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4.1 AVERAGE
4.1 AVERAGE
Perhaps his most personal work yet. Calypso is dark, funny, reflective, and outrageous—classic Sedaris. My only qualm is that in this one, more than in his other works, I could see the scaffolding of what he was doing. His methods became obvious to me and even predictable at points. It’s not ideal when you can see the writer writing. Still, David Sedaris remains a favorite, and this book, as with his others, had me laughing HARD, cringing with recognition, and aching at his reflections on what it is to get older, to navigate the sticky territory of love and family, and to realize how mortal and frivolous and stubborn we can be. Sedaris is a wonder.
David Sedaris' ability to weave the comical strands of life and the tragic ones into a tremendously moving story is nothing short of remarkable. He makes me laugh and then he makes me think. He's sure a strange fellow, but it's a strangeness that really speaks to me.
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
emotional
funny
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
Laugh out loud funny at some points, overall enjoyable.
devoured this one on my day off
highly recommend, so cynical yet so big-hearted at the same time
also didn’t realize he was from raleigh but every time he brings up landmarks there or at emerald isle it made me feel warm inside to know i’ve experienced these places too
highly recommend, so cynical yet so big-hearted at the same time
also didn’t realize he was from raleigh but every time he brings up landmarks there or at emerald isle it made me feel warm inside to know i’ve experienced these places too
Laugh out loud funny. Probably more depressing than any other book I’ve read of his, though.
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
slow-paced