Friday, November 5, 2021

Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk

 Anthropomorphizing is when you attribute human emotions to animals. David Sedaris anthropomorphizes a squirrel and a chipmunk in his book Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk. In that chapter, the squirrel and chipmunk are on tinder looking for dates. The chapter about judging others and immigration involves a Vietnamese pot bellied pig. Also in the book are dogs, cats, parrots, lizards, snakes and rates. I listened to the audio version of this book which is read by David Sedaris and also two other voices. This is a laugh out loud book if ever there was one.

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