Barrel Fever vs When You Are Engulfed in Flames: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Barrel Fever

Barrel Fever David Sedaris · 1994 ★★★★☆ 3.8 202 pages · ≈ 3 h 44 m · Easy Find on Amazon

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Cover of When You Are Engulfed in Flames

When You Are Engulfed in Flames David Sedaris · 2007 ★★★★☆ 4.4 321 pages · ≈ 5 h 57 m · Easy Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate When You Are Engulfed in Flames higher: 4.4 vs 3.8 from 506 votes.
Barrel Fever is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 5 for When You Are Engulfed in Flames.

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