Category | Price | Seller | Device |
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Book | Free | Hachette Book Group, Inc. | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
Against the backdrop of bold, colorful graphics and music composed especially for this app, six stories unfold in David Sedaris’s own voice:
• At a chain hotel near Santa Cruz, perhaps the worst hotel service ever.
• A moment of rare insight into the difference between German and American parenting styles.
• On a plane approaching Michigan, a flight attendant shares the secret of “crop dusting.”
• Pigeons behaving badly prompt a consideration on scatological invective.
• A frost-bitten toe in your cocktail? Welcome to Anchorage!
• How a barn owl in Cheshire, England, made the author think differently about marriage.
David Sedaris (writer and narrator) is the author of the bestselling books Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk, When You Are Engulfed in Flames, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Holidays on Ice, Naked, and Barrel Fever. His writings appear frequently in The New Yorker and are heard on Public Radio International’s This American Life.
Laurie Rosenwald (animator) has contributed drawings to The New Yorker, the New York Times, and many other publications. She is the author of All the Wrong People Have Self-Esteem and, for children, And to Name But Just a Few: Red, Yellow, Green Blue. She teaches a popular workshop in New York called “How to Make Mistakes on Purpose.”
These are six wonderful, albeit brief, animated shorts. The animation is an inventive complement to the hilarious observations of David Sedaris. I look forward to seeing more.
I had heard a few of these before, I can't remember if they were things I've heard live, or read from his book, but the animations make it a worthwhile buy.
I love I David Sedaris, but this is the biggest waste of money. There are only 6, 40-60 second clips with really distracting illustrations. It's a bummer, and I thought it would be different. You've been warned.
This is one of those things you want to last and last. Maybe David will do a subscription. Nothing better then true, short stories.
Usually when I buy an app, and I don't like it, I remind myself that it cost less than a cup of coffee, and what do I really have to complain about. Well, in this case I really wish I had gone with the coffee, as it would have lasted longer and been more rewarding. This is a good concept, but a poor effort. I'd rather have purchased on full-length animated story, than this confusing bunch. While each one is clever, they all seem more like blurbs from a larger story than stories in and of themselves. Why the dates? Are more coming? You'd never know from the app which provides no explanation or direction.
Adorable, unusual and highly entertaining. Imaginative drawings illustrate Sedaris' witty prose. A goofy treat for us Sedaris fans. Love the music, too!
While I love David Sedaris and was excited to see the release of this app I was left feeling teased by the very short clips after paying $1.99.
Loaded the app but the videos won't play. Reported the problem but no response.
I adore David Sedaris & see him live when possible. This app is a waste of $1.99. It is six, 45 second clips of irony. Then only an advertisement for his books! :(
I thought there would be more stories or occasional updates. My mistake. Still a Sedaris fan but would not buy the app if I knew there was only 6 stories.