David Sedaris

Calypso

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David Sedaris returns with his most deeply personal and darkly hilarious book.
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. You'd be wrong.
When he buys a beach house on the Carolina coast, Sedaris envisions long, relaxing vacations spent playing board games and lounging in the sun with those he loves most. And life at the Sea Section, as he names the vacation home, is exactly as idyllic as he imagined, except for one tiny, vexing realization: it's impossible to take a vacation from yourself.
With Calypso, Sedaris sets his formidable powers of observation toward middle age and mortality. Make no mistake: these stories are very, very funny-it's a book that can make you laugh 'til you snort, the way only family can. Sedaris's powers of observation have never been sharper, and his ability to shock readers into laughter unparalleled. But much of the…
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224 printed pages
Original publication
2018
Publication year
2018
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  • Настя Мозговаяshared an impression3 years ago
    👍Worth reading
    🚀Unputdownable
    😄LOLZ

    Sedaris is one of a kind. Sharp, hilarious, unapologetically rude.

Quotes

  • Настя Мозговаяhas quoted3 years ago
    Who does this—goes to the shows of people they’re supposed to be proud of and counts the empty seats?
  • Настя Мозговаяhas quoted3 years ago
    What can I do to make him like me? I used to wonder. The harder I tried to mold myself into the sort of son I thought he wanted, the more contemptuous he became, and so eventually I quit trying and founded the opposition party, which I still lead to this day. Whatever he’s for, I’m against. Almost.
  • Настя Мозговаяhas quoted3 years ago
    I’m not sure how it is in small families, but in large ones relationships tend to shift over time.

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