A Modest Bestiary

Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk

Sarah Sammis

Matthew Royal

David Sedaris is a great comedian thanks to his cutting observations about his experiences. Atypically, this book is neither comedic nor about real life. It's written like a storybook for kids, but each story has a shocking ending, anti-moral, or explicit content. 

It's the perfect bedtime book to read to your manchild, but there's little enjoyment for anyone else.

Marisel 

Ahhh.. you can skip this one. Some cute stories written in the wry humorous style that’s typical of Sedaris and nicely illustrated by Ian Falconer, but definitely not Sedaris’ best work. He’d probably agree.

Amelia smith

I never read anything by Sedaris before this, so I'm not sure where people are coming from when they compare it to other works he has done.

I really liked this book. It was a nice twist on some adult themes and stories told from the eyes of an animal. Every chapter was a new story, which was nice because I'm not sure if it would have been as interesting or enjoyable had it been one story for the entire book.

I would recommend it to someone looking for a short read that has a dark side.

Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk A Modest Bestiary

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