A review by huncamuncamouse
Calypso, by David Sedaris
5.0
This is maybe more like 4.5 stars .
I've been a long-time David Sedaris fan, and the humor (and characters) I've come to expect from his work are present throughout Calypso. But there's also a decidedly darker tone to many of these essays, and they tackle weightier material--substance abuse, mental illness, aging, mortality--than I've seen him do before. I think this is his personal best, especially in terms of thinking of this as a unified collection.
I've been a long-time David Sedaris fan, and the humor (and characters) I've come to expect from his work are present throughout Calypso. But there's also a decidedly darker tone to many of these essays, and they tackle weightier material--substance abuse, mental illness, aging, mortality--than I've seen him do before. I think this is his personal best, especially in terms of thinking of this as a unified collection.