{"product_id":"a-carnival-of-snackery-david-sedaris-9780316558792","title":"A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries (2003-2020)","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003eEditors' Choice: T\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ehere's no right way to keep a diary, but if there's an entertaining way, David Sedaris seems to have mas­tered it.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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, pedestrians being whacked over the head or gathering to watch as a man considers leap­ing to his death. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e These diaries remind you that you once really hated George W. Bush, and that not too long ago, Donald Trump was just a harm­less laughingstock, at least on French TV. Time marches on, and Sedaris, at his desk or on planes, in hotel dining rooms and odd Japanese inns, records it. The entries here reflect an ever-changing background--new administrations, new restrictions on speech and conduct. What you \u003ci\u003ecan \u003c\/i\u003esay at the start of the book, you can't by the end. At its best, \u003ci\u003eA Carnival of Snackery \u003c\/i\u003eis a sort of sampler: the bitter and the sweet. Some entries are just what you wanted. Others you might want to spit discreetly into a napkin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Sedaris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0316558796\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316558792\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little Brown and Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.13h x 5.91w x 1.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2021 pg. 23\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/23\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2021 pg. 22\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2021 pg. 81","brand":"David Sedaris","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44054174040319,"sku":"9780316558792","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f8ff4943-f1ab-4463-9c22-8fc710790158.jpg?v=1685028359","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-carnival-of-snackery-david-sedaris-9780316558792","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}