Wow. Last night while waiting for my train # to be posted in the middle of Penn Station, the audiobook ended with Don Cheadle's voice and a surge of music just as my friend happened upon me. I turned to her with tears in my eyes and almost an inability to speak. I was enthralled by the entire thing, which at turns was hilarious, poignant, sad, tragic, and full of life (and death). I may not recommend to everyone, and I understand why some may not like it at all, but I felt touched after finishing it. Saunders has such a way with words, and apparently with curating research.

I loved the audiobook and it's 166 narrators, though I'm not sure that's the best way to read it? I enjoyed it for sure, but I had to look up how the book was written after a few minutes so I understand what the narrators were reading from with the research citations. I also had to have a cast list handy because if a new voice began I was distracted by that feeling that I knew the voice but couldn't place it and then would miss some of the story. Yet through all these caveats I still love this book and will likely own it in print in the future. Kudos to the main narrators, Nick Offerman and David Sedaris for their wonderful work, too.