As a David Sedaris fan, I was so excited to be given access to this ebook to read and review by the publisher. This book is a collection of diary entries from 2003-2020. In typical Sedaris fashion, the entries are interesting observations on seemingly mundane everyday occurrences. But his commentary gives us a new lens to view these events. Some times witty, sometimes sarcastic, always clever; It's a book that any Sedaris fan will enjoy.

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David and Tracey have been my buddies while driving to and from work for many hours with this funny, personal, authentic collection of David's diary entries. Completing this book is like saying goodbye to old friends, sad to see them go but what a great time was had! Bittersweet for sure. This whole collection was just so well written and so well performed. I'm glad I am also reading through the entries to highlight my favorite moments I want to revisit or share with others. Thanks for the company, David and Tracey!

Another work of perfection from the legendary David Sedaris. A must read, especially for those who read the earlier diaries series.

I was so glad to be able to read David’s new book almost as soon as it came out! I have read all of his books and do not intend on missing anything new that he writes. So I was pleased with this new book, and the diary entries and stories that made me laugh so much!

David Sedaris always has such an interesting take on what is going on around him. And all the interesting things that he learns from the people he meets are amazing! I highly recommend this one to anyone who has been following David for years, and also for those who want to join in the “world of David Sedaris.” It’s quite an experience!

I'd like to thank NetGalley, David Sedaris, and Little, Brown and Company for the advanced reader's copy in exchange for my unbiased review.

I have been a long time David Sedaris and this book was lots of fun! He never disappoints me with this observational humour and quirky approach to the mundane. I appreciate how a simple situation or interaction with a stranger can turn into an entirely funny event. Unlike some of his other books which are in essay format, this is written in a diary style with some very short entries and some longer. I do personally prefer the essay format as I enjoy the flow of his stories. That being said, I quickly adapted to the diary format and was frequently giggling out loud. While this may not be my absolute favourite of his work, I still enjoyed the entire thing and will always pick up anything he writes. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy in exchange for my review!

It is not often that I find myself smiling and chuckling while reading. This second installment of the diary does just that.
Very satisfying read.

David Sedaris always knows how to make me laugh! His diaries are the absolute best. This one is my second best favorite. My all time favorite would have to be Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls. His writing is so brilliant and he's a master at his work. I enjoyed every moment of wonderful sense of humor.

Thank you NetGalley and Little, Brown and Company for the chance to read this in exchange for my honest review.

This is ultimate Sedaris - seriously honest, seriously serious, seriously funny, and seriously sad.

I made a real error in judgment when I read this book - I read it while my teens were sleeping and laughed so much at some of the 2003 entries that I woke them (in my defense it was noon and I’d been waiting since the early hours to start reading).

I honestly think this is one of the best of David’s books and I’ve read them all. There is so much in this one. He has a true gift of writing down his observations in such a way that makes the absurd, the inane, and the heartbreaking come across, at once, as relatable to the reader.

Read or listen to this - you can’t go wrong either way.

This is honestly my favorite David Sedaris and I bookmarked several of my favorite quotes from it. I appreciated how current this collection of David's diaries is and it made me feel less alone outside the cult of Trump.

wish for more vulnerability. I liked his entries on his partner, his parents, and his sister who committed suicide. I liked his feeling of getting older, how sudden it was, how he still felt twenty when he looked in the mirror. suddenly we reached the point where he and I had journaled about the same national events, in very different ways.

this book is completely different from his first set of journals. in that one, he's a vagabond, a lowly artist who hitchhikes and never works and does every drug and sits in an ihop every night -- but in this one, he's famous, rich, he travels to nearly every continent on tour. yet even with all this money, he still complains about litter and strangers being mean to him and small spats with family members and flight attendants and train passengers. it drove home the message that a fabulous life filled with strangers really means nothing. only the core group of people you've built deep relationships with, that carry on throughout the years.

