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A Carnival of Snackery
- Diaries: Volume Two
- Narrated by: David Sedaris, Tracey Ullman
- Series: Diaries, Book 2
- Length: 17 hrs and 8 mins
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- Categories: Biographies & Memoirs, Entertainment & Celebrities
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Publisher's Summary
There's no right way to keep a diary, but if there's an entertaining way, David Sedaris seems to have mastered it.
If it's navel-gazing you're after, you've come to the wrong place; ditto treacly self-examination. Rather, his observations turn outward: a fight between two men on a bus, a fight between two men on the street; collecting Romanian insults, or being taken round a Japanese parasite museum. There's a dirty joke shared at a book signing, then a dirtier one told at a dinner party - lots of jokes here. Plenty of laughs.
These diaries remind you that you once really hated George W. Bush, and that not too long ago, Donald Trump was a harmless laughingstock, at least on French TV. Time marches on, and Sedaris, at his desk or on planes, in fine hotel dining rooms and Serbian motels, records it. The entries here reflect an ever-changing background - new administrations, new restrictions on speech and conduct. What you can say at the start of the book, you can't by the end.
Sedaris has been compared to Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams, Lewis Carroll and a 'sexy Alan Bennett'. A Carnival of Snackery illustrates that he is very much his own singular self.
Critic Reviews
"Could there be a more delightful American import than the memoirist David Sedaris? Not since the peanut butter and jelly sandwich have we inherited something so sweet and comforting yet so wickedly naughty." (The Times)
"So often Sedaris's phrasing is beautiful in its piquancy and minimalism.... His life is extraordinary in so many ways - the drug addiction, the eccentric family, the crazy jobs, the fame, the globetrotting - but one of the more unlikely achievements here is in making it all seem quite ordinary. Ultimately, his masterstroke is in acting as a bystander in his own story." (Book of the Day, Guardian)
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- Cathryn Walker
- 21-10-2021
Prefer David to read 1st person parts
Nothing against Tracey Ullman who is great in her own right but it was weird hearing her providing David's 'voice' which didn't sound like him and had an English affect that David doesn't. Her other characters' voices were fine but the thing I love about David's audiobooks is his first person narrative. If Tracey did other voices the way Amy Sedaris had in an earlier book, I think that would have worked, but for me, I lost the very essence of David when Tracey was reading and I found my focus wandering away from the stories she read.
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- Anonymous User
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Pure Joy!!
Loved Tracy, Loved David a sheer delight. The stories do not disappoint I laughed, I cried and received a few weird looks when listened to it in the bus when Iaughed out loud. Thank you David Sedaris xx
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- Anonymous User
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Wonderful
Like Theft by Finding this is a delight to behold! The inclusion of Tracey Ullman was inspired, I am still laughing at her retelling of David's encounter with Bramble - Brramble. I have enjoyed the many hours of having these two accompanying me as I go about my day - I will miss them.
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- Mia
- 15-03-2022
Yummy yummy yummy
Absolute pleasure to listen to this man and also the wonderful Tracey Ullman. I’m always a little sad when I get to the end.
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- Sophia Cosmas
- 29-12-2021
Just have David read the whole thing next time.
I could never give David Sedaris anything less than five stars. He is guaranteed to be poignant and laugh out loud funny, so you can’t really ask for more than that. And this book delivered, although somewhat more quietly than previous books - but maybe that’s a sing of the times. Or me.
In this production of A Carnival of Snackery the decision was taken to include reading by Tracy Ullman who is, of course, brilliant and funny. The thing however is, I did find it somewhat jarring every time the voice changed from David to Tracey. I do wish David had just read the whole thing.
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- Ruby
- 05-12-2021
A breath of fresh air
The worst part of any price if writing from David Sedaris is finishing it and realising I have to wait another few years to hear more.
This book kept me thoroughly entertained and it was nice to hear David’s perspective on the craziness of the last few years. Thank you David, as always for making my life a little brighter while listening to this book.
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- Eloise
- 13-11-2021
Unfortunately not all performed by David
I always look forward to listening to David read his stories, so was very disappointed to realise he had employed other actors to perform his stories where he felt their accents would better serve the story. While I understand why he did this, I was didn’t enjoy it nearly as much as him reading them himself. Particularly, because of COVID-19, he hasn’t planned a book tour to Australia yet, I was really looking forward to his performance of his writing on audible. This stories, as always, did not disappoint. While it was a long book, it felt like it was over quickly, much to my dismay! Now the waiting begins for the next instalment
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- Lindsay Buttery
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Another Fine Curated Collection from Sudaris
Simple enough to say that anyone enjoying David's delivery & work will be amply satisfied with this diarised life telling. Highly Recommended
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- virginia macandrew
- 25-10-2021
The second best diary publication in the world.
My first introduction to David was on RuPaul's Drag Race where he and Amy were guests. I then heard him spoke on Dax's podcast and heard him talking about his new book. A fantastic journey in to his life with family and friends. I didnt mind the Tracy Ullman bits really. She does do a very accurate aussie accent!
