Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk

A Modest Bestiary

By: David Sedaris

Narrated by: David Sedaris, Sian Phillips, Dylan Baker, Elaine Stritch

Length: 3 hrs

Publisher's summary

This collection of sharply observed animal-themed tales is a delight, told with David Sedaris's trademark blend of hilarity and goodnaturedness. Though the characters may not be human, the situations in these stories bear an uncanny resemblance to the insanity of our own everyday interactions.

In "The Toad, the Turtle, and the Duck", three strangers commiserate about animal bureaucracy while waiting in a complaint line. In "Hello Kitty", a cynical feline struggles to sit through his prison-mandated AA meetings. In "The Squirrel and the Chipmunk", a pair of star-crossed lovers is separated by prejudiced family members.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio.

©2010 David Sedaris (P)2010 Hachette Audio

Please don't...

I'm a fan of David Sedaris, but I wish I hadn't listened to this. I actually still feel sick when I think about the stories, and I listened 4 weeks ago. I have deleted this from my library.

Disappointing

I usually find his work insightful and amusing, or at the very least amusing. There are a couple good stories here but the rest of the material is so crude and dismal, I had to give up listening long before the book ended. Don't spend money or a credit on this if you can help it.

Love Sedaris, but this was awful

I love Sedaris' work, but this is the one of the few audio books I simply could not finish, or even start really.

very disappointed

The description portrayed an innocent and humorous collection, but in reality the stories are violent and the language is vulgar. It was not the light and witty tone that I expected.

Don't be fooled by the cute cover

Disappointing, I've loved David's other stuff. This is weird dark humor, I guess it's humor if you think eating poop and anal sex is funny. Not sure what points he was trying to convey, but I'd of just asoon missed it.

Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk

Unpleasant, even sadistic-sad use of animals. I expected to be educated or uplifted. Instead it was depressing. Actually I stopped listening after the fifth allegory.

Oh Davis... tsk tsk tsk

I have read David Sedaris for what is conceivably .forever. I listen to this American Life. I go to his readings when he is in Portland. I have always loved his work. But, for the love of Christ... this book is awful. It breaks my heat. The first chapter, I let it pass. Sure it reeked of the most intense mediocrity. But, hey.. It was David. The second chapter... The third. Oh my god! It felt like a betrayal. And, if not a betrayal... well, then a death in the family. The feeling was the same as when I first realized my beloved Grandfather had Alzheimers. I can hear his voice. But, the words are crazy and childish... and. I don't f--king know. Mr. Sedaris has always written about supposedly real occurrences, He describes and modifies them with his own incredible voice. This is a collection of random normal occurrences, true or not they are boring, The twist? Is to take such things as normal cocktail banter and replace what would be humans with animals. A parrot and a pig clumsily happen upon romance over drinks at a party. UGH! David!!! "April In Paris" -- A brilliant anthraporm--blah0blah- of a spider. It was lovely. But, all the crap we hear in our daily lives placed into the mouths of beasts????!!! F--k off!

Awful

This book may forever put me off David Sedaris. The stories are trite and not in the slightest bit funny. I was appalled by several of them and just about quit listening except I didn't want to feel like I wasted my money. Instead I wasted my time. This is 4 hours I won't get back.

Meh...

Sedaris has written far better books than this. His humor came across, but was blunted and made silly by the odd anthropomorphic characters. The lack of depth in the characters was also a problem for me. Overall, it's not a terrible book, but compared to his previous work, this was a dud to me.

Horrible!

This was horrible! I thought it was going to be cute, funny inspirational stories. it was filthy, trashy, disgusting and unbearable. Why the author decided to add horrible language and gross, disturbing stories of pain, death and dismemberment is beside me!!