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The Land and Its People

by David Sedaris

Hachette UK2026ISBN 9780316265034

5 of 5 critics positive

5 reviews: 5 positives

What the critics said

Positive
“older and grumpier, but just as funny”

The Land and Its People — older and grumpier, but just as funny

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Positive
“sparkling, close-to-the-bone form”

David Sedaris is on sparkling, close-to-the-bone form in his latest collection

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Positive
“funny and heartfelt essay collection”

The Land and Its People: Essays by David Sedaris

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Positive
“crankiness and charm”

The Land and Its People by David Sedaris review – crankiness and charm

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Positive
“wry new collection, being alive is as weird, atrocious, contradictory, unfair and funny as ever”

The Hilarious, Steady Crawl to the Grave

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