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Naked

by David Sedaris · Recommended by 3 people on 3 podcasts

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First book I ever read was uh like really read like bought it and and for myself and said I'm going to read it was Naked by uh David Sedaris.
Bert Kreischer · The Joe Rogan Experience · Apr 2011 Listen at 1:07:03

The best things said about it

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Discussed
Naked and Afraid which is exactly what it sounds like for people who don't know what Naked and Afraid is it is where they strip you down naked and they put put you in the middle of a really harsh environment like a jungle or a marsh land or a desert.
Jordan Harbinger The Jordan Harbinger Show · Mar 2023
Critiqued
There's one thing from the book naked in there but only one because to me it is so overwritten you know and it's just somebody who's really trying too hard.
Pamela Paul The Book Review · Dec 2020

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Why people recommend it

Naked by David Sedaris is a humorous and candid autobiographical collection of essayistic stories reflecting on the author's eccentric family, childhood, and unconventional adulthood. The book received varied commentary across different podcasts. On The Book Review, Pamela Paul critiqued the collection, stating that she found only a single piece worth keeping because the overall work felt excessively overwritten and came across as someone trying far too hard to be funny. Conversely, Bert Kreischer shared a deeply personal connection to the work on The Joe Rogan Experience, recalling that Naked was the very first book he ever actually purchased and deliberately read for himself as an adult. Additionally, Jordan Harbinger brought up a related pop culture and reality television concept on The Jordan Harbinger Show while conversing with Forrest Galante about surviving harsh natural environments. Despite the contrasting critical and personal viewpoints expressed by the podcast hosts and guests, Sedaris's memoir remains a memorable touchstone in contemporary comedic non-fiction discussions.

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Bert Kreischer First book I ever read was uh like really read like bought it and and for myself and said I'm going to read… 1
Discussed
“First book I ever read was uh like really read like bought it and and for myself and said I'm going to read it was Naked by uh David Sedaris.”
Jordan Harbinger Naked and Afraid which is exactly what it sounds like for people who don't know what Naked and Afraid is it… 1
Discussed
“Naked and Afraid which is exactly what it sounds like for people who don't know what Naked and Afraid is it is where they strip you down naked and they put put you in the middle of a really harsh environment like a jungle or a marsh land or a desert”
Pamela Paul there's one thing from the book naked in there but only one because to me it is so overwritten you know and… 1
Critiqued
“there's one thing from the book naked in there but only one because to me it is so overwritten you know and it's just somebody who's really trying too hard”

Portraits from Wikimedia Commons: Bert Kreischer, Dave Wilder Photography / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0).