a book.
I really love that he did this, even if it did take him forever to get through them all! I would say this isn't really a funny novel, but more on the serious and dark side.
I really liked getting to know him better and hearing about his life during this time period, He has moved around a ton and hearing about his different experiences was quite fascinating, Plus I feel like I got to know him a bit better than I have in his other books,

Final Thought: If you want to get to know David Sedaris better then I highly recommend listening to Theft by Finding.
Even though I thought the overall feel was serious, there are definitely some funny parts too and he reads his book in the way that only he can.
I really hope he does another novel with the nextyears! If you're looking for Sedaris' typical style of book, this isn't it.
It begins with his usual poking at the absurdities of life but soon turns from dark to bleek, He writes with sincerity about grappling with the many challenges of life, from bigotry to death, family to success, Thank goodness for Hugh. Twentyfive years is a huge chunk of life, in his case dealing with the making of his career, then of navigating it, and of finding one's place in the world as well as love.
His writing and reading are so personal and likeable that, if he chooses to fill us in about his subsequent years in a later book, I can't help hoping that he's gained his footing.
Theft by Finding is like a bsides and rarities album, a retrospective that includes a bunch of old stuff, rough cuts, alternative versions of the hits, etc.
It's designed for preexisting fans of the artist, They're the ones yearning for this sort of material, I'm one of them.

This might also be enjoyable for nonfans, who just like a good salacious diary, something that feels gossipy and gives you the sense that dirt has been properly dished.
Most of this dirt however is on himself and the dirtpoor, Theft by Finding covers Sedaris' early years when he was a downandout drug addict, There were times when he was a few bucks away from being homeless, But rest assured, he brings out the funny in it all,

The early years are fascinating when his struggle was hampered by personality and bad habits, Many will not enjoy this because of that, Or I should say, many do not enjoy this because of that, Source: I've read reviews of his previous books that touch upon this era of his life,

If nothing else this is an interesting rags to riches story, which ends about the time that his life turns into one unending book tour.
There's only so much one can write about that life style before it bores, However, there's PLENTY of juicy diary material prior to that, so dig in!
I don't get this book, Maybe I gave up too soon, but

it is soooo boring, This may appeal to Sedaris scholars who want to learn about his background before he was funny, I am a diehard David Sedaris fan, Ive read all of his books, and I want to keep it that way, So when I heard last month that he had a new book coming out, I knew I had to read it ASAP, Lucky for me, Book of the Month club offered it as an add on, I snapped it up right away, hit ship immediately, and watched for my box, Theft by Finding had me laughing out loud, Since its an edited down version of Sedariss diary fromto, it revisits many of the antics and obsessions is readers will be familiar with.
What makes Theft by Finding different is its slice of life quality, I got to follow my favorite funny weirdo through his daytoday, and I couldnt get enough, Im in for another installment, Gimmeto!

Rebecca Renner


from The Best Books We Read In June: sitelink comriot Dear Diary, I read this book recently that was completely in diary format since the author had, in fact, publishedyears of diary entries, Volume I apparently, that started when he was aboutyears old and has continued on ever since.
He started off with brief statements and observations of his day, I guesstoare his really "bleak" years, Which are typical when you're young, broke and no real goals in life, I think many of us could relate, He's starting to sound a little humorous,
"The diary lightened up when I moved to Chicago, partly because I was in a big city and because I felt better about myself.
" David attended and graduated from the Art Institute here, where many fabulous entries particularly his writing times at his favorite IHOP near his neighborhood.
Bountiful years And he's still alive,
InDavid moves to NYC and the world really opens up to him, Tons of cleaning jobs to earn some cash, millions to observe, and times to write, day or night, He meets Hugh here, thank goodness, gets himself together a bit more, and starts to become the success he is today, You know, that quirky little guy that a reads his books out loud at all different venues and we pay our hardearned money to buy tickets to go listen to him, willingly.
What a racket! He's really funny though and we all like him, I myself have all his books in print form and audio, Personally, I like sarcasm.
So diary, it's worth it, I get my own copy today! Amazon is going to drone it over, I'm lying, I preordered it, But I am going to also listen on audio, so much better when David reads it to you, Still, what a racket!

Met David at the Aronoff Theatre in Cincinnati, OH, The show was great and he signed my book, He told us his next book will be published May,, Okay Netgalley, I hope it'll be available for request,

I'm really disappointed that there are not any pictures in this book, That "New Yorker" article recently got my hopes up for pictures, Oh well. Thanks to Netgalley and Little, Brown and Company for the ARC,
Yay, got tkts to see David in October at the Aronoff Theatre,

Note to David: Loved this book, loved Calypso even more however You are not off the hook on Dairies Part Two.
Youre free to give it a title of your choice just bring it!!!,