RaveVarietyWhen You Are Engulfed in Flames continues the author’s saga, never straying from the biting style that has served him so well in his previous books ... Sedaris makes us laugh at his own expense, as well as of those closest to him. The usual cast of characters are back along with a new crop lunatics ... What makes Sedaris’ writing captivating is his ability to take everyday events and spin them into a yarn long enough to knit a bulky sweater.
