Sedaris's writing comes off as so fluid and conversational, you might miss just how well he crafts each sentence to deliver punchlines with expert timing. 
 This series has more political and social commentary than his previous works, but retains Sedaris's trademark balance of curious wonder and bleak rancor that I find myself identifying with, for better or worse. This might be my favorite of his essay collections thus far. 
 Note: If you don't deal well with humiliation, do not read this one on public transportation, or you risk being the person that laughs to tears behind the pages of a book in confined public spaces.