In his defense, in the preface Sedaris says this is not a book he intended to have people read straight through, but kind of flip through instead, and I think that's probably a good idea (though it makes the audiobook version kind of a weird choice.) I think some of it definitely is interesting--hearing the context around some of his most famous stories ("Me Talk Pretty One Day" being probably the most obvious,) and more information about them. It's also interesting to hear him talk about 9/11, and the brief entries where he mentions AIDS (the one especially where he tested negative I think is fascinating, though it's very brief obviously.)

There's also like. A LOT of use of the n-word uncensored in this, which on the one hand, he's surrounded frequently by racist white southerners and is quoting them, and on the other hand please could you be a little more heavy-handed with the edit pen. (There's other disparaging and sometimes violent language but man is the n-word ever prevalent.) So maybe keep that one in mind before you crack this open.

Ultimately I would say this was nice to just have Sedaris's voice in my ears for 12 hours while I was at work, and some of it was funny, but I wouldn't call this a required reading, even for a person who really really likes his work.