When You are Engulfed by Flames by David Sedaris

When You are Engulfed by Flames

David Sedaris

323 pages first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction essays memoir emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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Trying to make coffee when the water is shut off, David considers using the water in a vase of flowers and his chain of associations takes him from the French countryside to a hilariously uncomfortable memory of buying drugs in a mobile home in ru...

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Moods

funny 95%
reflective 56%
lighthearted 50%
dark 20%
emotional 18%
relaxing 11%
adventurous 8%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 6%
challenging 3%
informative 3%
sad 1%
tense 1%

Pace

medium 57%
fast 32%
slow 10%

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