I'm glad he showed some of his worst thoughts (maybe) in this. judgmental, low. that's true journaling. watching his father age, too, felt honest and sad to me. I've been there. one minute you are wild, young, healthy, and the next your life is ruled by doctor's visits and waiting on results. i wonder if he'll arrange for his journals to be published even up to the last day. I'd read it.

This is a great book for sporadic reading. You can pick up and drop off anytime but often find yourself reading on and on and on. David's observations are so entertaining in that I NEVER chat with strangers and so I live vicariously and just as happily through him.

Sedaris's mind is really interesting, I enjoyed this compilation of his journal entries, and I find that it outshined Theft By Finding. I've never engaged with his more recent work (all of the books I've read by him were written in the 20th century or early 2000s) so this was a unique experience. I recommend this to all Sedaris fans.

I adore David Sedaris, and as usual this did not disappoint. I was lucky enough to see a reading from his previous book which was also a collection of diary entries before the COVID world; this brought back the memories of that lovely time (sitting in a theatre without a mask on! Bliss!)

David Sedaris is known for his witty comedy. This book fits perfectly in line with his other books. It's full of the wit and lifestyle musings that many of us know and love. The only complaint I have is David seems to go a bit far in his privilege. Not many people can relate to having an apartment in NYC dedicated solely to his vast collection of art. This comes off a little tone deaf. This isn't to discredit David, it's just something that sits a little different with me. I had the pleasure of meeting David at one of his events and he was very personable, so I don't think it's a matter of him losing touch, it's just who he is.

I've read all of the books David Sedaris has written, and...I think this one made me dislike him a little. He still has the keen observational skills and sense of the absurd, but his life has turned into a bunch of rich white guy problems.

I enjoyed David's first published diaries, Theft by Finding. It showed the real life experiences behind some of his beloved essays and made it clear that his life was not as hilarious as his writings. This new set of diaries also reveals details of Sedaris's day to day life with his husband Hugh. By 2003 David is no longer a struggling artist, he is a successful author living internationally.

I do have to admit, David's comfortable life takes some of the bite out of these diaries. They are still clever and interesting; particular his reaction to world events, some of which I don't think about much anymore, like the Kerry/Bush election. The nice thing about these diaries is there's no pressure to read everything at once. You can read a few pages one day and pick the book back up in a few days, prolonging your enjoyment.

A Carnival of Snackery continues David Sedaris' diaries series including 2003 - 2020. As with Theft By Finding, this one is just as amazing. Any Sedaris fan will know to anticipate his impeccable storytelling interwoven with incredibly sad instances of life but somehow you still have a smile on your face. It's incredible.

Another excellent edition in Sedaris' career of writing. Despite this being mainly diary entries across many years, it somehow works as a cohesive and very funny book.

A Carnival of Snackery by David Sedaris Off-beat, weird, outlandish recollection of events sure to bring chuckles, giggles, guffaws and amusement for readers and Sedaris fans. Laughter is good medicine for this period of time,

Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to preview the book.

The title of Carnival of Snackery is about as random and shallow as the entry that explains its inspiration: "Frank and Scott went to an Indian restaurant the other night and took a picture of the menu, which offered what it called 'a carnival of snackery.'” That's it, full stop. Covering the years 2003-2020, David Sedaris returns with the second volume of his personal diaries, but unlike Theft by Finding (which I thought was fascinating and illuminating; I’ve read a lot by Sedaris and seeing the source material felt like a gift), this followup feels a bit forced. Put a different way, and using an expression I don’t really like, the first volume — written when Sedaris was struggling and figuring himself out — felt like “punching up”, whereas this half — featuring an aging Sedaris who is oddly preoccupied by getting “edgy” about marginalised communities — feels like “punching down”; but maybe even lazier than that, maybe “pointing down”. Sedaris still has the rare gifts of close observation and turning what he sees into clever and biting commentary, but it gets a little rote here; he has perfected his style, and even in his so-called personal diary, he’s writing for an audience. There were laughs, but also some cringing, maybe even some sighs of irritation. Honestly, I think he was funnier when he was hungrier but this will likely appeal to fans.