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4.1 AVERAGE
4.1 AVERAGE
dark
funny
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
David Sedaris is hilarious. He's an excellent writer, but I enjoy his audio versions even more — he's such a great performer!
A classic David Sedaris book — witty, moving, insightful, and laugh-out-loud funny. Majority took place at their beach house and in the wake of his sister’s death, and I always love the emotional resonance interwoven with his hilarious prose.
Lou Sedaris and I can sum "Calypso" up in one word: fantastic! Sedaris is my absolute favorite author. This collection of essays is more melancholy than his previous works, but I think I love it the most of all. And that’s like saying I love one of my kids more than the other.
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Gore, Mental illness, Suicide, Excrement, Medical content, Death of parent
funny
reflective
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
I didn't know a lot about this book when I first saw it but I was pleasantly surprised by it. Honestly I mostly bought it because of its name, which I still don't understand how it relates to the whole storyline. I loved that it was filled with observations and commentary about every day life. At times it was funny and at other times it was really dark. Reading this I realized I really enjoy this style of books. Sedaris managed to make everyday mundane stories amusing and exciting. I really want to read more of his stuff.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced