RaveThe IndependentReading this new collection of memoir-essay-stories by the master US humourist David Sedaris is like being tickled on the ribs by someone you love: you laugh hysterically, feel a mixture of excitement and irritation, and instinctively wriggle away as exhaustion sets in ... Every one of these 22 essays has something unique and extraordinary to offer ... These are dark, visceral essays that look unflinchingly at the vulnerable ageing body and at death. It\'s amazing that Sedaris manages to make witnessing an autopsy so funny ... Many stories have a loose, associative structure more akin to the diary or daydream than the perfectly crafted jewels of his other collections ... you\'re left with a much more colourful picture of the little tragedies at work in the everyday.
