When You are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris is one of those titles you have to take frequent breaks from reading. Not because it’s bad, but because you are laughing so hard, you need a chance to catch your breath.
Sedaris is an essayist, mostly known for his humorous passages in the New Yorker. His wit is unparalleled. When you are Engulfed chronicles several events in the past few years, including dealing with an angry airline seatmate, purchasing a research skeleton for his significant other, and his determination to quit smoking. Some of the stories may be quite educational. For instance, you may never buy a pair of thrift store pants again. Chew on that. Sedaris takes the darker moments of life, and milks them for every possible hilarity you can imagine.
Get this one in CD, if you can for those road trips where the kiddies aren’t around.
~Victoria
Read it or Weep 