Barrel Fever vs Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls: Which Should You Read?
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Barrel Fever
“I WAS ON "Oprah" a while ago, talking about how I used to love too much.”
In David Sedaris’ world, no one is safe and no cow is sacred. A manic cross between Mark Leyner, Fran Lebowitz, and the National Enquirer, Sedaris’ collection of essays is a rollicking tour through the national…
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Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls
From the unique perspective of David Sedaris comes a new book of essays taking his listeners on a bizarre and stimulating world tour. From the perils of French dentistry to the eating habits of the Australian…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls has the widest readership — 153098 ratings behind its score.
- Barrel Fever runs the darker storyline; Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Barrel Fever | Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (56862) | 3.9 (153098) |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (92) | 3.8 (275) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (4) | 3.5 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (143) | 4.0 (1119) |
Reception
| Barrel Fever | Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 56862 | 153098 |
| Editions | 15 | 14 |
| Citations | — | 2 |
| Want to read | 20279 | 120586 |
| Reading it now | 1211 | 4908 |
| Written reviews | 2103 | 10653 |
| Wikipedia attention | 886 | 324 |
| Pages | 202 | 288 |