David Sedaris' Calypso is every bit as hilarious and irreverent, as clever and incisive, as brilliant and entertaining as he has ever been.

You'd be wrong.

Saved in: Main Author: Sedaris, David, Published: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2018.

If you can, try the audiobook version which is read by the author. Calypso / David Sedaris. Calypso by David Sedaris makes you feel like you are spending time with an old friend. Whether you're a long-time resident or a brand new visitor to the land of Sedaris, you are sure to enjoy the ride ...continued.

David Sedaris returns with his most deeply personal and darkly hilarious book. He discusses family issues, life, death, his summer home named Sea Section, ordinary life, etc. If you've ever laughed your way through David Sedaris's cheerfully misanthropic stories, you might think you know what you're getting with Calypso. Every sentence is perfectly formed and you will laugh and you will cry but most of the time you will cry while laughing. Personal essays share the author's adventures after buying a vacation house on the Carolina coast and his reflections on middle age and mortality. American wit and humor. Mortality.

Subjects: Sedaris, David > Anecdotes.

Edition: First edition.

You'd be wrong. David Sedaris returns with his most deeply personal and darkly hilarious book.

Aging > Anecdotes. This review is available to non-members for a limited time. If you've ever laughed your way through David Sedaris's cheerfully misanthropic stories, you might think you know what you're getting with Calypso.

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