Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk : A Modest Bestiary (Paperback)

from womansheart

More subtle wryness than laugh out loud humor found herein David Sedaris is a delight to listen to when the occasion arises. His voice and inflection add to the reading aloud of his written works. His books are clever, too. This modest bestiary, Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk is a series of short storie...

from Tiree

Telling short stories through animals, Sedaris is ultimately telling us more about ourselves and human behavior than about anything else. While I chuckled at times, I found overall these modern fables a little disturbing and not terribly amusing. They certainly didn't make me laugh out loud the w...

from bookworm12

This short story collection is the first bit of fiction I've ever read from Sedaris. Most of his books chronicle his personal experiences, growing up, living in NYC or in Paris and his interactions with his family. I've always found those hilarious. This book goes in a completely different direct...

from Eye_Gee

I guess I'm just not used to David Sedaris with such a sharp edge. The tales in this book are clever, using animals to stand in and exhibit the pettiness we humans are capable of. Walt Kelly did something similar with his Pogo characters. The difference is that Kelly seemed to love his animals wh...

from vasquirrel

I had to go back and think hard about this, after finishing the book. Over the first half, I was thinking that I hated it, but I had to step back and think about whether I just didn't get what I wanted from Sedaris this time or if the book was actually not good. I've decided that twisted parables...