A review by pasc96
When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris

3.0

Those who read The New Yorker will find many of these essays very familiar, as most were first published in the magazine before ending up in this compilation. While not as zany as Naked or Me Talk Pretty One Day (my two Sedaris faves), "When You Are Engulfed in Flames" was still a very enjoyable, laugh-out-loud read. This one chronicles Sedaris tackling such responsible activities as quitting smoking and building a long-term relationship. In a way, Sedaris's catalog shows how he is really growing up now, in middle age, with his later works exhibiting more maturity than his earlier books.