Pretty Ugly Audiobook By David Sedaris, Ian Falconer - illustrator cover art

Pretty Ugly

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Pretty Ugly

By: David Sedaris, Ian Falconer - illustrator
Narrated by: David Sedaris
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Meet Anna Von Ogre, a delightful monstrosity. When Anna’s attempt to gross out the family backfires, she finds herself stuck with a face of such beauty that even the neighbors are repulsed. How the sickeningly adorable, rosy-cheeked little girl finds her inner ugly again is the subject of a hilarious fable for the ages.

Performed and expanded by the author©2001 David Sedaris (P)2024 Recorded Books
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this is an incredibly short work and I wouldn't spend a credit on it but it is priced rather cheap. I think this is worth the money value of what I spent. it got a chuckle out of me when I was feeling sad and that was less than I spent on my morning coffee. to me it's worth it, to others it might not be.

short... but I still liked it

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Just a word of warning, before you purchase this, it is only 3 MINUTES LONG, not a complete book!

Only 3 minutes long!

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Hearing David Sedaris read his work is the only thing better than reading his work. I believe that this is his first children’s book. I had already read a physical copy before listening, and unfortunately this audio suffers greatly without the paired illustrations. It’s not his fault, but it is certainly a publishing error.
While it IS a complete story, it doesn’t feel like one without the pictures which (in this case) are beautifully married to the words.

If a pdf of illustrations was included, this would be unbeatable

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Bad story line
Was not aware that $4 purchase was for a 3 minute story
I would pull this from publication

Waste of money and potential devaluation of Mr sedaris’ works

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I am thankful that I didn't spend a credit on this. I cannot find the illustrations if there's more than just the one on the front of the book it's not at all what I expected and I love David Sedaris.

So short/one illustration?

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