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- A User
- 17-03-2022
Huge David Sedaris fan for years...but
Really disappointed that he didn't narrate the whole thing. Tracey Ullman was just not needed here AT ALL and she wasn't just used to for the Irish/British accents as he says in the beginning! He's got such great delivery reading his own work - I didn't want to hear Tracy's voice! Whose bad idea was that?! Sorry Tracy, you're very talented, but not for this. Otherwise, David, you're the best.
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- MWH
- 03-11-2021
Always loved Books by David Sedaris
This insight into an author's life is a treat and I love the fact that I can relate to these events... sometimes
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- Mr Zzs
- 07-10-2021
David doesn’t narrate this?
To be fair I’ve only just downloaded this title but after the introduction Tracey Ullman takes over narrating for and as David. It gets jarring when she speaks about Hugh…I’ll keep listening but I’m instantly disappointed with this choice and that Audible didn’t mention that she’s the narrator on the sales page.
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- ROSALIND BUCK
- 07-10-2021
Disappointed
I love Sedaris and I loved the audiobooks featuring his sister doing the female voices. This time, he has disappointingly used a British female actor for his own voice. Sedaris' voice is a huge part of the appeal of his audiobooks and this substitute is highly disappointing.
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- Ruth H
- 08-10-2021
I am SO disappointed
I love everything David has ever written and I’m sure that this is no different.
But I just can’t get over that he is not narrating all of this. Audible, PLEASE do a version with David Sedaris narrating the entire thing.
I just can’t listen.
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- miss s e powell
- 09-10-2021
NOT READ BY DAVID SEDARIS!!!
I love DS, and he’s one of those authors who’s voice I could listen to all day. Having bought almost all his audiobooks on Audible I was so excited to find a new release I hadn’t heard yet. It didn’t mention that this wasn’t narrated by him - in fact the title details say he does narrate the book - so I was absolutely gutted when I realised the narrator is Tracey Ullman. Absolutely ruined it and couldn’t get past the first chapter 🙁
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- ArthurRandle
- 09-10-2021
Very disappointing that it's not read by Sedaris.
Of course the book is great, but I only know that from reading it myself. For me, most of the enjoyment I get from listening to David Sedaris' books comes from the humour I get through his voice. Tracey Ullman is far too performative for me, and as a result this audiobook just doesn't work at all. I gave up; it just doesn't work for me.
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- L. Curtis-king
- 10-10-2021
So fed up!
I love David Sedaris…I have all his audio books and have listened and re listened many times over. I am always ecstatic when I hear he has a new series on the radio too. I have been awaiting with feverish anticipation for this next book. I can’t believe he is not reading it all himself……more than half the pleasure I have gotten from his books has been his amazing voice..he is a wizard at altering his voice to portray one person to another..his delivery is perfection…….and he can portray….anger, humour, spite…jealousy and pathos…just with his voice. Now we have to listen to a woman…telling his stories. Really sad.
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- Bathtimeisbooktime
- 13-10-2021
What a disappointment.
Whomever suggested that Tracey Ullman read the "British" parts of David's diaries SHOULD BE FIRED. Yes, I realise that Tracey is a genius when it comes to accents but NO. Just no. Did anyone workshop this idea?
The charm of the previous audio books was that you felt as though you were sitting across from the author, chin cupped in hand, listening to a dazzling string of wonderful anecdotes over a steaming cup of coffee on a rainy afternoon. Instead of a walk down memory lane soothed only by the dulcet tones of Mr. Sedaris, we have Ms. Ullman voice crammed into the narrative. She comes and goes throughout the audio book and it never feels "right". The concept tries too hard and fails oh so miserably.
Having said all of that, the contents of his diaries are charmingly "warts and all" and, at times, bitingly clever. Classic Sedaris!
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- Natasha
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- E. A. Greene
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I started listening last night and it is bizarre and jarring that it is narrated by Sedaris and Ullman. I have returned the audible book and will purchase in book form. I am looking forward to reading it as I am a huge fan.
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- splows
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Ruined by narration
I have been waiting for this book for years. I am a huge fan, own most of his actual books and have seen him live, but what I love best are listening to his audiobooks. I own all of them and the BBC specials and have listened to many of them several times. They are my go to whenever I need to decompress or want to feel like I'm just chatting with an old friend while I clean the house or do some gardening. In order to bring that feeling, though, I need David Sedaris to do the readings.
It reminds me of when his dad said he was more of a reader than a writer (or something like that). In a way he was right, because the thing I most love is listening to David read his stories. When he reads them his unique cadence and even which word he emphasises in a sentance makes the stories come alive in a way that they don't when one reads the words on a page.
Tracey Ullman is great at accents and voices, but the decision to have anyone other than David read his stories was a horrible one. She doesn't capture his essence at all, and it's jarring to listen to, especially as it constantly switches back and forth between her and David. There is no flow.
I am about an hour in, and as much as I love David and his stories, I am not sure how much more I can take. For an avid listener and huge fan it is just such a disappointment. I do hope David re-record the parts Tracey did.
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