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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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"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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Taking Care
by Joy Williams
"It was such music to me." - David Sedaris (Source)
"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
Kara Swisher's recommendation of this book
"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)
"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)
"I cannot remember the last time I laughed that hard at a book." - David Sedaris (Source)
"[The author] writes about nature like nobody else." - David Sedaris (Source)
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