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David Sedaris Recommended Books
David Sedaris has recommended 10 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
David Sedaris is an American humorist, comedian, author, and radio contributor.
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
Stories
by Raymond Carver
"I just remember the excitement that I felt when I got [this book] from the library." - David Sedaris (Source)
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Jack Edwards recommended this bookJack Edwards
"The stories are very concise and self-contained, but they get you hooked." - Jack Edwards
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Babbitt
by Sinclair Lewis
"I remember I read [this book] because it was something that the better English class read in high school." - David Sedaris (Source)
Taking Care
by Joy Williams
"It was such music to me." - David Sedaris (Source)
The White Album
Essays
by Joan Didion
"I can look back through my diary and I can tell when I discovered [this author] because all of a sudden I'm writing like [her]." - David Sedaris (Source)
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Anthony Bourdain recommended this bookAnthony Bourdain
"I wish I could write like [this author]." - Anthony Bourdain
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Kara Swisher recommended this bookKara Swisher
"[One] of my favorite books." - Kara Swisher
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In the Garden of the North American Martyrs
Stories
by Tobias Wolff
"I have to be [this author's] biggest fan. Really, I would fight someone. If someone came in here and said 'I'm his biggest fan,' I would fight that person and I would win." - David Sedaris (Source)
The Easter Parade
A Novel
by Richard Yates
"I read [this book] every year." - David Sedaris (Source)
Revolutionary Road
by Richard Yates
"I read [this book] every year." - David Sedaris (Source)
Is There No Place on Earth for Me
by Susan Sheehan
"It was about a young schizophrenic woman named Sylvia Frumkin who lived in the Bronx with her family." - David Sedaris (Source)
Homesick for Another World
Stories
by Ottessa Moshfegh
"I cannot remember the last time I laughed that hard at a book." - David Sedaris (Source)
The Traveling Feast
On the Road and at the Table with My Heroes
by Rick Bass
"[The author] writes about nature like nobody else." - David Sedaris (Source)
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