Book 26 - David Sedaris "Calypso"

David Sedaris "Calypso" (Abacus)




Definitely both hilarious and moving by turns; Sedaris's focus on aging, loss, and death are maybe more palpable as a serious undercurrent than you might find in some of his other work, but there are also definitely moments that made me laugh out loud while listening at work. I definitely recommend the audiobook--it's not long (only something like 6 hours,) and his voice is so important in parts, especially when he's doing voices for his siblings or other people that he meets. There are things that make me cringe -a joke about how he's transitioning because he buys and wears culottes, and a bit from a pre-pandemic moment where he talks about how much he hates people wearing masks in public (oops!) but you can't blame him for not seeing that one coming.

Nonetheless, I think this was a really good read, and if you like Sedaris's other work you will probably like this--and you will enjoy how he has grown and evolved over time!