A guy walks into a bar . . . From here the story could take many turns. A guy walks into a bar
and meets the love of his life. A guy walks into a bar and finds no one else is there. When
this guy is David Sedaris the possibilities are endless. In Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls
Sedaris delights with twists of humour and intelligence remembering his father's dinnertime
attire (shirtsleeves and underpants) his first colonoscopy (remarkably pleasant) and the time
he considered buying the skeleton of a murdered pygmy. By turns hilarious and moving David
Sedaris masterfully looks at life's absurdities. 'Romantic shocking and punctuated with the
kind of funnies that if you're reading while eating make you snort food through your nose'
Lisa Gee Independent 'There are lines that go off like firecrackers storing up their hilarity
until the last moment and there are the one he lobs like little grenades amid the chaos and
merriment' David Shariatmadari Guardian 'There are sudden moment of honest revelation and
frailty . . . Long may he write and long may the 'Indefinite Leave' sticker remain in the once
stolen and now returned passport of this honorary Briton' Viv Groskop Daily Telegraph
