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When You Are Engulfed in Flames

Name: When You Are Engulfed in Flames
Author: David Sedaris

by David Sedaris

2008•Biography•320 pages

Taste attributes: biographydocumentarycomedyfresh & originallightrealisticsimpleglossyunlikely connectionsfool triumphant

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Boxlist takeGrounded and light: a simple biography. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Open Library rating

3.8 / 5

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About This Book

"David Sedaris's ability to transform the mortification of everyday life into wildly entertaining art," (The Christian Science Monitor) is elevated to wilder and more entertaining heights than ever in this remarkable new book.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyDocumentaryComedyUnlikely connectionsFool triumphant

Subjects

Social life and customsManners and customsEssaysNonfictionAmerican essaysAmerican Humorous storiesWit and Humor as TopicAmerican wit and humor

Details

Author: David Sedaris
Published: 2008
Pages: 320
Taste scores: How we score
Source: Open Library

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